“I’m Inspired Daily” – A Fine Art Collection Spotlight
Most of the works in this fine art collection are smaller in scale: “It is pretty impressive, when a small painting is so powerful it draws you across the room.”
“Resonance” Wins PleinAir Salon
Please help us congratulate the Overall First Place winner in this round of the PleinAir Salon, judged by ...
A “Sculptural Poem” by Jana Buettner
The artist's graceful bronzes capture the human figure with deep empathy and are inspired by stories of people she meets.
Favorite Painting: The Cotton Pickers
Although Homer’s painting was completed in 1876, during Reconstruction, Black people continued to pick cotton after the Civil War; they were no longer enslaved, yet the harshness of their labor remained unchanged.
“Last Light-St. Ives” Wins PleinAir Salon
Please help us congratulate the Overall First Place winner in this round of the PleinAir Salon, judged by ...
We Say Goodbye to Howard L. Rehs – Renowned New York Art Dealer
Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Howard Rehs, President of Rehs Galleries. Howard passed away on November 19, 2025, at the age of 66, following a year-long battle with ...
Michele Usibelli on the Shared Journey of Art
Contemporary impressionist painter Michele Usibelli shares her inspiration and gratitude for this shared life of art.
![western art - Laquincey Reed, "Bill Pickett and Spradley," 2023, bronze [edition of 10], 18 x 13 1/4 x 7 1/2 in., JRB Art at the Elms (Oklahoma City)](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Reed-Bill-Pickett-Ken-218x150.jpg "Artist to Watch: LaQuincey Reed")
Artist to Watch: LaQuincey Reed
The artist is much admired by collectors and curators of art celebrating what he calls “the independence and strength of people in the American West.”
PleinAir Salon Winner Gives a “Visceral Sense of Place”
Please help us congratulate the Overall First Place winner in this round of the PleinAir Salon, judged by ...
Dance, Caravaggio, and “Boy with a Basket of Fruit”
“I’m not a painter, though I love art, but I can say that I always paint spaces,” Eduardo Vilaro notes, referencing the works he choreographs. “I paint with bodies.”