“Majesty and Mystery”
Oil on linen panel
16 x 20 in.

www.susiehyerstudio.com
 
About the Artist: Susie Hyer has been drawing and painting since she was a child.  “I remember drawing a pair of ceramic flamingos my mother used to keep on her dining room table when I was four years old, ” she remembers. “I knew from that moment I would be an artist when I grew up.”
 
Attending art programs at Moravian College, The Baum School of Art, and the University of West Florida in the 1970’s, she continues to study and expand her repertoire and abilities, attending the Art Students League of Denver and participating in workshops whenever she can, with artists such as Quang Ho, Kim English, Ron Hicks, Jay Moore, and Kevin Weckback. In 2001 she completed the Denver Botanical Gardens Certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration.
 
This award winning artist has been working professionally since 1976 and has been the recipient of a number of scholarships, grants, and awards for her work, including two international design awards. Her work has appeared in numerous galleries and national exhibitions, hangs in many private and corporate collections, and has been published in the celebrated books Art of the National Parks: Historical Connections, Contemporary Interpretations and Landscapes of Colorado.Her work has also been featured in the magazines Southwest Art Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, and Art of the West Magazine, and on the covers of Art Life, Evergreen Living, andMountain Country Life. Most recently she was included in American Art Collector Series of books. She has been a National Vice President of the Women’s Caucus for Art, President of the New Orleans Chapter, and is involved in several other professional organizations such as Plein Air Artist of Colorado and Oil Painters of America.
 
She maintains a home, studio, and multiple gardens in Evergreen, Co where she lives with her husband, sometimes one or two grown children, two cats and numerous elk, deer, and other wildlife. She continues to push herself in new directions and challenge herself artistically, traveling to paint en plein air, and working from sketches, field studies, and photos in the studio. Recent painting trips include the Southwest, Mexico, Tahiti, Hawaii, Corsica, France, Taos, Rocky Mountain National Park, Portugal, California, and the New Jersey Coast. She teaches workshops out of her studio in Evergreen and is an invited juror for local and and national exhibits.

www.susiehyerstudio.com
 

“Marsh Egret”
Oil
18 x 18 in.
$1,000

www.laureldaniel.com

About the Artist: Laurel Daniel was born in Wisconsin and graduated from Wheaton College (Illinois) with a studio art degree. After almost 20 years in the graphic design business, she returned to oil painting in 1999. Laurel now paints full-time in Austin, Texas, and teaches part-time at the Contemporary Art School.
 
An avid plein air painter, Laurel’s fieldwork feeds and motivates her larger studio work. Whether working outside or in, she paints to better understand the nuance of changing light.
 
Laurel’s work is in many private and corporate collections; and has been published in PleinAir Magazine, American Art Collector Magazine and International Artist magazine. She is a Signature Member of the Outdoor Painters Society, a Signature Member of the American Women Artists, a member and past-president of Plein Air Austin, and an Associate Member of the Oil Painters of America.
 
Marsh Egret is part of the American Women Artists 2015 Member Show and available through Bonner David Galleries in Scottsdale.
 
Contact Info:
www.laureldaniel.com
512-632-4166
[email protected]
 
Representation:
Davis Gallery, Austin, TX: www.davisgalleryaustin.com
Anderson Gallery, St. Simons Island, GA: www.andersonfineartgallery.com

To honor the families and the fallen of Mother Emanuel AME Church.
 
A collective art show of 90 Charleston artists expressing strength, unity, and healing will preview a fund-raising sale to benefit the Coastal Community Foundation’s Lowcountry Fund. 
 
Registration and more information can be found here.
 

Save the dates November 7 and 8 to visit Dickinson and Company Fine Art in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Dickinson and Company Fine Art (DCFA) is pleased to announce the opening of their new studio / gallery, “STUDIO NORTH” as they participate in New Hampshire Open Doors, a statewide touring event.

Meet, among others, painters Margaret Carrier, Deidre Riley, and Rick Dickinson and view their work – traditional fine art paintings in the style of The Boston School.

DCFA is located on the fourth floor of the Langer Building at 55 South Commercial Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 30101.
 

Richard Schmid
“Summer Maple”
1974
oil on canvas
24 x 36
 
For Info Contact:
Molly Schmid
[email protected]
850-728-7959

About the Artist

Richard Schmid was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1934. His earliest artistic influence came from his maternal grandfather, Julian Oates, an architectural sculptor. Richard’s initial training in landscape painting began at the age of twelve with the Chicago painter Gianni Cilfone. Subsequent studies in anatomy and figure drawing allowed his entrance at eighteen into the American Academy of Art in Chicago where he continued into the full range of classical techniques under William H. Mosby.

William Mosby, a graduate of the Belgian Royal Academy in Brussels and the Superior Institute in Antwerp, was a technical expert on European and American realism. Studies with him involved working exclusively from life, at first using the conceptual and technical methods of the Flemish, Dutch, and Spanish masters, and eventually all of the late 19th century European and American painters.

Throughout his career, which saw fifty one-man shows, Richard Schmid has promoted art education through his books, articles, workshops, seminars, and television presentations. He travels widely for his subjects, and currently lives in New Hampshire with his wife, the painter Nancy Guzik. Richard holds a Doctorate in Fine Art and is a recipient of The John Singer Sargent Medal for Lifetime Achievement.

Since the publication of his landmark book on landscape painting in 2009, Richard has been involved in two major projects. The first, in 2011, was a very large painting of Abbotsford House, the Manor home of Sir Walter Scott in Scotland, which won a viewing and praise from HRH Queen Elizabeth during grand re-openning ceremonies of the house and visitors center.

The second project, begun in 2011, was the new expanded edition of Alla Prima, ALLA PRIMA II, completed in 2013, and now in its second printing. Additionally, exhibitions of Richard’s art were mounted at the National Academy of Science on Cape Cod, and Wellesley College in Boston.

Throughout his distinguished career as a painter, author, and teacher, Richard Schmid has been a candid spokesman for what is known as the Grand Manner—a certain mingling of virtuosity and unrestrained joy in art. Richard continues to paint, write and enjoy life with his wife, the artist Nancy Guzik, in the bucolic setting of their New Hampshire home.

Richard Schmid’s work has been represented in the following:

The Smithsonian Institution
The National Academy of Sciences
The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts The Art Institute of Chicago
The Harvard Club
The Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts The National Academy of Design
The American Watercolor Society
The Thomas Gilcrease Museum
The Frye Museum
The Allied Artists of America
The Colorado Historical Society
The Butler Institute of American Art The Holter Museum
The St. Louis Artist’s Guild
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
The Salmagundi Club
The Tucson Museum of Art
The Albuquerque Museum of Art
The Loveland Museum
The Beijing Exhibition Center, China 
 

Made with one of the oldest printmaking techniques, woodblock prints are characterized by their boldness of line and dramatic contrasts between light and dark. Adding color to the equation only deepens the medium’s potential, which was taken to incredible heights by the renowned 20th-century master Gustave Baumann.
 
On view now at the Indianapolis Museum of Art is a colorful exhibition featuring the multifarious works of Gustave Baumann (1881-1971). With prints, sketches, watercolors, marionettes, toys, and gourd sculptures, the exhibition includes a wide array of objects and artworks Baumann created over his 65-year career. The artist is a major figure in the pantheon of 20th-century American artists, and Baumann’s prints and other works have been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe.
 

Gustave Baumann, “Madison Square,” 1917, color woodblock print, 13 1/4 x 11 1/8 in.
(c) Indianapolis Museum of Art 2015

 
A German native, Baumann moved at age 10 to the United States, where he began working as an assistant for an engraving firm in Chicago while taking night classes at the Art Institute. Honing both his aesthetic and printmaking skills in Chicago, Baumann returned to Germany in 1904, where he gravitated toward woodcuts. The rest, as they say, is history.
 

Gustave Baumann, “Ridge Road,” ca. 1916-1918, color woodblock print, 11 x 10 in.
(c) Indianapolis Museum of Art 2015

 
Although Baumann is known for his exquisite woodblock prints, he also “made furniture, fabricated toys and marionettes, designed interiors, illustrated books, and sculpted,” the museum points out. “To each of these endeavors, as attested by his personal mark, this uncommonly industrious and original artist gave both his hand and his heart. Interpretive tools, including videos and photos of the artist, interactive iPads, a touch table, and more help visitors to learn about the artist’s life, his influences and artistic processes.”
 

Gustave Baumann, “Estes Park, Colorado (Mountain Lake),” 1930, tempera over pencil on paper, 10 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.
(c) Indianapolis Museum of Art 2015

 
“Gustave Baumann: German Craftsman — American Artist” opened on October 24 and will be on view through February 14.
 

Gustave Baumann, “Mission San Juan Capistrano,” 1928, tempera over pencil on paper, 10 3/4 x 12 1/8 in.
(c) Indianapolis Museum of Art 2015

 
To learn more, visit the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
 
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Stepping into the timeless worlds created through the paintings of Daniel F. Gerhartz is an experience unlike any other. His feathery, expressive touch, captivating colors, and enduring themes continue to enthrall during a solo exhibition in Texas.
 
Insight Gallery hosts the latest installment of artist Daniel F. Gerhartz’s newest paintings for the month of November in Fredericksburg, Texas. Opening November 6, “Seasons of Light” will showcase a number of outstanding paintings featuring Gerhartz’s characteristic brushwork, luminous color, and timeless themes and subjects.
 

Daniel Gerhartz, “Legacy,” oil, 36 x 48 in. (c) Insight Gallery 2015

 
Gerhartz is heavily influenced by modern Russian art, which often displays a freedom and expression of paint application but, at the same time, is concentrated, intentional, and deliberate. Per the artist’s website, “Dan’s paintings embrace a range of subjects, most prominently the female figure in either a pastoral setting or an intimate interior. He is at his best with subjects from everyday life, genre subjects, sacred-idyllic landscapes or figures in quiet repose, meditation or contemplative isolation. His master of the female figure, the clothed figure especially, is brilliant. He has drawn inspiration from the very old tradition of Romanticism and symbolism. His absolutely lavish surfaces, color and lighting are in harmony with his expressionistic brushstroke, application and modeling of light and shade.”
 

Daniel Gerhartz, “With You,” oil, 30 x 40 in. (c) Insight Gallery 2015

 
“Legacy” displays Gerhartz’s mastery of the male figure as well. During the early-morning or late-afternoon hours of a gorgeous day, a father and son train their attention on the calm waters of a river or lake. The boy, fishing pole in hand, concentrates on his lure as his father points and instructs. The dress of the two has an old-time feel, complete with cowboy hats and jeans. At distance, the viewer finds the purple peaks of a mountain range. The luminance and color of the painting are truly outstanding. Although only a small sliver of sky can be found at the top of the piece, the water beautifully reflects the sky above. A captivating graduation of red, orange, blue, green, and purple colors cascades across the surface. Activating the surface and adding another layer of visual interest is Gerhartz’s expressive brushwork, which endows the piece with a dreamy, timeless aura.
 

Daniel Gerhartz, “You Are Not Forgotten,” oil, 40 x 60 in. (c) Insight Gallery 2015

 
Feelings of nostalgia come flooding through “The Journey from a Boy to a Man.” Idyllic and sentimentalized, the painting’s subject could recall a Norman Rockwell, though the expressive application of paint departs sharply from the crisp works of the famed American illustrator. Standing in full length near center, we find an adolescent boy gazing confidently out into the wilderness. It’s early winter and the boy rests his shotgun over his shoulder as his prey — a pheasant rooster — hangs from his vest. Echoing the boy’s posture and demeanor is a satisfied companion, a black-and-white spaniel who stands at the figure’s feet. Beautiful evergreen trees, highlighted by a golden, glowing sunlight dance around the canvas while distant mountain peaks suggest the vast expanse the two subjects occupy.
 
“Seasons of Light” opens on November 6 and will be on view through November 23.
 
To learn more, visit Insight Gallery.  
 
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Museums all across the United Kingdom are on heightened alert after warnings of a “severe and imminent” threat of attack.
 
The Arts Council England in conjunction with the Scottish Council on Archives issued a frightening warning to museums all across the United Kingdom last week: Be prepared for a “severe and imminent” threat of attack. While the wording of the warning suggests acts of terrorism, in fact the threat seems to be more on the side of thievery rather than destruction or loss of life. William Brown, Art Council England’s National Security Advisor, said that museums needed to take extra precautions in securing their vaults and collections with “the best available defense against any attack.” He also warned that museum staff should be “extra vigilant to visitors paying undue attention to collections.”
 
Although the cause for alarm has not been made public, the threat is presumably based on intelligence information received by undercover sources. Further, the Scottish Council on Archives acknowledged that known organizations and individuals have been spotted making reconnaissance visits to a number of museums and other institutions across the United Kingdom. As the world economy continues its recovery, the fact remains that many institutions like museums have seen enormous cuts in government funding, making them particularly vulnerable due to aging security systems and waning staff.
 
The warning has museums and smaller institutions on heightened alert, and many have used the opportunity to ensure that all alarms are functioning properly and that cases are cleaned to ensure forensic reliability. Let’s all hope the warning proves effective.
 
To learn more, visit The Art Newspaper.
 
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An engaging gaze, a wink of the eye, and an enticing touch were all subtle indications that a woman in 19th-century Paris might be looking for more than just a drink. Viewed through the artist’s eyes, subjects exploring prostitution and streetwalking take center stage at the Musee d’Orsay.
 
Although the subject matter may shock or offend, the exquisite artistry and blockbuster names should be enough to draw big crowds to the Musee d’Orsay, Paris. “Splendor and Misery: Images of Prostitution 18501910” is on view now and presents a staggering array of artworks in a variety of styles and mediums exploring the taboo- but-popular profession in Paris during the 19th century. In its many guises, prostitution flourished in Paris and quickly became an enduring obsession among novelists, poets, playwrights, composers, painters, and sculptors. As a result, a large number of artworks survive from the period displaying the promiscuous subjects.
 

Gustav-Adolf Mossa, “She,” 1905, oil on canvas, (c) ADAGP, Paris 2015

 
Featuring works from the academy, Impressionism, Fauvism, Expressionism, and more, the exhibition offers a full range of tantalizing works, some of which may not be appropriate for children — a warning posted prominently on the exhibition’s website.
 

James Tissot, “The Shop Girl,” ca. 1883-1885, oil on canvas, 101.6 x 146 cm. (c) Art Gallery of Ontario 2015

 
Featured names include Edouard Manet, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Giovanni Boldini, James Tissot, Vincent van Gogh, Henri Gervex, Edgar Degas, Edvard Munch, and many more.
 

Andre Derain, “Woman in a Chemise or Dancer,” 1906, oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm. (c) ADAGP, Paris 2015

 
“Splendor and Misery: Images of Prostitution 1850-1910” opened on September 22 and will be on view through January 17.
 
To learn more, visit the Musee d’Orsay.
 
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