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Two beloved quotes: “Ancora Imparo – I am still learning.” Michelangelo said it when he was 87 years old and working on St. Peter's Basilica.

The quest for pure art, unconstrained by standards of skill or even consciousness, was a century-long attempt at answering these questions: What is art, and how does it represent reality?

For this couple, this aspect of collecting fine art makes it more rewarding, even as they're running out of wall space.

Those highlighted in this issue of Fine Art Connoisseur buy art with their eyes and hearts, living with and enjoying it, sometimes enhancing their lives further by getting to know the artists who made it.

Each composition sits at an intersection of busy city life and the quiet of nature. The artist distills these experiences into introspective snapshots that feel both optimistic and tender as she captures the memory of a place.

The L.A. fires, in addition to all the damage we know of so far, have resulted in hundreds of lost paintings at artist studios, collector homes, and likely art galleries. Our hope is that this message will serve as a reminder to insure your artwork or make plans to try to protect what you have, as well as encourage you to help if you can.

Golden light, acres of undeveloped land, and nature’s frequent displays of both nuance and grandeur constantly catch the eye of this landscape painter.

On view are 16 new paintings that document an artist's encounter with the blockbuster Johannes Vermeer exhibition mounted at ...

“The story is front and center on this special painting,” Kathie Odom said. “The idea is so out-of-the-box, even though this is everyday life for some."

On view this season is "Jove Wang: Spirit of the American West," an exhibition of more than 20 recent landscape and figure paintings.