Sick sick sick

I know I promised updates on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and those are coming soon.  However, this week I’ve been very sick and feel like I’ve been hit by a bus (metaphorically speaking).  So, in lieu of a new article, I give you the origin of the word “sick,” which is actually uncertain and pretty interesting.  … Continue reading »

Art News – 26 Jan 2013

Christian Gregori Parisot, world-renowned Modigliani expert, is accused of being a fraud.  Check out the article here. The three Romanians accused of stealing famous works of art from the Kunsthal Gallery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, last year will not be charged due to lack of evidence.  Read more here. Multimillionaire art dealer being sued by … Continue reading »

End of a Hiatus

I apologize for the unannounced hiatus!  I took some time over the winter break to breathe and get my head on straight.  Now that I’m back into the swing of the grad school semester and work, I should be regularly updating again biweekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays.  There were some recent trips to the Butterfly … Continue reading »

Featured Artist: Frederic Remington Part 1

Text by Rachael C. Bible Frederic Remington is one of the most well-known artists of American Western art.  His illustrations, paintings, and sculptures played an essential role in the creation of the nostalgic image of the West that many modern Americans hold today.  Even during his lifetime, in the late 1800s, his art helped to … Continue reading »

Houston Museum of Natural Science – Morian Hall of Paleontology

Rachael C. Bible The closer it gets to Winter Break the more the semester seems to ramp up for both grad students and undergrads.  Kids are running around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to study for final exams and get ready to leave town for Thanksgiving.  It’s hard to multitask and keep … Continue reading »

Biltmore Estate & Molly

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Art Spotted: Love and Pain by Edvard Munch

Text by Rachael C. Bible Edvard Munch painted four versions of Love and Pain in 1893 and 1894, when he was just 30 years old.  When the painting was unveiled to the world at the end of the Victorian Era, it instantly became very controversial and, even more than 40 years later, was deemed morally … Continue reading »

Burgos, Spain

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Bird Bath

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Oil Painting – A Quick History

Rachael C. Bible Oil paints, used commonly in fine art painting, are created by binding colored pigments in a matrix of drying oil.  In Western Europe, this was typically linseed oil, created from flax seed.  Drying oil is a technical term which refers to an oil that hardens to a tough solid after exposure to … Continue reading »