The Chiura Obata Papers were the source for an assignment created in the Archives of American Art’s Teaching with Primary Sources workshop Michaela Rife Chiura Obata, El Capitan, n.d., watercolor on ...

Creating African landscapes with layered ink can be an exciting artistic journey. This technique allows artists to capture the rich textures and vibrant colors of Africa's diverse terrains. By using ...

Though many applaud hyperrealist landscape artwork — with mountains and trees rendered in such exact detail that they look almost photographic — I find that some of the most beautiful and original ...

For those who live in Taos, it can become dangerously easy to forget where we are. The mountains remain fixed along the ...

The work of Mu Xin (b. 1927), is, in part, a dialogue with the past masters of Chinese painting and, thus, with Chinese history in general. This dialogue is a key factor in connecting Mu Xin with the ...

Before you begin painting, or even consider painting, ask yourself why you want to paint landscapes or any other subject. Is it because it lets you replicate the appearance and feel of what your eyes ...

Take any major historical Western art movement from the 16th century through today and you can bet women played an important role. Until the last handful of years, you can also bet that male scholars ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The West was built on landscape paintings. Those early vistas captured by 19th-century artists — depicting towering mountains, rolling plains, lush forests ...

One needs years of immersion in Chinese culture, language, history and philosophy to be able to fully appreciate the timeless beauty and symbolic richness of Chinese ink paintings. Despite this, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... What should a 21st-century exhibition of art depicting the Colorado landscape look like? Two nearly back-to-back exhibitions, including a two-part offering ...