“The artist has to be something like a whale swimming with his mouth wide open, absorbing everything until he has what he really needs.”

~Romare Bearden

Robert H. Conklin, Wisconsin Idyls, A Modern Pan, 1915

Robert H. Conklin, Wisconsin Idyls, A Modern Pan, 1915

by Andrè Durand.

by Andrè Durand.

St. Francis 

St. Francis 

“Drawing is an act of commitment and of laying bare one’s soul…”

 ~Karen Gillis Taylor

Martin Copertari | As lovers went by | 2013

Martin Copertari | As lovers went by | 2013

Jasper Redfern by Sheffield

Jasper Redfern by Sheffield

Splash

Splash

“I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me.”

 ~Roy Lichtenstein

Malcolm Liepke, Pulling Off His Shirt, 2013

Malcolm Liepke, Pulling Off His Shirt, 2013

by David Shillingford Paynter (1900–1975)

by David Shillingford Paynter (1900–1975)

Illustration by Ephraim Mose Lilien (1906)

Illustration by Ephraim Mose Lilien (1906)

“It is not enough for a painter to be a clever craftsman; he must love to ‘caress’ his canvas, too.”

~Pierre-Auguste Renoir 

Icarus Ashore 

Icarus Ashore 

Seated

Seated