SANTA FE — As I entered the room in LewAllen Galleries with Bettie Ward’s colorful paintings of flower- and bird-filled gardens, I felt the air change. Her relentlessly cheery art lifted my mood ...

Where would Van Gogh be without sunflowers? Monet without water lilies? Or O’Keeffe without her close-ups of black irises, whose voluptuous contours reminded some people (to Georgia’s great annoyance!

Many artists who made their names in figurative work are now creating a different sort of portrait. By Amanda Fortini IN EARLY 2021, Jordan Casteel, the painter known for her tender, exquisitely ...

If still-life painting is the art of arresting decay, then it makes a lot of sense that Rachel Ruysch grew up to become one of the greatest still-life painters in the history of art. In the 17th ...

Leading artists are showing just how ballsy, gritty and energetic flower paintings can be, as showcased at Belfast’s fine art and sculpture exhibition Art + Soul Flores Dia by Fran Mora On Books by ...

TOLEDO — The Dutch painter Rachel Ruysch won the lottery twice — in 1713 and 1723. Most people will be happy for you if you win the lottery once — even if you’re already quite well off, as Ruysch was.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Kelley Walker's Black Star Press series at the Contemporary Art Museum is walled off from the rest of his work, creating a ...

This fall at Woodmere Art Museum, visitors are experiencing paintings that the artist hid for decades, not only from his colleagues, but also from his friends. “When I had guests or friends, I would ...