This Impressionism Friday, I’m excited to discuss Gustave Caillebotte, one of the most important artists to emerge from The Impressionism Movement. I fell in love with Caillebotte’s fusion of Realism and Impressionism while studyingat Belmont University in Nashville. My art history professor discussed Caillebotte’s famed Paris Street, Rainy Day at length, focusing on the multiple… Read More Impressionism Friday: Gustave Caillebotte

The past few weeks we’ve been learning about the Roman inspired styles of the Romanesque era in 9th-mid 12th century of The Middle Ages. We are knwo going to turn our attention to The Gothic Style that emerged in France in 1140 AD at the church of St. Denis in Paris. We’ve all encountered some… Read More Medieval Monday: Introduction to Gothic Architecture

Today on Impressionism Friday we are going to meet the amazing Frédéric Bazille, an artist whose life was cut tragically short when he died at only twenty-eight years old in The Franco-Prussian War of 1870. In spite of his short life, Bazille took art to new heights and made a lasting impact that helped shake… Read More Impressionist Friday: Frederic Bazille

Today on Impressionism Friday we are taking an Art Expedition to 19th-century France where we’ll be getting to know a master of Impressionism – Alfred Sisley. Sisley is a founding member of the school of Impressionism. His pastoral rural scenes of the countryside around Paris continue to dazzle and calm viewers today with their balanced… Read More Impressionism Friday: Alfred Sisley

Today on Medieval Monday we’re going to dive into one of the most popular architectural trends in The Middle Ages – Romanesque Architecture. When thinking about Medieval architecture we typically assume that Romanesque was one specific style of design that was eventually replaced by the Gothic style (which later emerged in France)…this is only partially… Read More Medieval Monday: Get to know Romanesque

A mission of Art Expeditions is to showcase art museums throughout the United States and the world to help art lovers access art in their neck of the woods and around the globe! This week I’m diving into Art Museum highights from my home state of North Carolina. The Tar Heel State has strong cultural… Read More Must-See Art Museums in North Carolina

Today on Impressionism Friday we’re going to learn about argubably the most famous of the Impressionists – Claude Monet. Monet’s unique Impressionistic style changed the art world forever and he continues to be a beloved artist and inspiration for creators today. It was seeing Monet’s works at my local museum growing up (The North Carolina… Read More Impressionism Friday: Monet

A recurring theme in throughout Renaissance Art is a concept known as the Sacra Conversazione, Italian for Sacred Conversation. It’s roots can be traced to The Middle Ages, but the concept of genre painting around ‘Sacred Conversations,’ became highly sought after during The Renaissance. Much of Medieval and Renaissance Art was focused on religious storytelling.… Read More The Sacra Conversazione

Today on Impressionism Friday we’re going to learn about one of the founders of Impressionism, the versatile artist Camille Pissarro. Pissarro was the only Impressionist painter to be featured at all 8 of the Impressionist Exhibitions that took place in Paris from 1874-1886. Camille Pissarro was born on July 10th, 1830 in St. Thomas, which… Read More Impressionism Friday: Get to Know Camille Pissarro