The creator of the Rules of Right of Way for sailors led a fascinating life, on and off the water.
Is the native artist a naïve artist? Yes, in the literal sense that the native artist is established in one locale and is unaffected by the vocabulary generated by a school of art or the art world, in general. The naïve artist has a unique vision and he is compelled to create what this inspires. …
Is it visions of sugar plums or a sighting of a bedecked storefront that gives you the thought that Santa is readying his sleigh? When the Christmas tree gets lighted at Rockefeller Center, the department stores trim their windows and the excitement of the season begins. The invention of large paned glass in the 19th century, …
What happens when America’s foremost landscape artist creates landscapes for his personal use? It becomes Olana, the house and property of Frederic Edwin Church. This year, we are celebrating a two-fold achievement. Fifty years ago, the house was saved by a nascent preservation movement and today its views, created by the artist himself, have been …
Can a 30-year-old exhibition still be relevant today? If it is Bill Cunningham’s Facades, it is. After several reincarnations—most notably at the New York Historical Society—the evergreen exhibit is now on display at the Four Arts in Palm Beach. Facades is a prescient title. At first look, the photographs that Cunningham took of his friend …
Do you know how to draw? Some of us would say “I can’t even draw a straight line.” Of course, most drawings do not mandate straight lines, but the thought of making a drawing intimidates many of us. Why? What is a drawing? It is the hand making some form of a mark. This seems …
Few of us discover our passion, much less our profession, in second grade. Theodore “Ted” Colebrook is one of those few. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ted took his art seriously from a very early age. Sixty years later, he is still passionate about painting and has become a highly successful and a well-regarded …