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Margaret Keane - Artist creator of Big Eyes
blog about Margaret Keane creator of Big Eyes
Diana Billings
Sep 29, 20223 min read
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JACKSON POLLOCK
American painter Jackson Pollock is an enigma to most people, as we all try to understand what Jackson Pollock was trying to do. Jackson...
Diana Billings
Sep 16, 20224 min read
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Emily Carr- Why I like her artwork.
Emily Carr- as Canadians we should all know who she is. She was born in Victoria, BC on December 13, 1871 to parents who came to Canada...
Diana Billings
Sep 1, 20224 min read
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Happy Summer
Hi , I am on a summer break for a week. So I thought I would drop you a note to let you know, next weeks blog is about Emily Carr. I hope...
Diana Billings
Aug 25, 20221 min read
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Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama is one of our most interesting modern day woman artist. Known as the “Princess of Polka Dots. Born in Matsumoto, Nagaro,...
Diana Billings
Aug 18, 20224 min read
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JOHANNAS VERMEER
We all know “Girl with the Pearl Earring” and most of us love this portrait. The mysterious young woman and the beautiful drop pearl...
Diana Billings
Aug 11, 20225 min read
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CLAUDE MONET
French artist Claude Monet was a gift to us all with his ability to use colour like no-one else. He taught the world that there is more...
Diana Billings
Aug 4, 20225 min read
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ALEX COLVILLE
Alex Colville was a Canadian artist with great accomplishments, an artist who wanted to live a simple life and paint what he felt. David...
Diana Billings
Jul 28, 20224 min read
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PIET MONDRIAN
For any of us that grew up in the 1960’s we will all recognize Mondrian’s modern abstract expressionism, his work showing black straight...
Diana Billings
Jul 21, 20225 min read
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GEORGES SEURAT
Georges Seurat, was known the master of pointillism. Born in Paris, France on December 2nd, 1859 and died at the young age of 31 on March...
Diana Billings
Jul 7, 20224 min read
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DIANE ARBUS
Diane Arbus photographer, was born March 14, 1923 in Manhattan and passed July 26, 1971 in New York city at only 48 years old. She is...
Diana Billings
Jun 30, 20223 min read
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MARY CASSETT
Time for another woman in art. We hear about male artists so much it is easy to forget there are and were many great female artists. Mary...
Diana Billings
Jun 2, 20223 min read
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FRIDA KAHLO
Frida Kahlo Blog highlight about her life. Her marriage to Diego Rivera. Her injuries. Her art show.
Diana Billings
May 26, 20226 min read
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PABLO PICASSO
Pablo Picasso Blog of the important contribution he made to modern art. The years that her made these contributions.
Diana Billings
May 19, 20224 min read
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Maud Lewis - Canadian’s Folk Artist
I recently went to one of my favourite places, the Art Gallery of Alberta. (AGA) There I saw the brightly coloured art exhibit of Maud...
Diana Billings
May 12, 20223 min read
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GUSTAV KLIMT
Gustav Klimt an article about his life.
Incredible Painter during his gold period
Diana Billings
Apr 28, 20224 min read
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Album Cover Art - The Record Cover
Album Cover artwork for records. Art history in regards to music and art. Musicians art history.
Diana Billings
Apr 20, 20224 min read
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PORTRAIT OF CECILIA GALLERANI
Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci has been a favourite artist of mine since I was a child. This was was an easy...
Diana Billings
Apr 12, 20223 min read
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TAMARA DE LEMPICKA
Article on the life and art of Art Deco Artist Tamara de Lempicka. Woman artisrt during 1930’s 1940’s WW II
Diana Billings
Mar 31, 20224 min read
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Vincent Van Gogh.
Vincent Van Gogh blog - Almond Blossoms “Blossoming Almond Trees” and why I like this painting
Diana Billings
Mar 24, 20223 min read
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