Slowly but surely, spring is creeping up on Washington, D.C., which means that it is time to set the date for a highly anticipated spring event: the National Cherry Blossom Festival. In conjunction ...

Iconic paintings like Gustave Caillebotte's "Paris Street, Rainy Day" are on view at the museum. If the start of the year is cleaning out the old and making room for the new, then springtime is really ...

Milosch, Jane C., ed., "Grant Wood's Studio: Birthplace of American Gothic," New York, NY: Prestel Publishing, 2005, plate 21. Farm landscape depicting a man and woman planting seedlings in neat rows, ...

Before you begin painting, or even consider painting, ask yourself why you want to paint landscapes or any other subject. Is it because it lets you replicate the appearance and feel of what your eyes ...

A landscape painting called Wheat Field with Cypresses painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1889 Landscape painting is a well-known type of art that often shows a scene from nature, such as the countryside.

The maxim “a little knowledge is a dangerous thing” is often used to highlight how people can be misled into thinking they are more expert than they really are. And while this is undoubtedly true, ...