Frank weston benson

Sometimes it takes me years to really appreciate an artist. I am sure a part of this is that we all evolve as artists. The things that we are attempting change in our own work become more important in the work of others or we start seeing things in a new way because we might have a new goal or empha

HI RES Frank Weston Benson [American Impressionist Painter, 1862-1951] This painting depicts Benson's daughters outdoors at their summer home, Wooster Farm, on the island of North Haven, Maine. Website: www.frankwbenson.com/index.html _________ Image compilation and slight restoration.by plumleaves

The famed artist made many of his great plein-air paintings at his beloved North Haven. An expansive new show at the Farnsworth featuring several of those works fairly glows with the distinctive Benson light.

National Gallery of Art

In my last blog, I wrote about discovering Picasso’s bird drawings while searching the Internet for artists who aren’t necessarily known for their bird paintings, but who did paint a bird here and there. I also came up with a number of other hits and thought I’d share them with you. &n

Sometimes it takes me years to really appreciate an artist. I am sure a part of this is that we all evolve as artists. The things that we are attempting change in our own work become more important in the work of others or we start seeing things in a new way because we might have a new goal or empha

"Sunlight," Frank Benson, 1902, oil on canvas, 44 x 36", Private collection.

The Hudson River at Hyde Park, New York - Johann Herman Carmiencke