by Meryl Ann | Feb 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Creating art can lower stress and enhance your wellbeing. Of course, most creative folks already know this, but it’s always satisfying when science catches up. A 2016 Drexel University study found that making art can significantly reduce stress-related...
by Meryl Ann | Dec 20, 2022 | Uncategorized, Women Artists
Angels Entertaining the Holy Child (1893. Pvt. collection) is a painting by Marianne Stokes (1855–1927), an Austrian-born artist who exhibited at London’s Royal Academy, and was associated with the famous Newlyn School artists colony. Marianne shows an insightful...
by Meryl Ann | Nov 5, 2022 | MAB Art
When I lived in California I fell in love with the Aztec-Mexican holiday, “Día de los Muertos” –“Days of the Dead,” an amazing celebration of the lives of departed loved ones. It is filled with spiritual joy and excitement, so different...
by Meryl Ann | Jul 26, 2022 | MAB Art
I just entered my gouache painting, “Transcendental Rhythms: the Platypus Paradox” in the Virginia Beach Art Center’s “Endangered!” exhibition. One of Australia’s most beloved species, the mystical duckbilled platypus is a...
by Meryl Ann | Jul 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
American Impressionist Theodore Robinson (1852-1896) divided his time between New York and France, where he lived next door to his friend Claude Monet; they often advised each other. Robinson introduced his friend, artist Theodore Earl Butler (my 6th cousin four...
