by Meryl Ann | Jul 9, 2022 | Berthe Morisot
Berthe Morisot was one of the organizers of the Impressionist painters first exhibition in 1874, and was the only woman in the show. She exhibited in 7 of the 8 Impressionist exhibitions, only missing the one when her daughter was born. During her lifetime she was...
by Meryl Ann | Jul 7, 2022 | Edouard Manet
Hill-Stead Museum is a Colonial Revival house and art museum set on a large estate in Farmington, Connecticut designed by Theodate Pope, who was the first woman to become a licensed architect in NY (and the 6th in CT) and also designed the nearby Avon Old Farms...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 29, 2022 | Berthe Morisot, Berthe Morisot, Edouard Manet, Uncategorized
Comparing artists’ astrology charts can uncover the secrets of their work and lives! If you are interested in French Impressionism, astrology or Paris, (or all three!) or if you just want to be uplifted by over 100 stunning art images, you’ll love this Zoom workshop...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 26, 2022 | American Impressionists, Mary Cassatt, Mary Cassatt
One of the reasons I had planned visits to the New Britain Museum of American Art and the Wadsworth Atheneum (both in CT) was to see their works by Mary Cassatt, which I had been eager to see for many years…but neither museum had her work currently on display!...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 9, 2022 | Auguste Renoir, French Impressionists
Monet said that you could only work on an outdoor painting for 20-30 minutes before the sun moved enough to change the placement of shadows as well as to modify the colors. That’s why Monet often brought several canvases with him, so he could work on one for...
