by Meryl Ann | Jun 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Frank W. Benson, (March 24, 1862 – November 15, 1951) was an American Impressionist from Salem, MA. He traveled to Paris to study at the Académie Julien from 1883 to 1884 , where his teacher, Gustave Boulanger, told him: “Young man, your career is in your...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
This is a quick lay-in for a painting I am starting. It is based on a photo taken in 1916 by my great-grandfather, Albert Roberts, on the family property, “Dixie Villa”, in Kent Cliffs, NY. Pictured is my grandmother, Mohena Belle, and Franklin,...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
When the unbearably chauvinistic Edgar Degas quipped, “What do women know about style?”, Mary Cassatt responded with this work, in which beauty is derived from the painter’s skill and style, rather than from a conventionally pretty subject. One source...
