Pierre Bonnard was a French painter and print maker. He was a member of The Nabi group and a leader of the intimist movement. He’s considered to be one of the best colourist throughout the history of modern art. He… Continue Reading →

I was assigned this week as a designer for a spread on design. I will be doing the spread on Glasgow style and how it came about, I want to talk about the main influences that inspired this style relating… Continue Reading →

Camille Carot was a French landscape painter who greatly inspired the impressionist movement.   In his younger life Carot spent a lot of time studying Louvre and was even taught by Achille-Etna Michallon and Jean-Victor Bertin.  He ended up moving to… Continue Reading →

Caspar David Friedrich Caspar David Friedrich was a German atmospheric landscape and seascape Painter during the romanticism period.  He studied at the very renowned Copenhagen Academy from 1794 to 1798 and learned from many different painters including Philipp Otto Runge. … Continue Reading →

Back to the Basics Neoclassical architecture took place after the Rococo period. After many pastel colours, extravagant florals and decorations, the neoclassical period was about rejecting this form of art and really getting back to the purity of Rome. This… Continue Reading →

Franz Hals Franz Hals was a portraiture painter from the Netherlands during the Baroque period.  Not a whole lot is known about Franz as he did not document any of his life.  It is theorized that he was an apprentice… Continue Reading →

Using the Four Elements to Cure Illness Living In modern times we take for granted the simplicity of getting rid of a bothersome cold or a pesky cough, but back in the 1400’s such things were less of an annoyance… Continue Reading →