From abstraction to realism, artists are drawn to nature, one of the most enduring themes in art. Combining observation with interpretation, artists express a profound and multifaceted connection the ...

here are not many days in the life of a peony," says John Steffl, the erstwhile painter now a digital photographer. When Steffl was going through round after round of chemotherapy for lymphoma a ...

Cornelius Lyon enjoys tending his garden. Nothing unusual about that. Lots of people like to grow flowers or vegetables. But Lyon's garden is unique. A retired Watkins Glen school teacher, he has ...

Monet's "Les Nymphéas: Les Nuages" stretches across the walls of Le Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris like a massive wall-to-wall window, depicting Monet's favorite subject - the water lilies in his ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. A dramatic departure from realism, abstract art champions ...

His paintings, always abstract and sometimes text-based, have found their way into the collections of the world’s most prestigious museums, including the Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art ...