oil painting

Squeak Carnwath's studio, February 2022
Squeak Carnwath: Life in Layers of Paint

Contemporary American artist and educator Squeak Carnwath (1947) creates imaginative, lush visual…

The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, c. 1835, oil on canvas, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Turner’s First Exhibited Painting Rediscovered after 150 Years

Just last year, a seemingly ordinary oil painting, attributed to a “follower of Julius Caesar Ibbetson,” an 18th-century British painter, sold for £400 ($506) at Dreweatts auction…

Alexis Rockman, Mt. Vesuvius, Autumn, 79 AD, 2024, Oil and cold wax on wood, 36 x 84 in.
Painter Alexis Rockman Balances Environmental Beauty and Disaster

Alexis Rockman is having a busy year. The multidisciplinary painter's work is currently on display in simultaneous shows across America. At the New York-based gallery Magenta…

Painter Bob Ross making a painting demonstration in Fairbanks, Alaska
Bob Ross Painting Videos: How Helpful Are They?

Bob Ross was an American painter and art instructor known for his contagiously…

Stag at Sharkey's, 1909. George Bellows (American, 1882–1925). Oil on canvas; framed: 110 x 140.5 x 8.5 cm (43 5/16 x 55 5/16 x 3 3/8 in.); unframed: 92 x 122.6 cm (36 1/4 x 48 1/4 in.).
10 Must-See Pieces From the Extensive CMA Collections

Founded in 1913 “for the benefit of all the people forever,” the …