By Stephen Gjertson The Return to Rome Flandrin had completed the nave of Saint Germain-des-Prés and was preparing to paint the transept when, in the fall of 1863, he decided to return to Rome. He had desired to make this trip since he had left the Villa Medici...
Jean-Paul Laurens A Late 19th Century Master ; By Stephen Gjertson Born in Fourquevaux, France (near Toulouse) on March 28, 1838, Jean-Paul Laurens came from a very modest background and started his career as a simple color grinder for an itinerant Piedmontese master....
An Outline of Basic Principles By Stephen Gjertson and Annette LeSueur Dedicated to Richard F. Lack (1929-2009) Artist, Teacher, Writer, Mentor, Friend INTRODUCTION Annette LeSueur and I developed this material over a period of several years. While teaching at Atelier...
By Stephen Gjertson Footnotes are inserted into the text within brackets. Many are the architectural jewels of Paris. Notable among them are Notre Dame, Versailles, and the Louvre. In a city of jewels however, there is none more dazzling than the Opéra Garnier, now...
By Stephen Gjertson For some of those interested in art of the American West, the name of William R. Leigh conjures up dramatic images of bucking broncos, buffalo stampedes, Indian fights, and cowboys riding hell-bent-for-leather. Others see gentle images of everyday...
By Stephen Gjertson The Origin of the Phrase The expression “Classical Realism,” when applied to a specific group of artists, originated with Minneapolis artist Richard Lack (1928-2009). Lack studied with Boston artist R. H. Ives Gammell (1893-1981) during the early...
