Archive for the ‘Books’ Category

Ilya Repin – Itinerant Wanderer, Progressive Realist

Ilya Repin, the famous Russian painter of the late 19th-early 20th centuries of the realist school, once said, speaking about the Impressionists: “Having done their thing, having refreshed art and having freed it from the conservative academic trend … they have become conservative themselves, limiting their art to just toying with purple, blue and orange [...]

May 20, 2010   Posted in: Books, Learning Opportunities  No Comments

China’s Contemporary Exceptional Oil Painters Series – Hu Jian Chen and Cai Chu Fu

Thank you very much for all of the interest in this series of books! Because of the demand for this new series of books, we will be showcasing two per week for the next few weeks. Once again, thank you for interest in these books and thank you for your patronage to the Barnsite! We [...]

May 7, 2010   Posted in: Books  No Comments

20% Off Celebration Sale!

We have  been honored by the Portrait Society Of America by that organization awarding scholarships to six students from the Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art to attend The National Conference in Washington DC last weekend. ArtBeet, Inc., a local organization promoting the arts, has given us a donation of $500 to help defer the travel [...]

April 30, 2010   Posted in: Books, Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art, Travel Opportunities  No Comments

China’s Contemporary Oil Painters Series – Wang Shou Shan

We have in stock a new series of books, fresh off the boat from China. These series of books showcase many of China’s contemporary oil painters. They are Large Format (10.25” W x 15” H) with beautiful full color high quality printing on 36 pages. The books are almost entirely consisting of full page images. [...]

April 9, 2010   Posted in: Books  No Comments

China’s Contemporary Oil Painters Series – Li Tong Xin

We have in stock a new series of books, fresh off the boat from China. These series of books showcase many of China’s contemporary oil painters. They are Large Format (10.25” W x 15” H) with beautiful full color high quality printing on 36 pages. The books are almost entirely consisting of full page images. [...]

April 2, 2010   Posted in: Books  No Comments

194 New Repin Images Added to the Gallery of Artists

To view our gallery of artists at any time, simply mouseover “Gallery of Artists” along the top of the blog as shown in this picture. Image slideshow will advance automatically Born in the Ukraine, Repin is first trained as an icon painter. During his studies at the Academy of Arts in St Petersburg, where he [...]

March 15, 2010   Posted in: Books, Learning Opportunities  No Comments

Sorolla: Diverse Artist Part Two

View part one of this article HERE. Second of May 1808 detail Joaquin Sorolla had an incredibly unique way of capturing scenes that makes them timeless. Many of his works, from the facial expressions to the incredibly real and vibrant color, to his portrayal of human emotion that endures through out the ages, afford the [...]

March 15, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Books, Learning Opportunities  One Comment

Sorolla: Artist of Diversity

We are pleased to write regarding the subject of our most recent acquisition: Joaquin Sorolla, by Blanca Pons-Sorolla. This is a review and evaluation summarizing the leading opinions not only of Sorolla, his life and works, but also the macro trends in the arts in his lifetime that influenced his works, and how he influenced [...]

February 19, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Books  3 Comments

Sorolla’s Paintings: The Embodiment of Love

Reprint of 2005 Editions of Joaquin Sorolla by Blanca, Pons-Sorolla, arriving this week. Order book here! Running Along the Beach Joaquin Sorolla’s paintings are the embodiment of love.  He saw love in all his Spanish people, in the land, the sea, the families, the children, and the blinding, sparkling sun of his birthplace, Valencia. Not [...]

December 16, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Books, Learning Opportunities  No Comments

Sorolla Museum Opens Exhibition Exploring the Dialogues Between Sorolla & Velázquez

Joaquín Sorolla was the eldest child born to a tradesman, also named Joaquín, and his wife, Concepción Bastida. His sister, Concha, was born a year later. In August 1865 both children were orphaned when their parents died, possibly from cholera. They were thereafter cared for by their maternal aunt and uncle. He received his initial [...]

November 3, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Books, Learning Opportunities  No Comments