Art Movements

Why study art movements? By understanding the context of the great masters, not only can you can knock ’em dead with your culture at the next cocktail party you attend.  You discover that: – with good, beautiful artworks, you get to look at beauty; –...

Famous Artist Podcasts

These mp3 podcasts are brief but complete famous artist biographies researched, written and recorded by witty voice artist Carl Bernzweig. Carl has had an interesting career that included work as a ballroom dancing instructor and a copywriter.  We met years ago during...

Stories from famous artists

Welcome to my collection of famous artist quotes and anecdotes about celebrated artists as well! Here you will find some of the best  artist quotes around, with the added twist of also featuring the artist’s work.  The images have been carefully researched and...

Famous Abstract Artists

The Famous Abstract Artists list is an inventory of the most important abstract artists you need to know. But what were these guys doing?  What is abstract art anyway?   Step 1:  Realistic Art   You might be thinking a little ironically, uh-uh, well that was easy...

Famous Spanish Artists

On this “Famous Spanish Artists” page: – a brief intro to Spanish art and what this website section will cover – what makes Spanish art unique – links in right column for a more in-depth look by period Don Quixote and the Wind Turbines....

Famous French Artists

Famous French artists – it’s a little intimidating and rather exciting at the same time, writing a section about them!  That’s so much art – reaching back 13,000 or 15,000 years to the Lascaux cave paintings, and even further, 16,000 years to those in Pech...