News What's New? PERHAPS WHILE VISITING A MUSEUM OR GALLERY, you’ve seen students studying and carefully copying works by a master. It is fascinating to see the mixing of colors, the application of paint, and the layering required to achieve the final piece. Let me show you a few of the stages in the creation of a highly challenging tissue paper collage depicting the lionfish. TAKE A LOOK>> Bacharach Art Helps Provide Critical Library Funding AS THE NEW BATCH OF politicians in Washington and Harrisburg make news with harsh budget cuts, the impact of their action is taking a toll on education, healthcare …and even our local library. READ MORE>>   A Special Invitation… PLEASE JOIN ME IN EXPLORING the extraordinary exhibitions at the National Gallery London, Palace of Versailles, Gemåldegalerie Berlin, Museo Thyssen – Bomemisza Madrid, The State Hermitage Museum St. Petersburg, the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museums in Amsterdam and The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York City. This will be a fantastic journey, we’ll avoid the crowds and long lines — and it won’t cost you a dime! READ MORE>> Priceless Treasure Damaged Due To Lack of Proper Conservation THE WORLD RENOWNED “ESPRIT COLLECTION,” considered by scholars to be the finest collection of authentic late 19th-20th century Amish Quilts indigenous to this region, is valued at more than $1 million. READ MORE>> Monet and Change CLAUDE MONET LEFT THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLES of Impressionism, the interpretation of color, light and their interaction, to paint a particular mood evoked by the changes in light and atmosphere. Monet believed the only way to understand a subject completely was to paint that subject in series; “to isolate a specific by painting a subject only once was to deny one aspect of reality: the passage of time.” READ MORE>> Drug And Alcohol Abuse Has A Long History Among Artists — Including Some Of The Most Celebrated OVERDOSES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM are issues of intense media attention, heightened by the death of Michael Jackson. Substance abuse has a long history among artists and may have played a significant role in the creation of one of the world’s most famous works of art. READ MORE>> "Three Quarters Of The Earth"Equivalents by Roger Bacharach IN THIS SERIES of paintings the viewer will experience a subject free of literal interpretation — water.  READ MORE>> Collages Capture The Images of Sea Life THE ORIGINAL WORKS OF THE Japanese Sea Nettle, Red Sea Horse, Caribbean Lobsterand Long Spine Big Eye Squirrelfishwere created using colored tissue paper. Here the artist layered and glued various colors of tissue paper, in effect creating a collage...   READ MORE>>   Artwork Prints Are Not All The Same LIMITED EDITION PRINTS can be produced using several methods including: Iris Giclée, Archival Pigment Prints, and Monotypes.   READ MORE>> The Importance Of Pigments And How To Spot A Fake ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING FINDS in recent art history was Filmmaker Alex Matter’s announcement in May 2005 that among his family's belongings on Long Island, he discovered 32 drip paintings from his deceased parents’ close friend and neighbor, Jackson Pollock. The collection’s value was thought to be near $40 million. READ MORE>> <BACK TO TOP>