American painting

American Gothic is considered one of the most recognizable paintings in history, but few people know the profession of the stern looking guy posing with the pitchfork.

Grant Wood painted this portrait the way a theater director puts on a show. First he discovered the setting. Wood saw the house, now famous for inspiring American Gothic, in a small Iowa town and knew it had to be in a painting. Then he cast his sister and dentist to play the two roles. Many presume them farmer and daughter. But that’s never been nailed down. In fact, the painter left it ambiguous on purpose. Learn more with a click to LadyKflo’s Art Blog. #americangothic #grantwood #region

"The American Southwest" 30x40 oil - permanant collection Booth Museum

Leonard Koscianski on Instagram: “"Life in the Suburbs", oil on canvas, 42" x 26". "Life in the Suburbs" is a medium size painting in oil on canvas. This view of a suburban…”

I don’t need a reason to visit Paris. The beauty of the winding cobbled streets of Montmartre echoing with accordion melodies, the charm of the boutique-filled Marais, the glory of the sweepi…

Inspiring stylisation of vegetation in the painting of Daniel Garber (1880 – 1958) :

"In the portrait of that house, the windows are eyes or pieces of the soul almost. To me, each window is a different part of Christina's life...there's an upstairs window that has a pink feeling. That's her bedroom. I wanted each one of these windows to tell part of the whole story-they were not just stuck in there by chance. Each has its specific role in helping to explain the overall personality of the portrait of the house and its occupants." ...there is a piece of glass that's dropped…

From my daily painting series: Done for a private commission. See lots more of my art online at www.howiegreen.com Thanks for looking.