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News & Views
from my vantage point
at the edge of the Pacific Ocean


"First" Western Plein Air Female Artist
Abby and her children at their camp in Yellowstone c. 1905 Well depending on your criteria, "the first" could be argued, but in that...


Bold & Baroque
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 - 1653) Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Artmesia Gentileschi c. 1616 Oil (The...


Our first modern day professional Artist & Mother...
Lavinia Fontana Born August 24, 1552 in Bologna Italy - Died August 11, 1614 in Rome Self-Portrait in the Studiolo by Lavinia Fontana c....


Artistic Trailblazer of the Italian Renaissance
Self - Portrait by Sofonisba Anguissola c. 1554 SOFONISBA ANGUISSOLA (1532–1625) Sofonisba Anguissola is considered the first great...


Women in Art History
An Uphill Battle by Shirl Ireland 6" x 6" Oil on panel Considering that the beginning of the modern era of Art is around the fifteen...
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