Art Reflection – Milpurrurru Gurrupdu is a large bark painting done by esteemed Australian Aboriginal artist, George Milpurrurru (1934-1998). George Milpurrurru lived in the Central Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. He came from a large family of artists and learned to use the dots, dashes and interesting palettes of this art tradition from his family. This crowded composition …

Art Reflection – Hilma of Klint Hilma of Klint (1862-1944) was a Swedish artist and spiritual seeker who was well before her time. She fought the common discrimination against female artists and pioneered abstract art before other better known artists including Kandinsky and Mondrian. She painted this work as a young artist. In it she seems to be working out …

Art Reflection – Van Gogh Vincent van Gogh painted Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun during his year in the asylum at Saint-Remy-de-Provence. He completed nearly 150 paintings in that year as he tried to renew his spirit in attention to God’s creation. This is a van Gogh signature piece with his use of yellow and thick impasto. His extensive palette …

Art Reflection – Howe Oscar Howe (1915-1983) was a Yanktonai Dakota. He was educated at the Pierre Indian School, the Santa Fe Indian School and the Fort Sill Indian Art Center. He worked in casein and tempera. He was a strong influence in contemporary Native American Art. Sioux Seed Player is a work of magnificent creativity. Here we seem to see …

Art Reflection – Jones Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1988) was an acclaimed art educator and artist of the 20th century. She received her training at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts and other important institutions but faced discrimination for her gender and race. She worked in textiles  influenced by the Harlem Renaissance Movement and African and Haitian design …

Art Reflection – Signac Paul Signac was a French Neo-Impressionist. He developed Pointillism with artist Georges Seurat and this work is a wonderful example of this style. This painting is a collection of colored dots, “points,” of paint. It is a masterwork of depth, color and patience!  It is in the collection of the Musee d’Orsay in Paris. Signac chooses …

Art Reflection – Lawrence In honor of Juneteenth, we again look at a work by Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000). Jacob Lawrence was born in New Jersey and received his art education at the Pratt institute. He gained acclaim as a painter and later in his life became a professor at the University of Washington. Lawrence is known for his high color …

Art Reflection – Diebenkorn Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) was a prominent painter of abstract expressionism. Berkeley #22 is part of his Berkeley Series done between 1953 and 1956. He began this series after completing graduate work funded by the GI Bill at the University of New Mexico. In Berkeley he became intensely interested in the land and city around him. His use of …

Art Reflection – Mignery I share another outdoor sculpture today. It is Water Carriers created as a tribute to the farmers who eked crops out of the high plains desert of eastern Colorado. It shows a hardworking pioneer couple hauling and praying water into their livelihood. We are invited into their desperate effort in fluid and realistic detail. Herb Mignery casts his …

Art Reflection – Goodacre Continuing an exploration of public sculpture, I’d like to share a piece that is in direct contrast to last week’s Sky Mirror by Anish Kapoor. The realistic piece pictured here was done by renowned artist, Glenna Goodacre (1939-2020), who had a strong Colorado connection. She went to Colorado College and spent many years in Boulder for its …