SANTA FE — As I entered the room in LewAllen Galleries with Bettie Ward’s colorful paintings of flower- and bird-filled gardens, I felt the air change. Her relentlessly cheery art lifted my mood ...

Many artists who made their names in figurative work are now creating a different sort of portrait. By Amanda Fortini IN EARLY 2021, Jordan Casteel, the painter known for her tender, exquisitely ...

Where would Van Gogh be without sunflowers? Monet without water lilies? Or O’Keeffe without her close-ups of black irises, whose voluptuous contours reminded some people (to Georgia’s great annoyance!

If still-life painting is the art of arresting decay, then it makes a lot of sense that Rachel Ruysch grew up to become one of the greatest still-life painters in the history of art. In the 17th ...

Kaleidoscopic landscapes and riotous bursts of flowers are the signatures of Brooklyn-based artist Shara Hughes—scenes she creates entirely from her imagination. “It’s very strange,” said Hughes. “I ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Kelley Walker's Black Star Press series at the Contemporary Art Museum is walled off from the rest of his work, creating a ...