Samuel John Peploe Scotland 1871-1935 Samuel John Peploe , was a Scottish Post-Impressionist  painter, noted for his still life 's and for being the leader of a group of four painters that became known as the Scottish Colorists . He studied at the Royal Scottish Academy from 1893 to 1894, and then at the Académie Julian  and Académie Colarossi  in Paris . As a young artist, Peploe traveled to northern France with, J. D. Fergusson , another fellow Scottish Colorist. Inspired by the bright...

Halloween We had so much fun this week doing the mixed media Halloween inspired pieces and the funny photos!

Tinga is a painting style that originated in East Africa, and is one of the most widely represented forms of painting in Tanzania, Kenya, and neighboring countries. The naive genre is named after Tanzanian painter Edward Tingatinga, who had a lasting impact on art and the economy of the region. Tingatinga was born in 1932 in the remote village of Mindu, in southern Tanzania. As a child, he worked in the village helping with farming, painting huts , and crafts. In 1955, he moved to Dar es...