Impressions of dining and the new movie "The Taste of Things" - Brian Keeler Above- Vermeer's painting, "The Milkmaid" of 1660 is...

Contemplating the fate of art education today -and considering art as a benefic process for a troubled world- Brian Keeler To assuage the...

Reflections on two paintings of the Renaissance- Bellini and Bruegel- Brian Keeler I had an epiphany, of sorts when considering two...

Contemplating the play of sun across the land- Brian Keeler We painters love the way light describes our world. In fact, the description...

A journey toward hoizons of growth with the guitar- Brian Keeler I have a terrific guitar teacher, well two actually, as there is a...

An essay on sketching from masterworks in museums- Brian Keeler Tradition sustains us- allowing for innovation which invigorates us. The...

An essay on the relations of iconic imagery- From Ancient Rome to the America of the 1930's- Brian Keeler Sacrifices in life that...

The Ithaca Commons- a pedestrian-friendly shopping area in downtown Ithaca, NY is where we've opened a new gallery, North Star Fine Art...

Reflections on Twain and Titian - Venus and Olympia- Brian Keeler When Twain and Titian interact there are interesting fireworks- and...

An essay on the evocative nature of nocturnes- Brian Keeler The nocturne has long appealed to me, and many other artists as well, as a...

As esssay on painting American Architecture- Brian Keeler I've long had a sweet spot for the lovely mansard roof houses and other...

An essay on the Italian Renaisssance artist, Piero della Francesca- Brian Keeler Above- The Brera Madonna- by Piero della Francesca, in...

Reflections on painting the cityscape- Brian Keeler Scranton may not seem to be the first choice for the subject of artistic...

Reflections on the Susquehanna Summer Solstice Fest- 2023- Brian Keeler Creating a festival of the arts in a beautiful setting along the...

Wondering what the Italian Poet Dante Alligheri (1265-1321) would do with the falsifiers of our age has been speculated upon by myself...

This April and May Linda and I were very fortunate indeed to return to Amsterdam to revel in the arts of the Dutch Golden Age- with the...

This is a recent letter to the editor penned as a response to train derailments around the county in the winter of 2023. What could...

Finding Awe in the Quotidian- "Everyday Epihanies" is how one could sum up the essence of genre painting. And the Dutch Golden age is-...

Currently at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art here in Ithaca there is a wonderful exhibit that blends the art of ancient Rome and...

I've just completed a thoroughly delightful and engaging book on an artist and period of history that I've long held a passion for,...