Brian Keeler
Emulation and Exploration- Rembrandt and Me
An Essay on Self Portraits and the Dutch Golden Age- by Brian Keeler The allure to align with a master is a calling, a beckoning to...
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Brian Keeler
- Jun 26, 2019
- 9 min
Renoir and Bouguereau – Process to Polish
An Essay by Brian Keeler Reflecting on the Clark Institute Show “Renoir: The Body, The Senses” Almost all would know the name of Renoir,...
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Brian Keeler
- May 25, 2019
- 8 min
In The Light of Venice- Contemplating La Serenissima, Tintoretto and Ruskin
Artistic Reflections on a city of shimmering light, art and history- An Essay by Brian Keeler Has an exhibit ever opened you to new...
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Brian Keeler
- Apr 9, 2019
- 9 min
Seeing the Future- in a Sense
Seeing the Future- A commentary on Rivers, Industry and Art- by Brian Keeler Clairvoyance, prescience, precognition, intuition and other...
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Brian Keeler
- Mar 20, 2019
- 5 min
The Sacred and the Profane-
Tradition fosters Innovation- Innovation Invigorates Tradition An essay on utilizing art history for constructive creations- By Brian...
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Brian Keeler
- Feb 24, 2019
- 7 min
Roll Over Thoreau-(more) On The Saga of the of the LNG-
An essay on history and Corporate Greed in Bradford County, PA by Brian Keeler The following commentary was penned as letter to the...
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Brian Keeler
- Jan 9, 2019
- 5 min
Observing Paradise Before the Fall- and before the parking lot or an LNG plant
A Commentary on the Environment by Brian Keeler The news of the proposed LNG plant by New Fortress Energy on the shores of the...
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Brian Keeler
- Jan 5, 2019
- 7 min
Facts and Figures- Looking at Corot
Corot- The Painter in Us All- Reflections on the Master of Land and Body- By Brian Keeler I managed to make it to the recent show of the...
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Brian Keeler
- Dec 19, 2018
- 7 min
Atlantic Arias- Coastal Connections- Ireland and Maine
Atlantic Arias- Coastal Connections Reflections on Ireland and Maine by Brian Keeler This October I had the privilege of returning to...
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Brian Keeler
- Dec 17, 2018
- 2 min
Irish Journal- The Painting Trip 2018
Irish Journal- October 2018 Brian Keeler The Wild Atlantic Way- The road that follows along the west coast of Ireland has been revealing...
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Brian Keeler
- Dec 17, 2018
- 4 min
Pave Paradise, Put in an LNG Plant-An essay on environmental intrusion- By Brian Keeler
There’s an atrocious incursion into a beautiful valley being planned right in my hometown, Wyalusing, PA. The Susquehanna River Valley in...
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Brian Keeler
- Sep 14, 2018
- 4 min
Homage to Fairfield- Maine and Painting
The above painting by Brian Keeler, Titled, "The Departure" was painted circa 1997. This 42" x 46" oil on linen depicts the same dock on...
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Brian Keeler
- Sep 9, 2018
- 7 min
On Fountains- The Flow of Ideas and Imagery.
A Reflection on experiences from the fountains of the world; Rome, Guatemala, Philly, Ithaca, NY and Wyalusing, PA - Public Art that...
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Brian Keeler
- Aug 31, 2018
- 9 min
Acute Angles- Oblique Slants- Historical Tyrannies-
An essay on corresponding Models of Autocrats, now and then- My title for this essay was chosen to suggest the relationships and...
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Brian Keeler
- Aug 27, 2018
- 6 min
Reflections on Reading-
An essay on our choice of books and information sharing- By Brian Keeler Regarding paintings as an essay or a study with all the...
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Brian Keeler
- May 30, 2018
- 9 min
A Nod to the Heartland - Reflections on Grant Wood - An American Vision
A Review by Brian Keeler of the Whitney Museum's Retrospective Grant Wood, American painter- February 13, 1891 to February 12, 1942 The...
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Brian Keeler
- Apr 30, 2018
- 4 min
Rome, La Citta Eterna- A book Review- by Brian Keeler
"June Evening, Rome" Above, a plein air oil painting by Brian Keeler, done from Piazzalle Caffarelli, the charming pine-shaded overlook...
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Brian Keeler
- Apr 29, 2018
- 3 min
Portraying life- homage to Lucian Freud
The Man with the Blue Scarf: On Sitting for a Portrait by Lucian Freud, Martin Gayford. Thames & Hudson (October 2010) A Book Review by...
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Brian Keeler
- Apr 20, 2018
- 17 min
Allegory of Incredulity and Conviction
Literary License- An allegory of Incredulity and Conviction A book review, "The Fall of Adam and Eve by Stephen Greenblat" with personal...
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Brian Keeler
- Apr 13, 2018
- 1 min
When Life is Still- The art of Painting the Still Life-
Brian Keeler has been painting in many genres over his career, mainly landscapes, figures, portraits, and genre scenes, however he has...
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