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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...

Brian Keeler
Jul 25, 201910 min read


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,...

Brian Keeler
Jun 26, 20199 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
May 25, 20198 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
Apr 9, 20199 min read


The Sacred and the Profane-
Tradition fosters Innovation- Innovation Invigorates Tradition An essay on utilizing art history for constructive creations- By Brian...

Brian Keeler
Mar 20, 20195 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
Feb 24, 20197 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
Jan 9, 20195 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
Jan 5, 20197 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
Dec 19, 20187 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
Dec 17, 20182 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
Dec 17, 20184 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
Sep 14, 20184 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
Sep 9, 20187 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
Aug 31, 20189 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
Aug 27, 20186 min read


A Nod to the Heartland - Reflections on Grant Wood - An American Vision
A Review of the Whitney Museum's Retrospective of Grant Wood- Brian Keeler Grant Wood, American painter- February 13, 1891 to February...

Brian Keeler
May 30, 201810 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
Apr 30, 20184 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
Apr 29, 20183 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
Apr 20, 201817 min read


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...

Brian Keeler
Apr 13, 20181 min read
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