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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 30, 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


Art and Music Collaboration-
This wonderful video combines the music of Pat Kane and the paintings of Brian Keeler. Pat and Brian both grew up in the Susquehanna...

Brian Keeler
Apr 13, 20181 min read


En Plein Painting in Spring
Here's a demonstration of en plein painting in Spring.

Brian Keeler
Apr 12, 20181 min read


Stirrings of Spring at North Star
Visit our current show, Stirrings of Spring, featuring images of the arrival of the season in the Northeast from bloom to blossom. On...

Brian Keeler
Apr 12, 20181 min read


Zingology - Catch The Tune Near You
Zingology is an Ithaca, NY based swing/jazz combo inspired by Django Reinhardt and specializing in the Great American Songbook. They...

Brian Keeler
Mar 24, 20181 min read


Stirrings of Spring
April 6th is the opening of my show at North Star Art Gallery in Ithaca. It will include landscapes celebrating the return of Spring to...

Brian Keeler
Mar 24, 20181 min read
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