This painting is “ Bohemian Family,” painted by Russian born artist, Roman Chatov, in 1968. While Roman’s work lands mostly in realism and representation, he paints from his sensibilities and style and is leaning into modernism. He treats space here shallowly, even though it depicts a room of some depth....
The 25th anniversary of the Museum of Arts and Sciences was celebrated on June 3, 1981. It was this time of year that the ladies and gentleman- and the children- came here to the Museum of Arts and Sciences for a birthday party and a week of events that celebrated...
Our selection this week is this snowy landscape painting. It was created around 1938 by French painter, Victor Joseph Communal. Communal was a decorated French artist, a member of the Paris Salon (Sociètè du Salon des Artistes Français), and was awarded an honorable mention in 1910 and a bronze prize...
As I was perusing the collection for this week’s blog entry, I saw so many options. It was this very subtle and beautiful watercolor painting which curled its finger towards me and said, “Here”. Upon inspection, I saw the hand of a very skilled watercolorist who had an affinity...
Looking deeper at the artwork held by the MAS and matching it with poetry.
Looking deeper at the artwork held by the MAS and matching it with poetry.
Looking deeper at the artwork held by the MAS and matching it with poetry.
Hi, I'm Kristy Edwards, your new Curator of Art at the Museum of Arts and Sciences. I am delighted to have this position, one I feel is very well suited to my skills as a trained teacher and a practicing professional artist and my experience, which includes studying with some...
The tiny Trout Lilly is one of Georgia’s many unique native plant species. As temperatures begin to warm and spring approaches, the first of the woodland plants begin to peek above the leaf litter. One of the first to emerge is the spring-ephemeral (short-lived) Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum). Trout...
Spring has recently arrived in Georgia, and native plants are sprouting up in the woodlands across the state. The Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) is a unique plant that grows as large dense mats in open woods, often near a water source such as a river, creek, or swampy bottomland. The Mayapple...