Leah Waichulis Fine Art

Lily Pads on Ice Lake

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:00:00 +0000

Charcoal on Paper, 8x10 inches

Above is my latest artwork, Lily Pads on Ice Lake, the first drawing (other then studies and sketches) that I've done in a long time. This work will be featured in our upcoming exhibit in October, Capturing Realism, and also in the new instructional Ani Art Academy DVD titled The Language of Drawing coming out early next year.

Art Kudos 2011 Finalist

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:59:00 +0000

My artwork Ice Lake featured in the Art Kudos Exhibition

I'm proud to announce that my painting Ice Lake has been chosen as a finalist in the Art Kudos International Competition. Other featured works include Brian O'Neill's Safe on Arrival and Michael Hockenbury's Unforeseen Predicament.

Art Renewal Center Competition Winners

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:38:00 +0000

Selection of winning artwork from the Art Renewal Center

The Art Renewal Center recently announced the winners in their annual competition. Above are some of my favorite pieces. From top left: Breeze by Grace Kim, A March School Day by John Pototschnik, and Asunder by Julio Reyes. To see more award winning work, including work from artists at our studio, visit the Art Renewal Center 2011 Salon Competition.

Dawn

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:53:00 +0000

Oil on Masonite, 5x7 inches

I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful summer! Besides spending as much time as I can outside, I've been involved in some new creative projects. I hope to share the details of this with you soon.

Above is my latest oil painting titled Dawn. I hope it's one of my most expressive pieces. The inspiration for this painting was a room in an abandoned house. I imagined what the space would look and feel like if it were livable again.

Summer Afternoon

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Sun, 01 May 2011 16:40:00 +0000

Oil on Masonite, 8x10 inches

This is my latest experimental piece. It's the first painting I've done that is based on a completely invented location. Previous works have been based on actual places, although more recent works have been combinations of the real and imaginary.

I've been going through a lot of personal changes and I'm noticing these changes being reflected in my work. It's both scary and exhilarating to try these new approaches, and I feel it's just the beginning!

September by Brian O'Neill

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:43:00 +0000

Pastel on Paper, 16×12 inches

Here is a beautiful pastel painting by our friend and colleague, Brian O'Neill. This work has recently won second place in the 12th Annual Pastel 100 Competition. You can see his work along with the other winners in the April issue of the Pastel Journal. More of the winning works can also be viewed online on the Pastel Journal website.

March Thaw by Jeffrey T. Larson

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:34:00 +0000

Oil on Canvas, 20x24 inches

I'm excited to see the first signs of spring. The temperature is slowly starting to rise and the snow is almost melted. This painting really captures the feeling of being in between seasons. I really love the indication of the sun in the sparkling water.

You can see more work by this artist on his website, www.jeffreytlarson.com. You also may be interested in my earlier post, Mother's Bouquet II by Jeffrey T. Larson.

Expedition by Anthony Waichulis

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:00:00 +0000

Oil on Masonite, 7x5 inches

Above is the latest painting by my husband Anthony. Titled Expedition, this lovely little painting is about the process of artistic creation. This is the first painting that he completed since we moved into our new home and studio.

Connections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:44:00 +0000

Madame X by John Singer Sargent

Featured in Connections/The Ideal Woman

Connections is a new online feature on the Metropolitan Museum of Art website. Every week, a staff member shares artwork from the collection that they feel personally connected to. This feature allows you to discover and enjoy different types of art that you may not normally find interesting because of the enthusiasm of the curators and the link to their personal stories.

Google Doodles Inspired by Fine Artists

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:09:00 +0000

Google logo based on the work of Alphonse Mucha

Google periodically changes the logo on their search page to reflect an important event, anniversary, or birthday. The project, called Google Doodle, is often inspired by fine artists. Below is a selection of some of the logos inspired by artists and their artwork.

Left Column: Magritte, Cassatt, Pollock, Monet, Dali

Right Column: Munkácsy, Repin, Miro, Cezanne, Sorolla

If you would like to see more of these logos, you can visit the Google Doodles archive.

Update: Artists, I received a great question in the comments and I would love to hear your answer: If you were to design a logo based on your work, what would it look like?

Birthday and First Art Library Post

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:40:00 +0000

New Home Birthday Cake

This weekend I celebrated my 32nd birthday. I had a wonderful time and I'm looking forward to the upcoming year. I'm so grateful for my friends and family! Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes!

One of my birthday gifts was a new book for the art library. This is a project I've wanted to organize for a long time and I'm excited to have finally started. The new book is Pictorial Webster's A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities. This book features pages of small engravings from the 19th century that were featured in Webster's Dictionaries.

Here are some of my favorite wood block and metal engravings from the book:

Redwing Blackbird and Pomegranate

And some aquatic illustrations:

Harp Shell, Caribe, and Finback

Porte d'Asnières by Emile Lévy

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:07:00 +0000

Pastel, 16 x 20 inches, 1887

Above is a snowy pastel from French artist Emile Lévy, who was a portrait and genre painter. This was the only landscape that I could find by him. You can see some examples of his figurative work at the Musée d'Orsay.

Valentine's Day Artwork

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:35:00 +0000

Summer Noon by Frederick Leighton, Oil on Canvas

A Summer Affair by Anthony Waichulis

Oil on Masonite, 7×5 inches

Lovers by a Rosebush by John Everett Millais

Pen and ink on paper, 6.5x10 inches

I hope you have a Happy Valentine's Day!

Botticelli and Ingres on the Google Art Project

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 23:18:00 +0000

Top: Detail image from Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, 1483
Bottom: Detail image from Ingres' Comtesse d'Haussonville, 1845

I've been spending a lot of time looking through some of the high resolution images of paintings on the new Google Art Project. Above is one of the interesting things I've come across by zooming into different works of art. I find the portrait of Venus from Botticelli's The Birth of Venus remarkably similar to Ingres' Portrait of Comtesse d'Haussonville. Perhaps Ingres was influenced by this piece of art?

It's been a lot of fun discovering new details from familiar paintings and seeing other works of art for the first time. I hope that this is only the beginning and more artwork will be added to the project in the future.

Renfield by Andrew Wyeth

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:25:00 +0000

Renfield, 1999

I really like the mood in this moonlit painting by Andrew Wyeth. You can view more artwork by Wyeth in my previous posts, Wind from the Sea, Groundhog Day, and Trodden Weed.

Interior by Georg Nicolaj Achen

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:42:00 +0000

Oil on canvas, 25.8 x 19.1 inches, 1901

Here is a painting of an interior by Danish artist Georg Nicolaj Achen. I could not find a lot of information about him online, other than a few scattered examples of his work including Portrait of the artist's wife on Christie's and Reading Woman on Flickr.

On another note, we have been in the process of moving our home and studio. I'm glad to say we are nearly finished and settled. I look forward to sharing some pictures of the new space.

Passing By

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 21:03:00 +0000

Oil on Masonite, 12x9 inches

Above is my latest painting Passing By. I really enjoyed working on this piece. I started by massing in the overall shapes and slowly developed the areas that I wanted to be more detailed. When I first started painting, I would work on one area until it was fully completed before moving on to a new section. Although, I love the finished realistic look by working this way, I'm finding working on the whole piece at once to be more enjoyable. Also, I'm tending to leave sections of the painting soft and just sharpening the focal point and surrounding areas.

Luminescene by Timothy Barr

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:45:00 +0000

Oil on Panel, 38 x 42 inches

Happy New Year! Here is a lovely winter snow scene by contemporary American artist Timothy Barr. You may also be interested in the previous post on his painting Heirloom.

I've been reflecting the past year and I've started coming up some goals for the year ahead. Last year, I had a fantastic time painting and drawing outdoors. For this year, I'd like to develop some plein air work using oils and pastels. Also, I'd like to finally start an art library. I've been wanting to do this for a long time and I'm hoping posting about it will get the ball rolling. I look forward to sharing my new artwork and new books!

Winter's Web by Quang Ho

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:15:00 +0000

Oil, 24x24 inches

Quang Ho is a contemporary artist successfully working in a wide range of subject matter, including still life, landscape, and figure. You can see more examples of his paintings on Quang Ho's website and at Gallery 1261.

Anthony and I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a fantastic holiday season! We are very thankful for our wonderful network of family, friends, colleagues, and collectors. Without your support, we wouldn't be able to do what we love everyday!

Golden Willows by Clyde Aspevig

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:25:00 +0000

Oil on Canvas, 24 x 30 inches

This is one of many great winter scenes by contemporary artist Clyde Aspevig. You can see more landscape work on Aspevig's website. You may also be interested in my previous post on his autumn painting, The Evening Show.

Ani Art Academy Waichulis Under Construction

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 19:46:00 +0000

Photo of the progress of the new studio

Above is a shot of our new studio currently under construction. There is still a lot more that needs to be done but we are pretty excited about the progress so far. We can't wait to move in and start working in the new studio! I'm looking forward to sharing more updates in the upcoming weeks.

The Little Street by Johannes Vermeer

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:10:00 +0000

View of Houses in Delft, known as The Little Street

Oil on canvas, 21 3/8 x 17 3/8 inches, 1658

This cityscape is by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. Most of his works feature tranquil interior scenes. There is a lot of additional information available about the artist and this painting at the Rijksmuseum and on Essential Vermeer.

The Waichulis Studio is now Ani Art Academy Waichulis

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:38:00 +0000

We are proud to announce that The Waichulis Studio is now the Ani Art Academy Waichulis. This new stage of development will allow us to keep the same curriculum and offer more resources to our artists. Some exciting new opportunities include the ability to offer workshops and grant multiple scholarships.

We've been extremely busy revamping our website to reflect these new changes. Besides a new look, you can find new information and features on our website, www.aniwaichulis.com. One of the new additions to the site is the video clip above that showcases the artists and artwork of the studio. We hope you enjoy it!

Young Girl Sewing by Vilhelm Hammershøi

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:57:00 +0000

Oil on canvas, 1887

This lovely work is by Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi. I believe this is a portrait of the artist's sister, Anna. I was reminded of this painting on the Underpaintings blog. You may be interested in my two earlier posts on him, In the Bedroom by Vilhelm Hammershøi and the online BBC Hammershøi Documentary.

Heirloom by Timothy Barr

noreply@blogger.com (Leah Waichulis) — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:23:00 +0000

Oil on panel, 39 x 42 inches

Recently, I came across the paintings of Pennsylvania artist Timothy Barr in an article in American Art Collector Magazine. This landscape painting is included in his exhibit, Heritage: Recent Paintings by Timothy Barr at the Somerville Manning Gallery. The show will remain open until November 13th.