Here are the links to our suggestions for beautiful things for May, with a focus on beautiful words, sounds, and places that are distinctly American and in the Twentieth Century. Back to Simple Beauty Page
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1928. He was one of the first pop artists. Most of his work is brightly colored, and often, he depicted things that were a popular part of everyday modern life, like supermarket products and rock stars. Hence, “pop art” is the art that was based on Popular … Continue reading Andy Warhol
Simple Beauty Americans April
Here are the links to our suggestions for beautiful things for April, with a focus on beautiful words, sounds, and places that are distinctly American and in the Twentieth Century. Back to Simple Beauty Page
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986)
Georgia O’Keeffe was born on a farm in Wisconsin in 1887. She spent a large part of her life admiring natural things, from flowers and seashells to mountains and animal bones found in the desert. Preferring to portray natural, inanimate objects, she rarely painted people or animals. Georgia studied at different art schools and colleges … Continue reading Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986)
Simple Beauty Americans: March
Here are the links to our suggestions for beautiful things for March, with a focus on beautiful words, sounds, and places that are distinctly American and focus on the late 1800s and early 1900s. Back to Simple Beauty Page
Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock was an American artist who was born in 1812 in Wyoming. He grew up with several brothers. He is known for making huge paintings by splattering, throwing, and dripping paint onto canvas. His style of painting is called “Abstract Expressionism.” However, Jackson liked to call it “Action Painting” because he used a lot … Continue reading Jackson Pollock
Simple Beauty Americans: February
Here are the links to our suggestions for beautiful things for February, with a focus on beautiful words, sounds, and places that are distinctly American and focus on the late 1800s and early 1900s. Back to Simple Beauty Page
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was an American painter, even though he was born in Florence, Italy and he died in London, England. He painted all sorts of things in different mediums. Sargent worked in between Impressionism and Expressionism, and he broke the tradition of drawing on the canvas with a pencil first, preferring to use … Continue reading John Singer Sargent
Edward Hopper
Edward Hopper was born in New York in 1882. He became a very famous artist who painted realistic paintings. Many of his paintings almost look like photographs. Edward drew constantly from a young age. He lived next to the Hudson River, and he loved to watch boats. As a boy, he drew a lot of … Continue reading Edward Hopper
Norman Rockwell
Norman Rockwell was born just before the 20th century in New York City. Most of the kids in his neighborhood were tougher and more athletic. Norman Rockwell was not like them though. Norman Rockwell was an artist. When he was younger, he would listen as his father read stories at the dinner table and draw … Continue reading Norman Rockwell