Great Artists

Vermont artist Julie A. Davis often features the home state she loves, as well as neighboring Massachusetts, in her landscape paintings. Davis likes to paint en plein air, in all kinds of weather. See her work for inspiration for your own creations.

From hair stylist in his mom's beauty salon in Los Angeles to world-renowned artist, Mark Bradford explores issues of class, race, and gender through his art.

This British-born artist's work was profoundly influenced by the aesthetic and intense light of his adopted Los Angeles home.

One of the most important, original, and celebrated artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso's influence on art continues today.

Of all the opinions about the official portrait of Michelle Obama, the one that mattered most to artist Amy Sherald was the former first lady's. And she said she loved it.  

This influential painter and teacher promoted an artistic theory he called "push and pull" – the interdependent relationships between form, color, and space.

Norval Morrisseau, a self-taught artist, conveyed the stories and values of his Anishinaabe elders in a distinctive visual storytelling style that became known as the Woodland School.

French artist Henri Matisse was one of the most original and innovative artists of the early 20th century, known for his use of striking colors.

Vermont-based photographer and printmaker Vaune Trachtman creates dreamy, layered images that combine past and present in both technology and subject.

Georgia O'Keeffe, called the "Mother of American modernism," was renowned for her paintings of enlarged flowers, landscapes in New Mexico, New York City architecture. 

Through his art, Philip Guston raised social and political questions about freedom, brutality, racism, and civil strife that still resonate today.

Stunning, bold, abstract paintings, such as "Semaphore," above, are the signature style of artist Emily Mason. Poet Emily Dickinson and the landscapes of Vermont were among her influences.