by David L. Witt | Nov 16, 2020 | Seton Artwork
Untitled Paintings by Seton – Click images to enlarge Landscape painting has a surprisingly short history. That is, where nature itself is the subject, not as backdrop for human activities and architecture. H.W. Janson’s massive History of Art doesn’t even list...
by David L. Witt | Nov 13, 2020 | Seton Artwork
Seton’s fame as a wildlife artist came in part from his ecological scene setting landscape backgrounds. His landscape drawings and paintings without animals are also highly accomplished. In this posting we will look at drawings. I have selected a several images...
by David L. Witt | Oct 23, 2020 | Curator's Notes
Patrociño Barela photo by Robert Beadles. Seton photo by unknown photographer. During my career, I have written biographies of two artists: Ernest Thompson Seton (1860-1946) and Patrociño Barela (ca. 1900-1964). They likely never met (or at least no supporting record...
by David L. Witt | Oct 21, 2020 | Endangered
#78, clear acrylic on clear acrylic panel, 6 x 6” (I envisioned Endangered as an exhibition about our disconnection from nature and the inevitable tragic outcome, a continuation of Seton’s warnings. The invited artists created a variety of responses. Intended for the...
by David L. Witt | Oct 20, 2020 | Endangered, Gallery
Warning Call of the Crows, Watercolor and graphite, 2020 (I envisioned Endangered as an exhibition about our disconnection from nature and the inevitable tragic outcome, a continuation of Seton’s warnings. The invited artists created a variety of responses. Intended...
