In the second of a new series, James Payne and Joanne Shurvell combine their love of Art and Travel, as they look at less well known museums in cities around the world. In "Great Art Cities Explained: Paris", we look at three small...

We addressed the myth, and now it's time for the truth of the tortured artist. Some art is born of pain and suffering, and reflects the darkest side of human experience. We like that about it.

Can you separate the art from the artist? This one's In honor of all the art you used to love, and it's creators who ruined it by behaving badly. We talk Picasso, Nanette, cats out of bags, and much more.

On this episode of Coyote’s Backyard, the team explores the Holden Arboretum as they follow the map to its many lakes and ponds in search of all kinds of interesting creatures. Moving up the food chain from tadpoles to snapping turtles,...

Guernica is the most famous anti-war painting in history, and Picasso’s best-known work. It has gone from a piece that was created in protest at the horrific bombing of a small village in northern Spain, to an icon and a universal...

Sarah Kay reads Laura Lamb Brown-Lavoie's poem, "On This the 100th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic, We Reconsider the Buoyancy of the Human Heart"

For those who know or know of him, there's another facet to Alan Kapuler's aka Mushroom — life. He's been painting modern art that reflects the major challenges of our times for almost 50 years. A brief summary of his background in...

This Picasso painting is one of his most famous, and one of the most influential and important pieces of art in history. Why?

Discover Chicago, known as the Windy City! It offers a vibrant arts scene, stunning architecture, and world-class museums. From the iconic Art Institute of Chicago, showcasing thousands of art masterpieces, to the thrilling sports...

This video explores the life and work of Pablo Picasso in the little mining town of Vallauris, where he discovered pottery and turned it into art. It showcases some of his celebrated pottery pieces and his mural called War and Peace,...

Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon explains the feeling of being alive in 1907.

You’ve heard of Jackson Pollock and know of his infamous “drip paintings,” but what is it that you’re supposed to do when you look at his work today? Why did it cause shockwaves in 1947, and what does it mean now? We explore the life,...

We discuss Picasso's great image of Guernica with help from a Subscriber, Andy Hess.

Journey through both the alphabet and history with ten-year-old animated character Alex, as he explores famous and fun people from A to Z! Each upper-case letter of the alphabet gets presented several times then linked to a corresponding...

The video explores the art scene in the South of France after World War II, highlighting the private collections at the Columned Or hotel and the Mag Foundation. It also discusses the relationship between artists and dealers, as well as...

This video quickly reviews portraits by Pablo and Sandra Silberzweig, and then inspires students to create an abstract portrait that will be painted using various watercolor techniques. Check out my Watercolor Technique video for 8...