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New Watercolor – Luna Moth and Moon

A new water color painting for a child I will probably never see... more

Themes in Modern Art and What They Might Mean

If you look at an extensive array of art you might just be overwhelmed with the variety. The number of mediums, styles, subjects and themes is immense. However, after looking, and looking, and looking some more you might just begin to see some themes emerging. This is what art historians do. They look at the art from an... more

Basic Compositional Analysis of The Madonna of the Rocks

In this basic compositional analysis of the Madonna of the Rocks I demonstrated to students how to “turn a square”, find the center and find the half diagonal, as well as further subdividing the half diagonal to find 1/4 and 1/8. Basic Compositional Analysis of The Madonna of the Rocks... more

Art History Textbook Rant

Why, oh why, isn’t there an art history textbook out there that is both interesting, entertaining, and educational? Ove rthe past 10 years, I have utilized 4 or 5  different textbooks during the course of teaching art history. I have not only used them in class, but I have also read them from cover to... more

Limited Edition Prints of Entwined and Rays of Light Available Now!

In honor of the State Museum’s exhibit, “Art of the State” I will be offering a limited edition run of my 2 accepted pieces, “Entwined” (2011) and ”Rays on Light: Ferry between New Orleans and Algers” (2010) for sale on Etsy. There will be just 27 prints of each image made so order yours before they... more

New Web Site!

I have a new web site, ErinBrandberg.com which I build specifically for art licensing. The work is completely different, featuring florals, and patterns, and cute little animals. So whether you are more interested in commercial themes, learning about art licensing, or are just interested in seeing something completely different check out ErinBrandberg.com... more

Photo Accepted to PA State Museum!

I’m proud to announce that my photography, “Entwined” was accepted for display in the PA State Museum’s annual exhibit, Art of the State 2011! Stop by to see the display during the months of July, Aug and Sept, 2011... more