My Favorite Artists and Their Art: Odilon Redon

Odilon Redon's artwork is extraordinarily unique and hard to describe. Whether working in colorful pastels or stark charcoal drawings, the images he created are remarkably vivid and dreamlike. Shifting in styles and genres from Post-Impressionism to Symbolism, his art is saturated with an emotional intensity that seems almost prophetic of future art movements such as Expressionism and Surrealism, yet he doesn't seem to belong to any single movement. Rather, Redon's skill was transcending the boundaries of what had come before and exploring what was yet to come, all the while journeying inward to a place of psychological conflict and spiritual awakening.

The Smiling Spider (1881)

The Crying Spider (1881)

The Spirit of the Forest (1880)

The Buddha (1904)

The Flame (1896)

The Raven (1882)

Guardian Spirit of the Waters (1878)

Flower Clouds (1903)

Stained Glass Window (1908)

Portrait of Mademoiselle Jeane Roberte de Domecy (1905)

The Cyclops (1914)

Cactus Man (1881)

My Favorite Artists and Their Art: Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo was an extraordinary woman, whose life was full of tragedy, love, politics, but most importantly art. Kahlo remains a unique figure in art history since she, unlike so many other female artists, developed her own style that became uniquely associated with her. Whether creating symbolist portraits of herself or surreal montages of everyday life, her works have a primitive emotional quality and an insight that is unrivaled by many of her peers, including her artist husband and mentor Diego Rivera. Kahlo's paintings are lush, sensuous masterpieces that expose the hopes and heartbreaks she experienced.

The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico), Diego, Me, and Senor Xolotl (1949)
























Frida and the Miscarriage (1936)





























Sun and Life (1947)

















My Grandparents, My Parents, and I (1936)


















Moses (1945)

















Magnolias (1945)















Two Nudes in the Forest (1939)

















What the Water Gave Me (1938)


























The Two Fridas (1939)





















The Broken Column (1944)


























The Flower of Life (1944)




























The Bride Frightened at Seeing Life Opened (1943)