A modern, concrete-block art studio complements the lines of a historic Craftsman through deliberate design choices. “I needed to create a dialogue between the buildings and the site,” said architect ...

It is one of the landmark paintings of the early 20th century: Henri Matisse's "The Red Studio," his depiction of his workroom filled with paintings and sculptures, even a plate, all of his own making ...

Andre Jardini and Gwen Freeman live in a stately Craftsman that was among the first homes built at the top of Mt. Washington. Designed by architect H.M. Patterson in 1909, the J.B. Merrill House, as ...

On a recent trip to New York and its summer environs, I was struck by what was in some ways a small exhibition centered on just one painting, quite well known, that is more than 110 years old and that ...

Henri Matisse’s interior “The Red Studio” (1911), at roughly 6 feet tall by 7 feet wide, is monumental yet intimate—somewhere between picture and picture window. The painting’s primary color is a ...

Multidisciplinary artist Tiffany Howe said it is hard to visualize how her latest studio space was once the general store she would visit regularly as a kid. The long-time local artist recently moved ...

Renfrew — As Patrick John Mills takes a moment to wipe his brow and look through the 250-pound glass window he is installing into the exterior wall of what will soon be a modern art studio, he takes a ...