DORAL, Fla. -- When Fernando Dávila was 8 years old in Colombia, he failed a drawing class because he painted donkeys red.

“Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas” draws on the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s extensive holdings of Alma Thomas’ art to offer an intimate view of her evolving practice during her most ...

Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock's paintings with a little help from chemistry, confirming for the first time that the abstract expressionist used a ...

Standing in a gallery surrounded by paintings by Bonnie Acker is highly recommended. You may find you want nothing more than to lay on the floor and soak it all in. “It,” in this case, is a roomful of ...

Create a soothing space with these expert-adored calming paint colors—ranging from subtle neutrals to sea-inspired blues.