From the Fine Art Connoisseur magazine, September/October 2026, Editor’s Note: AI Is Our Ally—Right? In the August 2024 issue of Fine Art Connoisseur , I published an Editor’s Note titled “AI As Our Ally.” I suggested that if artificial intelligence (AI) i... See more
There is a lot of superb contemporary realism being made these days; this article shines light on a gifted individual. Kelly Micca (b. 1998) paints portraits, self-portraits, and landscapes, and she also makes sculpture. This openness to creativity in all... See more
Frank Weston Benson (1862–1951), “Firelight,” 1893, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in., Westerly Museum of American Impressionism, gift of Heidi and Tom McWilliams From the Fine Art Connoisseur July/August 2026 Editor’s Note: My springtime involved lots of art an... See more
From the Fine Art Connoisseur, May/June 2026 Editor’s Note: Marking the Years Anniversaries. Generally I think they’re irrelevant. Every time a news channel covers the first hundred days of a newly elected politician, or of a newly hired baseball pitcher,... See more
From the Fine Art Connoisseur March/April 2026 Editor’s Note: Great Art Ahead My faith in connoisseurship’s survival is always restored by The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) at Maastricht, a small but charming city in southeastern Holland. My pilgrimage t... See more
