“Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors—it’s how you combine them that sets you apart.” Wolfgang Puck More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin Inro text… Daily Art: “Cooking in Pictures—The Food of Art and the Art of …

“To be a farmer is to be a student forever, for each day brings something new.” John Connell More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin This page features two galleries: one of farmers by different artists and a second gallery featuring the paintings of Thomas Hart Benton. Agriculture As an Art Subject [*] “Agriculture has …

“Cooking is at once child’s play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.” Craig Claiborne More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin The Guardian: “Why Cooking was the Original Artform – and is Still the Most Universal” [*] “Can food be art? Can art be food? These are fun …

“I believe that there is always something new to learn, in fact, that is one of the three reasons that I chose to become a chef, that my education is never over.” Anne Burrell More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin The Eclectic Light Company: “Something’s Cooking: Paintings of the Kitchen” (An extensive review) [*] …

“Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate.” Alan D. Wolfelt More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin Different Level: “A Bitesize History of Food in Art” [*] “From the lavishing Roman feasts to Instagram photos of today, depictions of food have always captivated the human imagination. The fascination led to the creation of …

“I know once people get connected to real food, they never change back.” Alice Waters More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin Empty Easel: “The Long History of Food in Art” [*] “Historical studies show that the Greeks and Romans prided themselves in the realistic depiction of food in artworks. A glass bowl of fruit …

“Food brings people together on many different levels. It’s nourishment of the soul and body; it’s truly love.” Giada De Laurentiis More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin Art UK: “Food and Feasting in European Art History” [*] “Food is more than a form of survival and nourishment. It also symbolises traditions, entrenched attitudes and …

“Drinking good wine with good food in good company is one of life’s most civilized pleasures.” Michael Broadbent More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin Art OK: “Divinity, Drunkenness and Desire: The Story of Wine in Art” [*] “When you take a sip of wine, the context matters: the accompanying food, season, and atmosphere all …

“With wine and hope, anything is possible.” Spanish Proverb More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin Hyperallergic: “A Food-Obsessed Frolic Through Western Art History” [*] “The artist François Boucher knew how to use food as a ruse. The Rococo master’s 1746 painting “Pensent-ils au raisin? (Are They Thinking about the Grapes?)” presents a tempting scene …

“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” Edward Hopper More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin The Eclectic Light Company: “Watching: Sargent’s Paintings of Painters Painting” This enlightening article on The Eclectic Light Company focuses on John Singer Sargent’s amazing number of paintings of artists at work. “Even …

“Flowers are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out values all the utilities in the world.” Ralph Waldo Emerson More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin Flowers have long played a major role in art through the ages. Here we share some links and a gallery celebrating the role of florals in art …

“Every child is an artist; the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.” Pablo Picasso More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin Self-Portrait Paintings (c.1400 BCE – present) [*] “Self-portraiture is a long established form of portrait art, dating from Ancient Egypt. Since then, many of the Old Masters as well as modern …

“It was in the 1920s, when nobody had time to reflect, that I saw a still-life painting with a flower that was perfectly exquisite, but so small you really could not appreciate it.” Georgia O’Keeffe More on The Artistry of Jacques Pepin The Getty Center: “What Is a Still Life?” [*] “A bowl of fruit, …