This channel showcases classical oil painting demonstrations, in addition to interviews with artists, critics, historians, and art students, on a variety of sociopolitical loaded topics that influence the creative endeavor and the world.

Please visit www.HallGroat.com to view original oil paintings by internationally recognized artist, Hall Groat II.

Visit the artist's blogs at: http://hgroatii.blogspot.com/

Hall Groat II has been a fine artist for over 20 years. He currently is a Professor at Broome Community College in New York, where he teaches foundation courses in painting, drawing, color theory, and computer imagery.

Groat has had one-person exhibitions at Everson Museum of Art, Roberson Museum of Art, Finger Lakes Community College, Cazenovia College, Jasper Rand Art Museum, Lemoyne College, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, and Washington and Jefferson College.