Lines and Colors art blog

Month: May 2008

  • Marguerite Sauvage

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    Marguerite Sauvage mines the crisp stylish line and color styles of the mid 20th Century, particularly the 1960’s, refines an hones them with a modern edge, and enlivens them with delicate applications of watercolor (or perhaps digital color meant to emulate watercolor). Her illustrations have appeared in Elle, Cosmopolitan and Glamour, as well as in…

  • The Orphan Works Act of 2008

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    I was hoping to have a thoughtful and well-informed analysis of this situation for this post, but my personal schedule has made that difficult. I can only say that this is about two pieces of legislation coming up before the House and Senate here in the U.S. that may adversely affect visual artists here (and…

  • History of the Color Wheel

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    It’s been the subject of much discussion, some suggesting that it is misleading enough that it should be rethought entirely, but the color wheel remains the most common and convenient method for visually understanding and comparing the relationships of different hues. As part of the Gutenberg-e project by the American Historical Association and Columbia University…

  • Piltdown

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    Here’s a little diversion for a Saturday morning. Fresh on the heels of Free Comic Book Day we have a free comic with prehistoric theme, in either HTML or downloadable PDF from, called Piltdown, from Wide Awake Press. Naming the book after one of the great scientific hoaxes of the 20th Century gives you an…

  • Gnomon Workshop: Live!, June 2008

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    The Gnomon Workshop, which is the online extension of the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood, is hosting Gnomon Workshop: Live!, a live weekend workshop at the school on June 14th and 15th, 2008. These in person workshops, meant to bring together interested participants and leading professionals in the fields of concept art, production…

  • John Cuneo

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    John Cuneo’s illustration clients include Esquire, Rolling Stone Mother Jones, Entertainment Weekly, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and quite possibly every other high-end glossy magazine on the planet. His wonderfully lose, sketch-like pen drawings, enlivened with deft applications of watercolor, are a visual treat. Cuneo is a wonderful caricaturist, capturing the essence of his subject…