Lines and Colors art blog

Month: January 2010

  • NJCox

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    A simultaneous fascination with detail and uncluttered open spaces led to an unusual combination of the two for Nigel (NJ) Cox, an Irish born artist now living and working in London. Cox calls his stye Photorealistic Minimalism, and gives a description here of its inception and of the original work that started him on this…

  • Jeremy Enecio

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    Born in the Philippines, Jeremy Enecio came to the U.S. when he was four, grew up in Maryland and studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art. He later attended the Illustration Academy program in Florida on a full scholarship from the Society of Illustrators. He currently works as a concept artist at Big Huge…

  • Evgeni Gordiets

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    Ukrainian painter Evgeni Gordiets was trained at the National School of Fine Arts, State University of Fine Arts and the State Academy of Fine Art, all in Kiev, Ukraine. You will sometimes hear his paintings referred to as “sunny” or “serene” Surrealism. Though I doubt that Gordiets adheres to the actual tenants of the original…

  • The Boing Boing Cartoon Circus

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    For the past week or so, Stephen Worth, Director of the always amazing ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive (which I have mentioned on several occasions) has been guest blogger on Boing Boing. During that stint he has given us a series of treats including the Boing Boing Cartoon Circus, a list of some wonderful classic cartoons. These…

  • Sergio Martinez

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    Born in Mexico, Sergio Martinez studied art at the Academie de la Gandre Chaumiere in Paris, and has had a long career in illustration for book and advertising clients in France, Switzerland, Spain, UK, Mexico, the US and other countries in Central and South America. That I haven’t encountered his work until recently just boggles…

  • Bill Turner

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    The landscapes of Bill Turner come with invitations. Most of them follow a compositional motif of roads, often central to the image, inviting you to step onto the road and follow it into the landscape. Turner lives and works in the Atlanta, Georgia area. His landscapes, painted in oil and acrylic, are softly rendered, at…