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Month: June 2012

  • Tony DiTerlizzi’s WondLa

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    Tony DiTerlizzi is an illustrator and author who is probably best known as the co-creator of The Spiderwick Chronicles. In addition he has been the illustrator and at times author of a number of other children’s books. His latest project is as the author and illustrator of The Search for WondLa and A Hero for…

  • Vermeer’s “Woman in Blue Reading a Letter” restored

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    We have only thirty four, perhaps thirty five, acknowledged paintings by the remarkable 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer, so when one of his works is restored, revealing subtlties of color and detail not seen in centuries, it’s an occasion. It’s particularly noteworthy when the painting is one of Vermeer’s most beautiful and subtle works.…

  • Ricardo Martinez

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    As I’ve pointed out in several previous posts, scratchboard, despite its close relationship to pen and ink, is a medium with its own distinct characteristics, and to my eye a particular visual charm. There’s just something about a well done scratchboard drawing, the patterns of white lines against black, that grabs my attention and lends…

  • Dominick Domingo (update)

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    Dominick Domingo is a concept artist, illustrator and live action film director whose visual development credits include Lion King, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame and Tarzan. Since I wrote a profile of him in 2010, Domingo has recently turned his attention to writing, and his YA fantasy novel The Nameless Prince will be released in…

  • “Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit” at the Cincinnati Art Museum

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    “Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit” is a beautiful show about the terrific and under-appreciated turn of the 20th Century painter. It is currently on view at the Cincinnati Art Museum, where it will be on display until September 9, 2012. Unfortunately, the museum does not have much in the the way of online resources related…

  • Artist studios in 360°, Bradford Bohonus

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    I have an ongoing fascination with artists’ studios. I suppose it’s partly curiosity, partly looking for usable ideas and partly, I must admit, looking for confirmation that I’m not the only one whose working space is crammed wall to wall and floor to ceiling with drawing boards, easels, palettes, jars, tubes, racks, frames, shelves, boxes,…