Month: February 2013
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Tiago Hoisel
Tiago Hoisel is an illustrator and digital painter from Brazil. Hoisel works primarily in Photoshop to create his wildly exaggerated portrayals of people, famous and otherwise, as well as animals and other characters. His caricatures, as stretched and loopy as they may be, are grounded in the tactile realism of detailed textures and firm control…
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Eye Candy for Today: Corot landscape “sketch”
The Bridge at Narni, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot. One of my favorite landscapes by Corot (or by anyone for that matter) — a shining example of why Corot and his compatriots in the Forest of Fontainebleau, along with Boudin, Courbet, Constable, Jongkind and a few others, were considered the precursors of French Impressionism, and by extension,…
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Katie O’Hagan
Originally from Scotland, Katie O’Hagan moved to the U.S. after receiving a degree in silversmithing at Edinburgh College of Art. It was almost 10 years later that she began working in oils. She is now known for her incisive portraits, many of which are set in unusual compositions or settings, and some of which have…
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Thomas Paquette: Souvenir
I’ve written before (here and here) about the unique and wonderful visual character of Thomas Paquette’s landscape paintings, both large and small. Paquette is painter based in Western Pennsylvania. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing two shows of his work here in Philadelphia, and I’ve been looking forward to a third, new show that is…
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Eye Candy for Today: Brueghel still life
A Basket of Flowers, Jan Brueghel the Younger. Though not as accomplished as his father, Jan Brueghel the Younger turns in a 17th century tour de force of clear observation and fidelity to nature. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Use “Fullscreen” link.
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Japanese Manhole Covers
Here in the U.S, manhole covers are treated as simple utilitarian access to underground systems, and their design generally reflects that — just a utility hatch. In Japan, however, a large number of municipalities use the same kind of utility opening covers to express their local identity, with decorative covers that portray local landmarks, plants,…