Lines and Colors art blog

Month: February 2013

  • Paperman

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    “Paperman” is a superb six minute Academy Award nominated animated short from Disney Animation that was shown in theaters before “Wreck it Ralph” last November. Disney has wisely posted it to YouTube for all to see. [Not any more; see my 2015 addendum, below.] Created by a small team at Disney led by first-time director…

  • Eye Candy for Today: Thaulow’s Water Mill

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    I’m happy to say that after several months of being relegated to the stacks, one of my favorite paintings is back on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Water Mill by Frits Thaulow. I don’t think anyone handles the reflections, translucency and surface motion of small streams better than Thaulow. Unfortunately, the museum’s page…