Month: July 2013
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Double Degas Eye Candy for Today
The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage, and Édouard Manet, Seated, Holding His Hat, Edgar Degas Degas was restless experimenter. In his depiction of a ballet rehearsal (for which Degas himself “rehearsed” with a number of preparatory drawings, and finished in three different versions) he is experimenting both with composition, as he frequently did, and with…
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Stanislaw Zoladz
Stanislaw Zoladz is a watercolor painter originally from Poland, where he studied at the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts, now living and working in Stockholm, Sweden. Zoladz’ beautifully refined paintings are infused with light in many forms, from scintillating daylight to the muted, atmospheric effects of overcast days. From the relatively small images on his…
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Eye Candy for Today: Isaac de Moucheron landscape drawing
Classical Landscape, Isaac de Moucheron In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click “Fullscreen” and then zoom or download arrow. A beautiful drawing in the grand tradition of 17th century Dutch landscapes in pen and ink with washes. In this case, the artist has combined two ink colors, brown and gray-brown. The original measures roughly 7×12…
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Michael Whelan
For many years, Michael Whelan was one of the best known, most popular and well respected artists in the field of fantasy illustration. His work set new standards for the field and continues to inspire new generations of artists. In the mid 90’s, Whelan transitioned from illustration into gallery art, bringing his refined draftsmanship, dramatic…
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Johannes Bosboom
Nineteenth century painter Johannes Bosboom is known for his portrayals of church interiors, in which he explored light and volumetric space. He produced several beautiful cityscapes as well, notably the striking View of the Paris Quay and the Cathedral in Rouen (images above, top, with detail). He was also notable and influential as a landscape…
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Eye Candy for Today: Way’s grapes
Bunch of Grapes, Andrew John Henry Way In the Walters Art Museum. Use “Explore Object” line in upper left of image, or Download link to right.