Month: July 2013
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Michael Sowa (update)
When I first wrote about the delightfully whimsical and decidedly off-kilter paintings of German artist Michael Sowa back in 2006, I had to refer readers to poster sites to view examples of his work. I still can’t find a dedicated web presence for Sowa — though there is a portfolio on the site of artists’…
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More on Sargent watercolors at the Brooklyn Museum
As I reported back in May (don’t say I didn’t give you advance notice on this one), there is a once-in-a-lifetime show of ninety-three of John Singer Sargent’s dazzling watercolors, supplemented with nine beautiful oils, at the Brooklyn Museum until July 28, 2013. The show then moves to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where…
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David Parkins
Illustrator and cartoonist David Parkins, originally from the UK and now based in Canada, has had a long career creating editorial illustrations, political cartoons and satirical comics for some of Britain and Canada’s top publications. In addition he has illustrated a number of children’s books. In the introduction to his website, Parkins points out that…
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Eye Candy for Today: Ingres portrait of Princesse de Broglie
Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres In addition to dazzling the eye with his handling of face, figure, fabric and jewelry, Ingres leaves no doubt that he has nailed the sitter’s likeness. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Use “Fullscreen” link and download arrow.
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James Peale
Today is July 4, or “Indepenence Day” here in the U.S., a holiday on which we celebrate our freedom from having to pay undue deference to rich people with certain family bloodlines, and instead can devote our worshipful attention to talentless entertainment celebrities — as is just and right. It’s also a day in which…