Month: October 2013
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Belinda Del Pesco drypoint prints with acrylic sheets
Belinda Del Pesco has some fascinating posts about making drypoint prints using sheets of acrylic — commonly known under brand names like Plexiglas or Lexan — as the plates, instead of traditional metal plates. Drypoint has long been an alternative or addition to traditional etching techniques. It is advantageous in that scratching the lines directly…
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Eye Candy for Today: Gao Yan landscape
Clear Streams in a Summer Ravine, Gao Yan On Google Art. Original is in the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Ink on paper 15×69″ (38x175cm) A beautiful ink painting from the late Ming Dynasty (17th century).
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Vermeer, Rembrandt and Hals at the Frick in NY
Just a reminder to those on the east coast of the U.S. that several superb masterpieces from the Mauritshuis are currently on this side of the Atlantic, including Vermeer’s iconic Girl with a Pearl Earring. Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Hals: Masterpieces of Dutch Painting from the Mauritshuis just opened at the Frick Collection in New York,…
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Lois van Baarle
Lois van Baarle is a Dutch illustrator and concept artist currently living and working in Utrecht. Her digital painting style combines the kind of lively, springy drawing sometimes found in animation and gaming concept art with Art Nouveau-inspired flowing curves and sweeping design elements. Her website portfolio is divided into basic sections within which are…
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Eye Candy for Today: Raphael drawing
Kneeling Woman with her Left Arm Raised, Raphael (Raffaello Santi) On Google Art Project; also Wikimedia Commons. Original is in the National Galleries Scotland. Red chalk with touches of black chalk. 11×7.5″ (28x19cm). When I think of superb draftsmanship in the history of art, Raphael is way up there on the list. Way up there.
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Rémi Maynégre
French illustrator and comics artist Rémi Maynégre traveled to Japan on his honeymoon, and documented the trip in a series of beautiful watercolor sketches. He has collected some of these into two books, with a third underway. Both of the existing books have been given graphical reviews on Parka Blogs: Voyage au Japon, Tome 1:…