Month: November 2013
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Eye Candy for Today: William Fraser Garden bridge
St. Ives Bridge, St. Ives, Huntingdonshire; William Fraser Garden Watercolor, pen and gray ink, with touches of gouache on paper, 14×18 in (35x46cm). In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Use “Fullscreen” link and zoom or download arrow.
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Janet Hamlin
Janet Hamlin is an illustrator whose clients include Time Warner, Universal Studios, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, IBM, HarperCollins and Associated Press. She is also a courtroom sketch artist. The latter role is one of those fascinating areas in which photography has not replaced drawing as a form of reporting, primarily because cameras…
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Antonio Mancini (update)
I’ve seen a lot paintings by quite a number of painters over time, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone handle paint quite like nineteenth century phenomenon Antonio Mancini. I call him a phenomenon, both because his remarkable talent manifested itself at an early age, and because academic master Jean-Léon Gérôme called him that.…
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Eye Candy for Today: Kroyer's roses
Roses. Marie Krøyer seated in the deckchair in the garden by Mrs. Bendsen’s house, Peder Severin Krøyer On Google Art Project. Original is in the Skagens Museum. Enjoy the roses while they last.
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Raphael Lacoste (update)
Raphael Lacoste is an illustrator, visual development artist and art director for the gaming and film industries. He is currently working with Ubisoft as Brand Art Director for the Assasin’s Creed franchise, which is noted for its beautiful environments. Lacoste’s other gaming credits include: Prince of Persia: The sands of Time and Prince of Persia:…
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Catherine Drabkin
I had the opportunity over the weekend to attend a gouache workshop at the Delaware College of Art and Design (where I teach a course in Animation for the Web), conducted by Catherine Drabkin. Drabkin was a founding faculty member of the college, and has recently relocated to Pittsburgh. Drabkin works in oil and drawing…