Month: April 2014
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Self-portraits #12
More “selfies” from the hands of artists from the past. Nary an iPhone among them. Images above (links to my posts): George Hendrik Breitner, Amedeo Modigliani, Arthur Rackham, Marie Bashkirtseff, Cornelis Visscher (with detail), Frédéric Bazille, Lorenzo Lotto, Pieter Claesz (with detail).
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Priscilla Wong
To be fair, I haven’t see the new movie, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, but as a fan of the original Peabody’s Improbable History animated shorts from the Rocky and his Friends TV series, I wouldn’t be inclined to think of recasting the very 2-D, very limited animation series — in which writing and voice talent…
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Eye Candy for Today: William R. Leigh portrait
Sophie Hunter Colston by William R. Leigh In the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In addition to the larger image on the SAAM site, there is another image on Wikimdeia Commons. Though the latter is cropped, slightly soft in focus, and has a bit of glare, I’ve used it for the detail crop…
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Eric Wert
When I first encountered the still life paintings of Eric Wert, I was struck by his use of color: vibrant and intense, yet controlled and always in the service of the composition. I then was impressed with his handling of complex detailed compositions, often with multiple elements in front of intricate background patterns on wallpaper,…
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Christopher Copeland
Taking inspiration from the American Impressionists and Tonalists of the late 19th century, Minnesota artist Christopher Copeland paints landscapes with a deft touch for the representation of atmospheric effects and a keen sense of controlled value ranges and subtle color. In addition to the landscape of his native Minnesota, Copeland finds fascination in the very…
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Eye Candy for Today: Whistler etching
The Traghetto No. 2, James McNeill Whistler Etching and drypoint; eighth state of nine, roughly 9×12 inches (23x30cm). In the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Like Rembrandt, Whistler never fails to amaze me with how casual he makes his drawing process look in his etchings, and yet how powerful and subtle is the…