Month: October 2014
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Wan Bao
Wan Bao is a concept artist based in Shanghai. Beyond that, I know little of his professinal credits. His website divides his work into “Environment”, “Chinese Style” and “Practice”. As is often the case with concept artists, I find much the work in his practice or personal section even more compelling than his professional work,…
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Pam Ingalls
Encouraged by her artist parents, Pam Ingalls studied at Accademia Di Belle Arti in Florence, Italy and the art department at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. She continued independent study with, among others, Ron Lukas, a protégé of Russian-American painter Sergi Bongart. The influence of the Russian colorist tradition comes through in her rich palette.…
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Thomas Woodruff
Like many artists, Thomas Woodruff finds fascination in pursuing the possibilities offered by a particular subject in a series of related works, or “variations”. He is best known for several series in which he explores images that can be viewed differently when flipped vertically (similar to Gustave Verbeek’s classic early 20th century newspaper comic, The…
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Hokusai exhibit in Paris
Katsushika Hokusai is arguably the most widely known and influential Japanese artist outside of Japan. Usually referred to simply as Hokusai, the artist actually changed his name several times through his career. He was a proponent of the Ukiyo-e school of woodblock prints. A new exhibition at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais in Paris,…
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Jeffrey Smith (update)
Jeffrey Smith is a widely recognized illustrator, with a long and impressive client list, who I first wrote about back in 2007. Since then, Smith has a new and much improved website, a variety of blogs (listed below) and other accessible portfolios. Smith works in deft, fresh applications of watercolor, and his illustrations, which often…
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Eye Candy for Today: Tissot’s Holyday
Holyday, James Tissot Sometimes listed as “The Picnic”. In the Tate Britain. Use Full Screen link under the image (or full size here). While today is not a Holyday (holiday), it is Tissot’s birthday, a nice day to welcome fall foliage and celebrate a wonderful and underrated painter.