Month: September 2015
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Fenghua Zhong
Fenghua Zhong is a Chinese concept artist and illustrator whose wild exaggerations of human and animal forms can be so over-the-top it sometimes takes a moment to focus on what is happening in his compositions, giving them something of a slow reveal. His command of atmospheric perspective can give the staging of his figures a…
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David Bottini
Landscape painter David Bottini uses the signature “Gabriel” on his paintings as a tribute to his grandfather, who inspired in him the love of the natural world that he brings to his intricate and richly colored landscapes. Bottini appears to relish the complexity of forest interior scenes, with myriad leaves and branches revealed in dappled…
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Florian Aupetit
Florian Aupetit is a French illustrator, concept artist, art director and “3d generalist” based in Paris. Aupetit has an effective minimalist style of digital painting that is best appreciated in large images, though I’ve tried to give a suggestion of his approach to texture and subtle value changes in some of the detail crops above.…
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Eye Candy for Today: Carl Blechen Italian landscape
Gorge near Amalfi, Carl Blechen Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable version on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin. Early 19th century German painter Carl Blechen created series of studio works based on a sketching trip he had taken to Italy a few years prior. Here, he gives…
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William Henry Hunt
Though he also painted landscapes, portraits and figures, and worked at times in oil, 19th century English artist William Henry Hunt was known primarily for his striking watercolor still life paintings. His subjects were often fruits like grapes, apples and peaches, which he rendered with extraordinary finesse using a technique known as “wet white” —…
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Teagan White
Minnesota based illustrator Teagan White takes her inspiration in animal and plant forms, often arranging them in compositions in which they are both representational images and design elements. White appears to work primarily in ink, applying color digitally in Photoshop, or traditionally with watercolor and gouache. She uses a restrained palette, leaning toward earth colors…