Month: October 2015
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Eye Candy for Today: Tiffany glass mosaic
Garden Landscape, Louis Comfort Tiffany & Studio Favrille-glass mosaic, 103×114 in (263×290 cm); in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tiffany may have made this in preparation for work on the even larger Dream Garden mosaic, here in Philadelphia, on which he collaborated with Maxfield Parrish. I love the subtle, painterly representation of…
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Shushana Rucker
Like a musician who prefers the emotional tone of downtempo compositions, Philadelphia based painter and printmaker Shushana Rucker finds visual fascination in the muted contrasts of overcast skies and the overlooked subjects of industrial buildings, railways and related structures. Having had a fascination with railroads as a child, I particularly respond to her evocative portrayals…
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Eye Candy for Today: Botticelli idealized portrait
Idealized Portrait of a Lady (Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as Nymph), Sandro Botticelli Tempera on wood panel, 32×21 in (82×54 cm) Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Städel Museum, Frankfurt. There is also an article devoted to the painting on Wikipedia. This exquisite…
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Sean Sevestre
Sean Sevestre is a freelance concept artist and illustrator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Beyond that I have little information about his background. His work, though primarily digital and modern, has a character of classical and Victorian art, with a nod to classic literature. On his Tumblog you will also find sketches and work done in…