Lines and Colors art blog

Month: November 2015

  • Annie Stegg Gerard

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    Georgia based Annie Stegg is an illustrator, concept artist, character designer and gallery artist who works in the vein of fantasy art. Her clients include Ballistic Publishing,  Apple, Android, Hi-Rez Studios, Tiki Games, Addicting Games, and SPIL Games. In her personal work, Stegg appears to take inspiration both from Golden Age fantasy illustrators like Rackham,…

  • Stanislas Lepine

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    Though he participated in the first Impressionist exhibit — and shared with them a move away from the conventions of academic landscape and a search for the atmospheric effects of light and color — 19th century French painter Stanislas Lépine largely stayed outside of their circle. Lépine worked outside of most artistic social life, for…

  • Eye Candy for Today: Romá Ribera’s Woman in Evening Gown

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    Woman in Evening Gown, Romá Ribera Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona Ribera uses soft edges here to great effect, not only in framing his subject in soft backlighting, but in the portrayal of the texture of…

  • Denis Sarazhin

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    Denis Sarazhin is a Ukrainian painter who studied at the Kharkov Art and Design Academy and the Ukrainian Art Academy. In addition to exhibitions and galleries in Europe, Sarazhin’s work is available in the U.S. through Gallery Russia in Scottsdale, AZ. When I came across Sarazhin’s work, I was immediately struck by his stunning use…

  • Titus Lunter

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    Titus Lunter is a concept artist for the gaming industry. His credits include Tom Clancy’s The Division, Forza Horizon 2, Killzone: Mercenary, Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons, Fifth Edition. Lunter appears to focus on environments, and is particularly adept at casting them in dark, moody tones, while still retaining their character as stone,…

  • Eye Candy for Today: Böcklin’s Odysseus and Polyphemus

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    Odysseus and Polyphemus, Arnold Böcklin Link is to zoomable file on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The file on Wikimedia, though originally from the Sotheby’s sale to the museum in 2012, seems over-saturated in reds. Not having had the pleasure of seeing the…