Lines and Colors art blog

Month: December 2015

  • Eye Candy for Today: Marcus Larson’s Waterfall in Småland

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    Waterfall in Småland, Marcus Larson Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; Original is in the Nationalmuseum Sweden. Swedish landscape painter Marcus Larson — who was at one time a student of the German painter Andreas Achenbach — gives us a wonderfully dramatic landscape in the Romantic tradition,…

  • A few books on the history of pigments and colors

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    First of all, this is not an end-of-year book list, or a series of reviews, or even recommendations. I just realized there seems to be a kind of mini-genre of books about the history of various pigments and colors, many of which are of interest in terms of artist’s pigments. I haven’t read these, I’ve…

  • Anatoly Korobkin

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    Anatoly Korobkin studied at the Krasnodar Art College and The Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture; and has subsequently taught at the latter school as well as the Moscow School of Watercolor Andriaka. Korobkin has a richly painterly style, with free brush work applied over a foundation of firm classical draftsmanship. Korobkin is married…

  • Thomas Brissot

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    Thomas Brissot is a French concept artist and illustrator based in Paris. His website, blog, Tumblr and ArtStation portfolio feature a variety of work both professional and personal projects, as well as some digital painting from life. I particularly enjoy the theatrical way he uses spotlighting effects within in his compositions, as well as his…

  • Jehan-Georges Vibert

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    19th century French painter Jehan-Georges (Jean-Georges) Vibert was born in Paris and studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He was known in particular for his satirical portrayals of Roman Catholic clergy — particularly Cardinals — who he portrayed indulging in lavish lifestyles rather than performing their assigned duties. These paintings were popular in France at…

  • Eye Candy for Today: Frans Snyders’ Still Life with Small Game and Fruit

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    Still Life with Small Game and Fruit, Frans Snyders In the Rijksmuseum. It’t interesting to compare this painting with a similar subject by Snyders in the National Gallery of Art, DC: Still Life with Grapes and Game.