Lines and Colors art blog

Month: November 2016

  • Nick Alm

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    Nick Alm is a contemporary Swedish painter who studied in Florence and has exhibited in the US as well as Europe. Alm’s primary focus is on figures, often in groups and in compositions that carry a narrative element. Many of the recent works highlighted on his website appear to be part of a series related…

  • Eye Candy for Today: Canaletto drawing of Warwick Castle

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    Warwick Castle: The East Front from the Courtyard, Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Pen and brown ink with gray wash over black chalk; roughly 12 x 22 inches (32 x 57 cm). Link is to the J. Paul Getty Museum, which has the original in its collection. The Getty’s page has both a zoomable and downloadable…

  • Martin Dimitrov

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    Martin Dimitrov is a painter originally from Sofia, Bulgaria and now based in the U.S. Self-trained as an artist, Dimitrov paints still life, landscape and figures. His still life compositions are subtle and contemplative, with muted value contrasts and restrained colors, often emphasizing the textural appeal of his subjects. I particularly enjoy his paintings of…

  • Richard Wright

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    Richard Wright is an illustrator, concept artist and matte painter based in the UK. Beyond that, there is no bio information on his website or ArtStation gallery. His work is richly atmospheric and textural; his colors chosen to evoke mood and drama. I enjoy his use of suggestion in backgrounds, whether for environmental elements or…

  • Eye Candy for Today: Jean-Etienne Liotard’s Chocolate Girl

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    The Chocolate Girl, Jean-Etienne Liotard Pastel on parchment, roughly 20 x 32 inches (52 x 82 cm). Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden. This is the most famous of 18th century Swiss artist Jean-Etienne Liotard’s beautiful pastel portraits and genre…

  • Mateusz Urbanowicz

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    Originally from Poland, Mateusz Urbanowicz is a concept artist, animator, illustrator and painter currently living in Tokyo. Urbanowicz works in ink, watercolor, gouache and acrylic gouache, as well as in digital media. On his website and other online portfolios, you’ll find a selection of his professional and personal work. I particularly enjoy his series of…