Lines and Colors art blog

Month: February 2018

  • Byam Shaw

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    John Byam Liston Shaw, more commonly known as Byam Shaw, was a British painter and illustrator active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Shaw was influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite painters who preceded him by a generation, and was one of the last hold-outs to carry their traditions on in the face of waning…

  • Eye Candy for Today: William Wyld watercolor

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    St. Mark’s Square, Venice, with Loggetta; William Wyld Watercolor and ink, roughly 10 x 7 inches (25 x 18 cm); in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Use the Download or Enlarge links under the image on their page. I love this beautiful ink and watercolor rendering, not just for its wonderful combination…

  • Leonard Campbell Taylor

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    Leonard Campbell Taylor was a British painter active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is know for his portraits and in particular for his interiors with figures, many of which are also portraits. He was a war artist during WWI, and also did some illustration. Many of his portraits and figures are…

  • Luke Buck

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    Luke Buck is an Indiana native who paints crisp, bright landscapes in acrylic, watercolor and gouache. In addition to painting subjects in his home state, Buck is working on a project to paint in every state of the union. You will find both original paintings and limited edition reproductions on his website. Many of his…

  • Eye Candy for Today: Ignacio Zuloaga portrait

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    Portrait of the Countess Mathieu de Noailles (Anna Elisabeth de Brancovan), Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta Link is to page with high resolution image on Wikimedia Commons. Original is in the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum. Spanish painter Ignacio Zuloaga, who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, brings together the traditions of Spanish…

  • Bror Anders Wikstrom

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    With the exception of the more straightforward watercolor (images above, bottom), the rest of these wild and wonderfully realized watercolor illustrations are designs for New Orleans carnival parade floats from the early part of the 20th century by Swedish/American artist Bror Anders Wikstrom. Wikstrom originally went to sea as a young man, but his career…