Lines and Colors art blog

Month: June 2019

  • Ferdinand Knab

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    Ferdinand Knab was a German painter active in the latter half of the 19th century. He trained as an architect, but after working in the field for two years, he left to devote himself to architectural painting. Aside from that, I can find little information and only a few image resources. Knab frequently focused on…

  • Eye Candy for Today: Sargent charcoal portrait drawing

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    Portrait of Ernest Schelling, John Singer Sargent Charcoal on paper, roughly 24 x 18 inches (62 x 47 cm); in the collection of the Morgan Library and Museum, NY (use zoom or download links above and below image on their page). Many people are aware of Sargent’s stunning society portraits and his brilliant personal watercolors,…

  • Michal Orlowski

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    Michal Orlowski is a Polish watercolor painter who is the founder of the Creosfera atelier and one of the cofounders of the Polish Watercolor Association. Orlowski’s training as an architect shows in his solid draftsmanship and handling of perspective, along with is general fondness for architectural subjects. His confident, almost casual rendering gives his cityscape…