Month: February 2021
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Eye Candy for Today Mrs Smith watercolor of plums and caterpillars
Branch with a cluster of ripe plums and caterpillars, Mrs. Smith; watercolor, roughly 10 x 10 inches (25 x 25 cm). Link is to the image page on Wikimedia Commons. Original is in the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. The image is credited to “Mrs. Smith”, based on a pencil signature at the lower right…
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Zufar Bikbov
Orignally from Russia, Zufar Bikbov is a painter now based in the U.S. whose landscapes and occasional still life paintings are painted with bold confidence based on a solid draftsmanship. His color palettes are balanced between high chroma highlights and restrained supporting colors, giving a feeling of bright but naturalistic color. I particularly admire the…