Year: 2021
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Eye Candy for Today: Fragonard’s La Bascule
La Bascule (The See-saw), Jean-Honoré Fragonard, oil on canvas, roughly 30 x 39″ (75 x 99 cm), in the collection of the Louvre, currently on display at Musée Fabre, Montpellier. Link is to the Louvre’s page, which has zoomable and downloadable images. This painting and another by the French Rococo artist were recently acquired by…
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Gradients: Color, Form and Illusion
I received review copy of Gradients: Color, Form and Illusion, a new instructional video from painter, illustrator, writer and teacher James Gurney. The concepts behind making gradations of color in visual art can seem as though they should be simple, until you find yourself trying to paint something like different bands of color on a…
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Vermeer restoration unveiled with revealed Cupid
Johannes Vermeer, the remarkable 17th century painter from the city of Delft in the Netherlands, is revered for his transcendent portrayals of the effects of light and atmosphere in domestic scenes. He is best known for his series of compositions in which people, predominantly young women, are seen engaged in simple activities in front of…
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Eye Candy for Today: luminous Howard Pyle painting
Why seek ye the living in a place of the dead?, Howard Pyle Source for this version of the image is Fleurdulys Tumblr (large image here); original is in the Kelly Collection of American Illustration Art. This was an illustration for the April 15, 1905 Easter themed issue of Colliers. Whether it accompanied a particular…
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James Patterson
Scottish artist James Patterson, who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was known for his atmospheric landscapes, concise insightful portraits and tactile still life subjects. Patterson studied at the Glasgow School of Art and also in Paris. He was adept at painting with both watercolor and oil. The best online representation…
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Eye Candy for Today: J.C. Leyendecker’s Rowers
Another great Saturday Evening Post cover by the inimitable American Illustrator, J.C. Leyendecker. As usual, Leyendecker is walking a line between naturalistic representation of anatomy, cloth and other objects, and stylistic touches. In this image, I note the small streaks of light across areas of the arms legs and clothing of the figures, as well…