Lines and Colors art blog

Month: January 2025

  • A Fresh Look: Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring

    Hopefully — even if only for a moment — you got to see in the top two images Vermeer’s iconic painting with fresh eyes. The images are reversed left to right. It is not an uncommon practice for artists to pause in the process of working on a painting or other artwork and view the…

  • Philip de Laszlo

    Hungarian born painter Philip de László, who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, spent much of his life and career in the UK, where he was noted for his portraits of royalty and the wealthy. The de Lazlo Archive Trust website features information about the artist, as well as a catalogue…

  • Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2025!

    As I’ve done every New Year’s Eve since 2005, I’ll wish Lines and Colors readers a Happy New Year with one of J. C. Leyendecer’s New Year’s covers for the Saturday Evening Post, in this case marking the arrival of 1925.For more Leyendecker to while away your New Year’s day, check the list of Lines…