Author: cparker
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Thomas Paquette – Americas River Re-Explored
Thomas Paquette is a painter I’ve written about several times previously, and whose work I find particularly appealing. Paquette’s approach is fascinating in several ways: his bold and daring compositions, his expressive brushwork, his use of naturalistic and expressionistic color — often within the same painting — and his unconventional treatment of edges. Paquette brings…
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Eye Candy for Today: Meléndez still life with melon
Still Life with Limes, Oranges, Acerola and Watermelon, Luis Egidio Meléndez Link is to Wikimedia Commons, original is in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. Just another amazing still life by 18th century Spanish master Luis Egidio Meléndez. As is often the case, his superb command of value and texture steals the show. See my previous…
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Henry Ryland
Henry Ryland was a British painter and illustrator active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who shows the influence of Victorian painters like Albert Moore and Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Though he sometimes painted in oil, he was known for his elegant figurative watercolors. These were rendered — like many watercolors of the time —…
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Eye Candy for Today: Samuel Palmer ink and watercolor drawing
Oak Tree and Beech, Lullingstone Park, Samuel Palmer Pen and brown ink, with gouache an watercolor on toned paper, roughly 12 x 18 inches (30 x 47 cm); in the collection of the Morgan Library and Museum, NY. Use the “Zoom Image” or “Download Image” links on their page to view larger. I love the…
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Liz Shippam
To my eye, there appears to be a tendency in contemporary botanical art to be so respectful of scientific accuracy that contrasts of color and value are often sacrificed, leading to reserved, delicate watercolor renderings that are less impactful as artworks on their own. The bold watercolors of English botanical artist Liz Shippam provide a…
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Eye Candy for Today: Friederich von Amerling portrait
The Young Eastern Woman, Friedrich von Amerling Link is to Wikimedia Commons, which has a nicely high-resolution version of the image; original is in the Cleveland Museum of Art. 19th century Austrian painter Friederich von Amerling was known for his refined portraits, which many compare to those of Ingres. In this example, likely intended as…