Author: cparker
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Eye Candy for Today: Greuze Portrait
Portrait of a Lady in Turkish Fancy Dress, Jean-Baptiste Greuze Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; smaller downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the LACMA. Greuze continues to delight the eye with his soft edges and delicate rendering, underpinned by his solid draftsmanship and understanding of the geometry of the…
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Arturo Ferrari
Arturo Ferrari was an Italian painter active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent much of his career painting the streets and buildings of Milan, focusing on the older parts of the city and rendering his subjects with a wonderfully blocky, painterly quality that recalls the pioneering work of the Macchiaioli painters.…
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Eye Candy for Today: Kawase Hasui’s The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba
The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Benten ike), Kawase Hasui Woodblock prints, roughly 11 x 16 inches (27 x 40 cm). As with most woodblock prints, there are several different “pulls” from the same block for this beautiful image designed by Japanese Shin hanga artist Kawase Hasui. I’ve selected two versions to show…
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Edward Wilkins Waite
English landscape painter Edward Wilkins Waite was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Waite focused on landscapes, most of which were painted in his and around Surrey, where he was born. His landscapes are often painted in gentle overcast light, using an appealing muted palette and with an emphasis on texture. His…
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Tonči Zonjić
Tonči Zonjić (pronouced TAWN-chih ZAWN-yitch, according to an article on Illustrator’s Lounge) is a contemporary Croatian comics artist and illustrator. I make a point or mentioning that he is contemporary because of the wonderful feeling his work has for the classic comics artists of the past. His chiaroscuro ink style carries echoes of early 20th…
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Eye Candy for Today: William Strutt pencil drawing
Young Woman Holding a Book, William Strutt Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Art Gallery of South Australia, which also has an larger version on their site, though not as large as the other two. Pencil and watercolor on paper. The sheet is…