Lines and Colors art blog

Author: cparker

  • Eye Candy for Today: Marie-Denise Villers portrait

    —

    by

    cparker
    in ,

    Young Woman Drawing, Marie-Denise Villers In the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. When I first encountered this painting, it was hanging in a gallery at the Met in such a way that those entering the gallery were immediately confronted with it, and couldn’t help but be struck by its presence. The painting is…

  • Sina Pakzad Kasra

    —

    by

    cparker
    in

    Sina Pakzad Kasra is a concept artist and illustrator whose digital painting and drawing styles range from sketch-like to refined and atmospheric. At times, his textural approach appears nicely painterly, particularly in those images that have more naturalistic environments. Kasra often uses muted, almost monochromatic palettes to dramatic effect, alternating with brighter palettes in some…

  • Robert Zünd

    —

    by

    cparker
    in

    19th century Swiss painter Robert Zünd studied with several noted Swiss landscape painters, including Alexandre Calame and his teacher, François Diday. Carrying forward the emphasis on truth to nature of his teachers, Zünd became noted for his richly detailed landscapes, many of which were large in scale. He also was influenced by the study of…

  • Eye Candy for Today: Rubens red chalk profile portrait

    —

    by

    cparker
    in

    Profile Head of an Old Man (“Niccolò da Uzzano”), Peter Paul Rubens Red chalk and red chalk wash, over a layer of opaque light gray. Roughly 9 X 6 inches (22 x 16 cm). In the collection of the Morgan Library and Museum. In this beautifully realized chalk drawing the bony geometry of the face…

  • Jonas Lie

    —

    by

    cparker
    in

    Jonas Lie was a painter born in Norway to a Norwegian father and an American mother. After the death of his father he emigrated to the U.S., joining his mother and sisters in New York. He became known for his paintings of the city, and in particular of the Atlantic coast in New England and…

  • Eye Candy for Today: Hiroshi Yoshida spring woodblock print

    —

    by

    cparker
    in , ,

    Spring in a Hot Spring (Onsen no haru), Hiroshi Yoshida Woodblock print, roughly 11 x 16 inches (27 x 40 cm); in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; also on Ukiyo-e Search. With the visual appeal of both a drawing and a painting, Shin-hanga master Hiroshi Yoshida also combines the sensibilities of…