Author: cparker
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Eye Candy for Today: John Hamilton Mortimer’s Frontispiece from Fifteen Etchings
Frontispiece (from Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds), John Hamilton Mortimer In the Metropolitan Museum of Art; image area is roughly 4 x 10 in. (35 x 25 cm). Whenever I see etchings like this, I’m reminded how much I love the character of etched lines; though similar in many ways, so different from…
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Discovering Dinosaurs, Walters & Kissinger
There is something particularly fascinating about dinosaurs and dinosaur art. Here are the dragons and monsters of myth and story, but actually real — science with all the dazzle and mystery of fantasy. Those of us who remember a fascination with dinosaurs as children, whether or not we have been fortunate enough to keep it…
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Eye Candy for Today: drawing by Jean “Moebius” Giraud
Drawing by Jean “Moebius” Giraud From the GeekDraw article marking his passing. (See also my post: Jean Giraud (Moebius) 1938-2012). I don’t know if this has a title, many Moebius drawings do not. I think this one is old enough that it was done with ink and watercolor, rather than digital. One of the things…
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Armand Point
Armand Point was an Algerian born French painter, draftsman and decorative artist who was influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, but took much inspiration from Leonardo and other masters of the early Renaissance. He is generally considered a Symbolist, which is a loosely defined school of art, and his style varies from the influences mentioned above to…
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Eye Candy for Today: Jean-Baptiste Greuze chalk drawing
Head of a Young Woman, Jean-Baptiste Greuze Red chalk on paper. 16 x 12 inches (41 x 31 cm), 18th century. In the Morgan Library and Museum. Use download link under image, or zoom version. Greuze has drawn an understated but elegant and remarkably strong study. The hands and bonnet are quickly realized, but the…
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Sergio Lopez
Sergio Lopez is a painter based in the San Francisco Bay area, who works with landscape and figurative subjects. His landscapes, both in plein air and more refined studio works, are based on direct observation. His figurative works are more interpretive. Though painted from life models, his figure compositions often incorporate invented decorative elements, floral…