Author: cparker
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Dana Guerrieri
Dana Guerrieri is a visual development artist and illustrator, whose work can simultaneously have a light touch and a dark edge. Her online portfolio is not extensive, but there are more images on her prints page, and a there is a gallery on Concept Art World. She also has a YouTube sample reel.
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Eye Candy for Today: Burne-Jones’ Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs, Edward Coley Burne-Jones On Wikimedia Commons. Zoomable version on Google Art Project. Original is in the Tate, London
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Ben Haggett
Ben Haggett is a painter from Montana, who also happens to make some of the best and most cleverly designed pochade boxes out there, under the name of Alla Prima Pochade (as I described in my extensive article on pochade boxes). Somewhat ironically, Haggett has in recent years become fascinated with digital painting, working in…
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Hayao Miyazaki animated short
Hayao Miyazaki, director of some of the most fantastic and beautifully executed animated feature films in history, is not known for creating short films. According to io9, this animated short, which has recently become available on Vimeo, was an exercise to break a creative block Miyazaki experienced while working on Princess Mononoke. The film was…
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Eye Candy for Today: Gossaert’s Merchant
Portrait of a Merchant, Jan Gossaert On Google Art Project. Hi-res downloadable on Wikimedia Commons. Original is in the National Gallery of Art, DC. Gossaert has surrounded his subject with items relevant to his profession. For more, see my post on Jan Gossaert.
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Medieval style Tolkien illustrations by Sergei Lukhimov
These illustrations, mostly done in a style reminiscent of medieval Russian iconography, are from Russian editions of JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings books. They were painted primarily in gouache by Ukrainian artist Sergei Iukhimov. I haven’t been able to find much directly on Iukhimov, save multiple references to this particular series of illustrations. The…