Author: cparker
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Eye Candy for Today: Moran’s Green River Cliffs
Green River Cliffs, Wyoming, Thomas Moran On Wikimedia Commons. Original is in the National Gallery of Art, DC. The most striking of Moran’s dramatic paintings of the American West —which is saying something. For more, see my post on Thomas Moran.
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Francesco Francavilla
Italian comics artist Francesco Francavilla is known for his cover and interior art for numerous series for the American comics market, to which he brings a wonderful pulp/flim-noir sensibility. In addition to his cover and interior sequential art for various company-owned series, he has attracted attention with his creator-owned series Black Beetle, the visual subject…
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Gustave Doré
When I was growing up, there were several books in the house that helped prompt my interest in art. A couple of them, in particular, impressed me with the power of drawing and printmaking. One was a 1948 edition of Dante’s The Divine Comedy, illustrated by Gustave Doré; another was a Dover edition of Doré’s…
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E.A. Verdine
Ernie Verdine is an artist from Utah who works primarily in watercolor, and occasionally with gouache and acrylic. He uses a restrained palette, close value relatinships and strong textural elements to give his landscapes a feeling of quiet contemplation.
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Eye Candy for Today: Greuze’s The White Hat
The White Hat, Jean-Baptiste Greuze On Wikimedia Commons. Original is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. I love paintings like this that go from highly refined passages to areas that are remarkably painterly.
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John Nevarez (update)
John Nevarez is a visual development and storyboard artist working in animation. His projects include Monsters University and Cars 2, among others. He has recently left Pixar to establish a freelance career. His long-running blog has examples of his work on various projects, as well as personal work, warm-ups and sketches for fun. Fun is…