Author: cparker
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Eye Candy for Today; John Frederick Lewis’s Lilium Auratum
Lilium Auratum (Golden-rayed Lily), John Frederick Lewis, oil on canvas, 54 x 34 in. ( 137 x 35 cm), in the collection of the City of Birmingham Museum. I can’t find an image on their site, so the link is to a large image on the Peaceful Artworks prints and reproductions site. Like many of…
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Peter de Sève (update 2026)
It’s August! Headed for the shore, you lemmings? Looks like fun! I’ve written about illustrator and concept artist Peter de Sève three times in the past, but that’s not often enough to feature his delightful, whimsical and insightful illustrations. They are, in effect, beautifully rendered cartoons, and I never tire of them. Rather than going…
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Eye Candy for Today: Carlo Ferrario pencil drawing
A Natural Stone Arch Beside the Sea, Carlo Ferrario, pencil on paper, 6 x 12 in. ( 21 x31 cm). In the collection of the Morgan Library and Museum. The link is to the Morgan Library page from which you can zoom or download the image. I recommend that, as my crops above are insufficient…
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ilLumi
ilLumi is an artist about whom I now very little, though likely a digital concept artist and illustrator, presumably from Japan. Most often whimsical, but sometimes straightforwardly realistic, the work often employs deep cotrasts between light and dark, with sources of illumination playing key roles. ilLumi doesn’t appear to have a dedicated website, but there…
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Eye Candy for Today: Manets Flowers in a Crystal Vase
Flowers in a Crystal Vase, Edouard Manet, oil on canvas, 13 x 19 in. (33 x 25 cm). In the collection of the National Gallery of Art, DC. Manet is best known for his figurative work, of course, but I particularly enjoy his still life paintings. I’m not always in tune with various styles of…
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Frederick Cayley Robinson
Frederick Cayley Robinson was an English painter and illustrator active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He carried some of the style and approaches from the late 19th into the early 20th, even as they were fading in popularity. Notably, he was influenced by the literary medievalism of the Pre-Raphaelite painters and other…