Author: cparker
-
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…
-
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…
-
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.
-
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.
-
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…
-
Eye Candy for Today: Caligula’s Palace by Turner
Caligula’s Palace and Bridge, Joseph Mallord William Turner On Google Art Project. High-res downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons. Original is in the Tate Britain. It’s paintings like this that earned Turner the appellation “Painter of Light”.