Lines and Colors art blog

Author: cparker

  • Thomas Paquette: Souvenir

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    I’ve written before (here and here) about the unique and wonderful visual character of Thomas Paquette’s landscape paintings, both large and small. Paquette is painter based in Western Pennsylvania. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing two shows of his work here in Philadelphia, and I’ve been looking forward to a third, new show that is…

  • Eye Candy for Today: Brueghel still life

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    A Basket of Flowers, Jan Brueghel the Younger. Though not as accomplished as his father, Jan Brueghel the Younger turns in a 17th century tour de force of clear observation and fidelity to nature. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Use “Fullscreen” link.

  • Japanese Manhole Covers

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    Here in the U.S, manhole covers are treated as simple utilitarian access to underground systems, and their design generally reflects that — just a utility hatch. In Japan, however, a large number of municipalities use the same kind of utility opening covers to express their local identity, with decorative covers that portray local landmarks, plants,…

  • Adam and Dog

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    Adam and Dog is a beautifully designed, realized and animated short (14 minutes) written and directed by Disney visual development artist Minkyu Lee, assisted by a group of friends from other animation studios like Dreamworks and Pixar. The story — of man, dog and woman — unfolds slowly and wordlessly against a series of strikingly…

  • The Path of Nature: French Paintings from the Whitney Collection, 1785-1850

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    The Path of Nature: French Paintings from the Whitney Collection, 1785-1850 is the title of an exhibition currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It includes works by well known and lesser known artists from the period. Though I haven’t been able to see the show, I have seen some of the…

  • Nantala Kantala

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    As far as I can tell, Nantala Kantala is a Japanese illustrator, and/or anime artist. I only have this site to go by, and Google Translate has been of little help. I did find, however, that the characters to the immediate left of the top image are links to other images. I’m even unsure, as…