Author: cparker
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Eye Candy for Today: M.C. Escher’s Up and Down
Up and Down, M.C. Escher. One of my favorites from Escher, a simple and elegant brain twist from the master of pulling your perceptions out from under you (and this inspiration for this panel from my webcomic).
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Phil Sandusky
The focus of attention on New Orleans on Sunday reminded me of a book I’ve had for a while called Painting Katrina, a collection of paintings by New Orleans based artist Phil Sandusky. In the 150 or so paintings in the book, he presented plein air impressions of the city in both normal and troubled…
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Eye Candy for Today: Tenniel hand colored Cheshire Cat
Cheshire Cat in the Tree Above Alice, by Sir John Tenniel — a hand-colored proof for The Nursery “Alice”. I had never seen this before. Wonderful. In the collection of the Morgan Library & Museum. Look for the “Full Screen” and Zoom controls under the image. [Via The Morgan Library on Twitter: @MorganLibrary]
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Ladies of Animation, GR Works
GRworks is a gallery and curatorial venture by Gennie Rim, an animation professional who is endeavoring to bring animation artists into the gallery community with shows like the current Ladies of Animation exhibition that opens with a reception this Saturday, February 9, 2013 in Los Angeles and runs until March 2nd. Though the selection of…
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Eye Candy for Today; Cabanel portrait
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe by Alexandre Cabanel. Late 19th century full-length portraits like this were said to be done in the “Grand Style”, pulling out the stops to make the best presentation of the subject. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click “Fullscreen” and zoom or use download arrow.