Author: cparker
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Charles Courtney Curran (update)
When I wrote about the lyrical paintings of Charles Courtney Curran back in 2007 I mentioned being disappointed at the small amount of his work available on the web. Since then the web has continued to expand, bless it’s silicon heart, and more resources for Curran’s idyllic scenes of women in gardens, hanging clothes and…
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Erik D. Martin
Erik D. Martin is a visual development artist based in Los Angeles and currently working for Disney Interactive. His past clients include Nickelodeon Animation, Hasbro Animation, Disney Imagineering and Jim Henson, among others, He also contributed work as a color artists on Kazu Kbuishi’s beautiful Amulet graphic novel project. Martin has the kind of springy,…
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Eye Candy for Today: Winter View by Charles Leickert
If you’re on the east coast of the U.S. it’s a little warm today. Cool off with “Winter View” by 19th century Dutch artist Charles Leickert. From this past exhibit at Rijksmuseum.
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C.F. Payne (update)
With a terrific skill for caricature, a flair for whimsy and superb draftsmanship and technique, C.F. Payne has long been recognized as one of America’s foremost contemporary illustrators. His clients include Time, Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone, Esquire, National Geographic, The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic Monthly and a wonderful series of covers for…
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Not Blown Cover
Back in March I reported about Blown Covers, a personal blog started by New Yorker art editor Françoise Mouly. The blog is loosely based on her book of the same title, Blown Covers, about New Yorker cover submissions that didn’t make the cut, for reasons often fascinating and amusing. The premise of the blog, however,…
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Eye Candy for Today: Corot landscape
Ville-d’Avray by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. In the Frick Collection. Click on the image on the main page for the zoomable version.