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  • Thomas Hovenden

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    19th century painter Thomas Hovenden was noted both for his work as an artist and for his role as a teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. As a painter, Hovenden painted domestic scenes, historical events and to some extent still life subjects. He is noted in particular for his depictions of African…

  • Felideus (Juan Parra)

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    Based in Madrid, Spain, Felideus (pen name for Juan Parra) has worked as an art director, animator, screenwriter and graphic designer for film and video productions, and is now a freelance illustrator, designer and writer. As a writer and illustrator, Felideus has worked on book projects and in comic books. He works both in traditional…

  • Janet Ternoff

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    Self taught New York artist Janet Ternoff finds great fascination in the facades and interiors of buildings. She works in a realistic style, at times with considerable detail. She works in a range of sizes, from 8×10 to considerably larger. Her series of exteriors of bars, stores and restaurants feel in a way as if…

  • Carel Fabritius

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    Carel Fabritius was a Dutch painter whose adopted name comes from the latin for carpenter, or if more broadly used, craftsman. Fabritius studied in the the studio of Rembrandt, and is generally considered to be Rembrandt’s most talented pupil, and the only one to really break free of the master’s influence and develop his own…

  • Anthony S. Waters

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    Anthony S. Waters is a California based concept artist and illustrator who does work for the gaming industry. He has worked with companies like Sony On-Line, DNA Productions, Lucasfilm, Electronic Arts, Microsoft and Hasbro, among others. Waters works in both traditional and digital media, and often works with a bright palette, though at times almost…

  • Met Museum’s American Wing reopens

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    The American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which has been undergoing extensive renovations, reopened this week, with a revitalized showcase for one of the best and most extensive collections of American art in the country. For those who can’t visit in person, I’ll take the opportunity to point out again…