Author: cparker
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Joe Fenton
Joe Fenton started in sculpture, moved into concept art for the film industry and then transitioned into children’s book illustration. He also creates the large scale drawings shown above, which I assume are gallery pieces. For these, Fenton works initially in a detailed graphite drawing, then works over that in ink and acrylic or gouache.…
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Vincent or Theo?
It has long been assumed that Vincent van Gogh never painted a portrait of his brother Theo, despite the number of self-portraits he completed during the two years he lived with Theo in Paris. Now researchers at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, think they have determined that the presumed self-portrait at right, above, is…
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Four Go Painting in Provence
In what would surely count as a dream painting excursion in the eyes of many artists, myself included, four painter/bloggers who are familiar to many, Katherine Tyrrell, Sarah Wimperis, Robyn Sincliar and Ronelle van Wyk, arranged a joint painting trip to Provence in the south of France. With the exception of Van Wyk, who could…
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Illustrator Shaun Tan Draws Conclusions on Spiegel Online
In a delightful twist on the usual interview format, Australian illustrator, author and concept artist Shaun Tan replies to a series of interview questions on Spiegel Online with pictures instead of words. The images have a little magnifier icon for viewing them larger. See my previous post on his beautiful wordless graphic story The Arrival.…
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BP Portrait Award 2011, NPG, London
The images are frustratingly small and inconveniently presented, but the variety of approach among the exhibitors in the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery in London is wonderful. You can always take the artist’s names to Google to search for more of their work. The exhibition is on view to 18 September, 2011…