Author: cparker
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Eye Candy for Today: John Martin’s The Great Day of His Wrath
The Great Day of His Wrath, John Martin Oil on canvas, roughly 77 x 120 inches (197 x 303 cm); link is to zoomable image on the Google Art Project; downloadable version on Wikimedia Commons, original is in the Tate. This large painting by the 19th century painter John Martin — who was known for…
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Louis Béroud
Louis Béroud was a French painter active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was known for his views of Paris — often of strikingly complex architectural subjects — and views of ornate interiors, in particular interior views of the Louvre museum. Béroud was registered as a copyist at the Louvre and did…
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Eye Candy for Today: The Camp Meeting, Worthington Whittredge
The Camp Meeting, Worthington Whittredge, oil on canvas, roughly 16 x 40inches (40 x 103 cm); in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which has both a zoomable and downloadable version of the image. What I love most about this immersive, panoramic painting by Hudson River School artist Worthington Whittredge is his use…
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Ariduka55
Ariduka55 is the handle of an unnamed Japanese artist who, among other subjects, has a series of images in which humans are juxtaposed against unnaturally large animals, both real and imaginary. These are presented in a style that is influenced by concept art, anime, and in particular, the anime designs of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio…
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Thomas Paquette: Defined by Water
Thomas Paquette is a painter from Western Pennsylvania, whose work I have featured several times before and who I continue to follow, as I am delighted and fascinated by his approach. Paquette breaks up his compositions in areas of color that are often edged with contrasting or complementary colors. The color areas and edges are…