Author: cparker
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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…
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Eye Candy for Today: Cornelis Visscher, The Large Cat
The Large Cat (Cat Sleeping), Cornelis Visscher, engraving, roughly 5 x 7 inches (14 x 18 cm) I admire the way Visscher has varied the direction of his lines to indicate the natural texture of the cat’s fur, and the density of the lines to achieve his subtle variations in value. The foreground foliage and…
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N. C. Wyeth
When I first started Lines and Colors back in 2005, I actually wondered if I might run out of artists I admire to write about. Some fourteen years and several thousand posts later, my list of potential subjects is longer than the list of those I’ve covered. There are some artists, however, who are among…
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Ambrogio Alciati
Ambrogio Antonio Alciati was an Italian painter active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was primarily a society portrait painter, but many of his other canvasses were subjects of romance, courtship and passion. His style evolved over time, a darker more classical approach giving way to painterly splashes of color.
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Martin Lewis
Martin Lewis was an Australian/American printmaker, illustrator and painter active in the first half of the 20th century. He is known primarily for his etchings of wonderfully evocative scenes of urban life, often focusing on the effects of artificial light in nighttime scenes. In much of his work, shadows and areas absent of light play…