Author: cparker
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Russ Kramer
Connecticut based marine artist Russ Kramer focuses much of his work on the drama of historic yacht races, emphasizing the movement of water and vertiginous angles of the boats as they are lifted and tossed by the power of the waves. He has a touch for rendering roiled water in a way that feels palpable,…
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Inktober 2018
Today is October 1, the first day of “inktober” 2018. For more information on what Inktober is, and how to participate or just enjoy, see my previous post on Inktober.
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Eye Candy for Today: William Merritt Chase Shinnecock landscape
Landscape: Shinnecock, Long Island, William Merritt Chase Link is to the painting in the collection of the Princeton University Art Museum, which has zoomable and downloadable version of the image on their website. There is also a downloadable image on Wikimedia Commons. I have long been an admirer of the paintings of the 19th century…
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Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson
Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson was an American painter, active in the late 19th century, who was born in Philadelphia and studied there at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, as well as in Paris where she spent a notable portion of her career. Her style and subject matter ranged from influences of French neo-classical…
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Eye Candy for Today: Early Autumn, Montclair by George Inness
Early Autumn, Montclair, George Inness The link is to a zoomable version on the Google Art Project; there is a high-resolution downloadable version on Wikimedia Commons; the original is in the Delaware Art Museum (which unfortunately doesn’t have its collection online, though there is more on the Google Art Project). This is one of my…
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Yuko Shimizu (update)
Yuko Shimizu is an illustrator who I first profiled in 2007, mentioned again in 2010, and featured prominently in the article I wrote on contemporary illustrators for the Summer 2013 issue of Drawing Magazine. Shimizu (not to be confused with the Japanese designer with the same name who created “Hello Kitty”) is orignally from Japan…