Category: Gallery and Museum Art
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Rowland Hilder
Born in the U.S. to British parents, Rowland Hilder moved to England with his family at the age of 10, studied at Goldsmith’s College School of Art — where he eventually returned as a professor of drawing — and went on to become one of the UK’s most popular watercolor artists of the 20th century.…
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Eye Candy for Today: Frederic Remington’s Small Oaks
Small Oaks, Frederic Remington Link is to a zoomable version on Google Art Project; the original is in the Frederic Remington Art Museum, which only has reproductions of their collection in their store. We usually associate 19th century painter Frederic Remington with his depictions of the American West, cowboys, Native Americans and historical subjects. It’s…
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Michael Robear
The watercolors of northeastern Maryland artist Michael Robear would be striking enough in any context — crisply rendered in muted palettes, with intriguing narrative elements bordering on magic realism — but they are particularly arresting in their individualized sculptural frames. In addition to being a painter, Robear is a sculptural metalworker and also works with…
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Eye Candy for Today: Pensionante del Saraceni still life
Still Life with Fruit and Carafe, Pensionante del Saraceni In the National Gallery of Art, DC; you have to use the download link to see a larger image. (The largest version requires a free account to download.) Clearly observed and directly painted, this early 17th century still life has a particularly beautiful compositional flow. Your…
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Eye Candy for Today: John White Alexander’s Repose
Repose, John White Alexander In the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; use the download or zoom icons under the image for high-resolution version. This stunning painting by 19th century American artist John White Alexander — who focused on paintings of well-attired young women in luxurious settings — combines the fluid brushwork of fin-de-siécle…
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Helen Allingham
Helen Allingham was a Victorian English watercolor painter and illustrator. Born Helen Mary Elizabeth Paterson, Allingham was encouraged by a grandmother and aunt, who were established artists, and took to art early on. She studied at the Birmingham School of Design and then at the women’s school of the National Art Training School (later renamed…