Lines and Colors art blog

Category: Painting

  • James Gurney

    —

    by

    cparker
    in , , , ,

    I don’t usually post two full images by the same artist, but in this case I was fascinated to find out that an artist I thought I was familiar with is, in effect, two artists. Many people are familiar with James Gurney as the artist/creator of Dinotopia, a series of lavishly illustrated fantasy books about…

  • Jacob Collins

    —

    by

    cparker
    in , ,

    The difficult thing about painting a still life is the “life” part. Many still life paintings have a lot more “still” than “life”. Jacob Collins has a touch that keeps his still life subjects vibrant and fresh. When I first encountered his work, I was impressed with his range of subject matter. He is remarkably…

  • State of the Art (Jeff Hayes – update)

    —

    by

    cparker
    in ,

    Jeff Hayes published a nice post about Lines and Colors today on his blog State of the Art. I wrote about his painting and art-comments blog back in November. He’s still writing fascinating posts about all aspects of being a painter, including this one about constructing a shadow box for controlled dramatic lighting of still…

  • William B. Hoyt

    —

    by

    cparker
    in ,

    New England artist William B. Hoyt does landscapes and still life paintings in a detailed style that approaches photo-realism. I prefer the looser, more painterly work found in the “Italian Sketchbook” section of the site. Most of the images have a link to a “high-res version” if you look for it.

  • Essential Vermeer

    —

    by

    cparker
    in , ,

    In my development as an artist, it’s taken me a long time to get over being intimidated by the great masters. Over the years, I’ve caught Raphael and Michelangelo making mistakes in proportion, Prud’hon cheating to fit a figure on a sheet of paper, even Rembrandt missing the mark. I eventually realized that the masters…

  • State Of The Art (Jeff Hayes)

    —

    by

    cparker
    in ,

    I enjoy blogs in which artists frequently post their work and chronicle their experiences and progress as an artist. A case in point is Jeff Hayes’ State Of The Art, in which the Boston artist posts his small oil paintings, discusses the painting process, offers painting demos and comments on art related topics. Here is…