It s August! Headed for the shore, you lemmings? Looks like fun! I ve written about illustrator and concept artist Peter de Sève three times in the past, but that s not often enough to feature his delightful, whimsical and insightful illustrations. They are, in effect, beautifully rendered cartoons, and I never tire of them. Rather than going [ ]
A Natural Stone Arch Beside the Sea, Carlo Ferrario, pencil on paper, 6 x 12 in. ( 21 x31 cm). In the collection of the Morgan Library and Museum. The link is to the Morgan Library page from which you can zoom or download the image. I recommend that, as my crops above are insufficient [ ]
ilLumi is an artist about whom I now very little, though likely a digital concept artist and illustrator, presumably from Japan. Most often whimsical, but sometimes straightforwardly realistic, the work often employs deep cotrasts between light and dark, with sources of illumination playing key roles. ilLumi doesn t appear to have a dedicated website, but there [ ]
Flowers in a Crystal Vase, Edouard Manet, oil on canvas, 13 x 19 in. (33 x 25 cm). In the collection of the National Gallery of Art, DC. Manet is best known for his figurative work, of course, but I particularly enjoy his still life paintings. I m not always in tune with various styles of [ ]
Frederick Cayley Robinson was an English painter and illustrator active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He carried some of the style and approaches from the late 19th into the early 20th, even as they were fading in popularity. Notably, he was influenced by the literary medievalism of the Pre-Raphaelite painters and other [ ]
Olive Grove, Palermo, Francesco Lojacono, oil on canvas, 33 x 58 in. (84 x 147 cm). Link is to page with access to large image on Wikipedia. I don t know the location of the original. Italian painter Francesco Lojacono, who was active from the mid 19th to the early 20th centuries, was known for his [ ]