Eye Candy: Kamibashi Bridge at Nikko (Sacred Bridge) by Kawase Hasui

Kamibashi Bridge at Nikko (Sacred Bridge) by Kawase Hasui, woodblock print, 15 x 10 (39 x 26 cm). The image of this impression of the print is from the ukyio-e.org site.

A member of the shin-hanga movement in the early 20th century, Kawase Hasui had training in both traditional Japanese and western art, and combined them in most of his images. Working with a dedicated woodblock carver, he would design the impressions to be a final image that cohered as it were more directly painted.

I love the way the bridge begins to fade into shadow as it enters...

Eye Candy for Today: John Chrome landscape etching

Tree on a Mound, John Chrome, etching, 13 x 12 in. ( 34 x 32 cm), in the collection fo the National Gallery of Art, DC.

English landscape painter John Chrome, who was active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, evokes a wooded scene with a wonderful selection of straight and wavy lines and textural scribbles, highlighted with areas left blank.

A splash of light emerges from behind the mound on the right, beside which are two figures that appear to me to be a woman and child (images above, bottom).

I particularly enjoy the way Chrome...

Matty Burnham

Matty Burnham is an English artist and illustrator working in ink and watercolor. His subjects are usually architectural, often of modest little cottages and houses.

He captures these with varied ink lines drawn with a fude fountain pen, which allows artists to vary the width and character of their line by turning the pen at various angles.

He renders these in washes of watercolor, often enlivened with a few key details and lively textures of granulating watercolor pigments. He simplifies his subjects, reducing them to their distilled essence in bold geometric shapes.

The result is strong compositions with the...

Eye Candy for Today; John Frederick Lewis’s Lilium Auratum

Lilium Auratum (Golden-rayed Lily), John Frederick Lewis, oil on canvas, 54 x 34 in. ( 137 x 35 cm), in the collection of the City of Birmingham Museum. I can’t find an image on their site, so the link is to a large image on the Peaceful Artworks prints and reproductions site.

Like many of the 19th century painters classified as Orientalists, John Frededrick Lewis was known for paintings of attractive young women in colorful and exotic costume. Throw in some lucious flowers and you have some key aspects of what made Orientalism so appealing to jaded European, and...

Peter de Sève (update 2026)

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 into his extensive experience in publishing and film, I’ll refer you to my previous articles, below, in which I’ve gone into more detail.

For now, I’ll point you to his website, on which you can see examples of his cover illustrations for the New...

Eye Candy for Today: Carlo Ferrario pencil drawing

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 to give you the feeling of the complete drawing.

19th century Italian artist and set designer Carlo Ferrario gives us one of those marvelous pencil drawings that shows some of the potential of this most humble of mediums.

Look at the variety of marks,...

Shallow by Alex Andreev

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"Virgo" by Artem Chebokha

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Dragonwatching 🐉👀 by Daniele Turturici

Toward the end of spring, the ancient dragon Dorain begins his yearly migration to the cooler lands. If you happen to be there at just the right time, you can witness the full spectacle as he crosses the Montyr Mountains. Over the years, dedicated dragonwatchers have mapped out countless viewing spots along the route, always discovering new vantage points to catch a glimpse of this incredible event.

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Dorothea Lange. Tulare County. FSA camp for migrant agricultural...

Dorothea Lange. Tulare County. FSA camp for migrant agricultural workers. Nursery. 1939