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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,...
ilLumi
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 is a gallery on CharacterArtReferences and shop pages on Shopify and Base Shop.
Eye Candy for Today: Manets Flowers in a Crystal Vase
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 florals, but I think Manet’s loaded, brushy paint marks give his subject a vibrant freshness.
Frederick Cayley Robinson
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 19th century British artists.
I was curious about the repeated image of a red headed young girl in several of his paintings, but I was unable to find reference to the subject. Perhaps simply a family member used as a model?
Robinson’s scenes often...
Eye Candy for Today: Francisco Lojacono’s Olive Grove
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 landscapes and seascapes. Here, in a wonderful display of light, atmosphere and texture, he paints an affectionate depiction of the gnarled olive trees in a grove near his native Palermo, Sicily.
Eye Candy for Today: Frederic William Burton’s star crossed lovers
Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs, Frederic William Burton, watercolor and gouache, 37 x 24 in. (95 x 61 cm), in the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland. Link is to a Wikipedia page with access to a large image.
Taken from a medieval ballad is the story of Hellelil, who falls in love with her bodyguard, Hildebrand. This is to the displeasure of her father, who sends Helleli’s seven brothers to kill Hildebrand. Much unpleasantness ensues.
Burton has chosen a tender and poignant moment of their last embrace. The scene is intimate, almost claustrophobic....
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