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....

The Last Museum

The Last Museum, according to the website’s “About” page, is a search engine for museum art. It features a searchable database of over 5 million artworks, and intends to grow well beyond that.

You can choose sections like “Artists”, “Museums” or “Cultures” and search from there, or simply enter any terms in the general search box.

It may be difficult to see in my small screen capture above, but it’s the returns on a page for which I’ve searched for “landscape”, and then used their date filter to limit my search to works from 1850 to 1925. I like...

Carolyn Lord

Carolyn Lord is a California watercolor artist who paints with bold, strongly geometric compositions, and colors that range from vivid to subtle. Within her elegantly simplified shapes you will often find fascinating variations in texture and color.

Her website offers selections of her work in categories like gardens, still life and architecture, but my favorites of hers are her seascapes and landscapes, in which her particular appraoch resonates most strongly with her subjects.

You can also find prints of her work offered through CaliforniaWatercolor.com.

Shallow by Alex Andreev

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Eye Candy for Today: Pierre Guillemet portrait

Portrait of a Lady of the Court Playing the Tambourine, Pierre Désiré Guillemet, oil on canvas, 39×31 in. ( 96 x 79 cm), link is to Google Art Project, downloadable version on Wikimedia Commons.

French painter Pierre Désiré Guillemet was known for his paintings in the Orientalist style. Like many paintings in that genre, there is a fascination with the details of dress and an emphasis on how different it was from the European standards of the time. Novelty and the allure of different cultures were key to the appeal.

Guillemet has gone into the details and pattern of...

New Plein Air Easels and Systems Special Featured Article

In the past I’ve done several articles on pochade boxes and other painting systems. I’ve tried to follow up with update posts as the things change, but I finally realized the usual post format wasn’t ideal for this.

So I’ve created a couple of separate permanent pages, rather than temporary posts, that consolidate what I’ve found. I intend to keep updating these as time goes on.

In this article on Plein Air Easels and Systems, I’ve tried to give an overview of most of the major commercial options that I’m aware of.
These are not reviews, simply overviews...

Eye Candy for Today: Childe Hassam’s Water Garden

Water Garden, Childe Hassam, oil on canvas, 24 x 36″ (61 x 91 cm), in the collection of the Matropolitan Museum of Art.

The Met doesn’t provide large version of this image; I found one on masterapollon.com, a site that sells reproductions, from this page.

American Impressionism took many forms, Hassam is here using the broken color approach the French painters pioneered to great effect in allowing our eyes to glide over the irises bordering a lily pond.

"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