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Golden by Alex Andreev

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Posted at 2026-03-14 08:45:58 | Illustrations | read on

Loïc Jouannigot

Loïc Jouannigot is a French illustrator with a charming children’s book style.

The drawing style is both precise and loose, with a pleasantly sketchy quality. There is much attention to detail, and in some cases complex scenes and environments.

Some are cut-aways, always a fun element, and many are populated with multiple animal characters. The color palette id nicely balanced between muted and brighter colors, and the oveerall effect is wonderfully suited to the drawing style and subject matter.

Jouannigot does not appear to have a dedicated website or blog, so I’ll send you to the gallery of his work on Character Design...

Lines and Color

Posted at 2026-03-13 18:40:37 | Illustrations | read on

Eye Candy for Today: Henry Farrer graphite drawing

Landscape by a Stream, Henry Farrer, graphite, 15 x 22 in. ( 36 x 56 cm), in the collection of the Morgan Library and Museum. Downloadable file on their website.

19th century English/American artist Henry Farrer gives us a beautifully delicate graphite landscape.

It looks carefully detailed, but on closer examination, reveals much in the way of apparently casual handling. The tree foliage is basically scribbles, as are the plants by the water, the tones of the distant trees looks roughly penciled in and much of the composition is left open.

Yet the composition, the strong V shape of the dominant tree and...

Lines and Color

Posted at 2026-03-07 23:33:46 | Illustrations | read on

Caspian Sea by Alex Andreev

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Posted at 2026-03-06 16:43:42 | Illustrations | read on

A pair of watercolor portraits by Ernesto Levorati

Two Framed Watercolor Portraits of Children, Ernesto Levorati. Currently in a private collection, images are from Bonham’s past auction from 2024. Bohanam’s gives the sheet size as 12 x 8″ (30 x 20 cm).

I just came across these two delightful watercolor portraits by 19th century Italian artist Ernesto Levorati by chance.

There is a wonderful delicacy to the softly textural applicaiton of watercolor. It appears to me to be in a dry brush technique, of the painstaking kind used for botanical illustration. It’s hard to be sure. It may just be granulating colors.

Whatever the technique, the end result is a soft,...

Lines and Color

Posted at 2026-03-01 03:28:45 | Illustrations | read on