Rosalba Carriera. Vemetian pastel portrait painter of the Rococo era

3 monthes ago | Chez Namaste Nancy

Rosalba Carriera , in full Rosalba Giovanna Carriera , (born October 7, 1675, Venice -died April 15, 1757, Venice), Venetian portrait painter and miniaturist, an originator of...
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Stalking the Wild Aesthetic

4 monthes ago | Michael Chesley Johnson

View in browser Back in the 60s, when the “back-to-nature” movement was drawing its first breath, a little book came out: Stalking the Wild Asparagus. It was written by Euell...
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Will Real-Time Technology Forever Change Real Estate?

4 monthes ago | Arch Daily

Courtesy of Imerza The real estate industry moves fast. It wasn't so long ago that potential buyers narrowed their searches by driving around with a sheaf of printed listings...
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D Art Slam

5 monthes ago | Camplin Art

I'm in D Art Slam at f.i.g. A three-day, juried exhibition of drawings, paintings, photography, and sculpture. More than 150 artists will sell and exhibit their artwork to be...
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In ‘Colonial Ruptures,' Artist Sharif Bey Defies the Constraints of Time through Fragmented Figures

5 monthes ago | Colossal

“The Oviary I,” earthenware, mixed media. All images © Sharif Bey, shared with permission. Artist Sharif Bey centers his practice around recontextualizing, a process he...
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Marvel Comics Akimbo

7 monthes ago | Sweattshop Graphic Artist

Marvel Comics is a major American comic book and related media company. The company was founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman, with the actual name of Timely Publications, as it...
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Another Milt Kahl Birthday

9 monthes ago | Andreas Deja

Milt Kahl was born on March 22, 1909. He is one of a few giants in the animation industry. At Disney he set a standard for excellence in drawing that would be unique to that...
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Richard Parkes Bonington - part 1

10 monthes ago | Poul Webb

Self-portrait by Richard Parkes Bonington, 1847 (after a wash drawing by Bonington dated 1825-26 British Museum, London Richard Parkes Bonington was born in Arnold, near...
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Happy 100th Bill Gaines!

10 monthes ago | Tom Richmond

Today would have been Bill Gaines 100th birthday. I never got to meet him. He passed away June of 1992, 8 years before my first piece appeared in MAD. I was lucky to have...
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A big welcome to the new board members!

One year ago | Urban Sketchers

Genine is a long time Interior and Industrial Designer and Urban Sketcher who currently lives in Bogota, Colombia. Previously she lived in New York State and in Toronto...
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Emma Elliott presents new marble sculptures at on form 18

Emma Elliott is one of forty sculptors selected for on form 18, a biennial exhibition of sculpture in stone at Asthall Manor in the Cotswolds. She joins world renowned and... Read more ...

Vibrant Makeup Mirrors Sweet Frozen Treats in Max Siedentopf's ‘Pleasure...

All images © Max Siedentopf, shared with permission London-based artist and creative director Max Siedentopf has a knack for portraying more than meets the eye in his... Read more ...

Sketch o'the Week- Jenna Ortega!

The Lovely Anna and I finally watched the last of the new “Wednesday” show on Netflix staring the perfectly cast Jenna Ortega as the titular character. We enjoyed it quite a... Read more ...

Blue Glass, Teal Glass Goblet and Orange

More delicious finds from the thrift store. This still life was set up in natural light by my east window. I worked on the drawing for a couple of days to get the composition... Read more ...

Early Pongo

These rough animation drawings show the early design of Pongo with a larger muzzle. See previous post on this topic here Ollie Johnston animated this section from the opening... Read more ...

The Poetic Face: Shirley S

Pastel Portrait and Video of Shirley S. Poet Read more ...

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