Pierre Bonnard. shimmering visions of light

3 monthes ago | Chez Namaste Nancy

Born on this day. Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) Pierre Bonnard was a French painter and printmaker, as well as a founding member of the Post-Impressionist group of avant-garde...
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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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Symmetric Drawings on Antique Ledgers Balance Energy and Consciousness

5 monthes ago | Colossal

“Mantra Amplifier.” All images Tanya P. Johnson, shared with permission Conveying the “texture of a threshold,” the mixed-media drawings that comprise Tanya P. Johnson 's...
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Movement and Instinct Inform Taquen's Murals of Migrating Birds and Human Touch

6 monthes ago | Colossal

“Magpies and swifts.” All images © Taquen, shared with permission Thin, structural lines delineate a magpie wing and contour a child's nose or cheekbone in Taquen 's murals...
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Odilon Redon - part 13

6 monthes ago | Poul Webb

Odilon Redon was a French Symbolist painter, lithographer, and etcher of considerable poetic sensitivity and imagination, whose work developed along two divergent lines. His...
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Odilon Redon - part 11

6 monthes ago | Poul Webb

Odilon Redon was a French Symbolist painter, lithographer, and etcher of considerable poetic sensitivity and imagination, whose work developed along two divergent lines. His...
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Odilon Redon - part 10

6 monthes ago | Poul Webb

Odilon Redon was a French Symbolist painter, lithographer, and etcher of considerable poetic sensitivity and imagination, whose work developed along two divergent lines. His...
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Harvey Dinnerstein, Proudly Realistic Painter, Is Dead at 94

6 monthes ago | NY Times

He documented the early days of the civil rights movement in evocative drawings. Later, his paintings examined details of the everyday life around him.
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Odilon Redon - part 9

6 monthes ago | Poul Webb

Odilon Redon was a French Symbolist painter, lithographer, and etcher of considerable poetic sensitivity and imagination, whose work developed along two divergent lines. His...
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Odilon Redon - part 8

6 monthes ago | Poul Webb

Odilon Redon was a French Symbolist painter, lithographer, and etcher of considerable poetic sensitivity and imagination, whose work developed along two divergent lines. His...
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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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