1 month ago | Michael Chesley Johnson

View in browser Littlejohn process camera, used until the early 1990s for creating printing plates from large line drawings. Do you agonize over color-correcting the photos...
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ONE LOVELY DRAWING, part 68

1 month ago | Illustration Art

On my recent visit to the Norman Rockwell Museum I lucked into their exhibition of Norman Rockwell Drawings. There, I was particularly struck by this lovely drawing, Norman...
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More Than 200 Philip Guston Works Are Headed to the Met

1 month ago | NY Times

A gift from his daughter includes 96 paintings and 124 drawings, which will make the museum the largest holder of work by the celebrated and provocative artist.
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Lee Bontecou

2 monthes ago | Chez Namaste Nancy

“I just got tired of sculpture as a big thing in the middle of a room,” the artist once said, adding that she “wanted it to go into space.” Her use of what one critic called “a...
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Fantasy Art at Flint

3 monthes ago | Gurney Journey

Fantasy art gets a good showing in Flint Institute of Arts in Michigan, which is currently hosting " Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration " through January 8. One of...
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At the tokyo national museum, and random last minute japanese impressions

4 monthes ago | Mattias Inks

Andrew Wyeth's Images of Death

4 monthes ago | Gurney Journey

Andrew Wyeth, Spring, 1978, tempera, 24 x 48 Andrew Wyeth was always fascinated by the subject of mortality. Andrew Wyeth, Dr. Syn, 1981, tempera on panel Before his own death...
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Unearthing Rick Barton, a Boho Bard of North Beach

5 monthes ago | NY Times

His drawings from the early '60s in “craggy, neurotic, ruthlessly precise ink” are on view in a remarkable museum debut at the Morgan Library.
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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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2 Pastels at the PSNM Signature Show!

6 monthes ago | Susan Roden

2 LOTUS + BUDS 13"h x 16"w $543.40 - tax inclusive A POCKETFUL OF TEARS 18"h x22"w $1,793.22 - tax inclusive The two pastels pictured above are included with PSNM's Signature...
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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 ...

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