20 days ago | The Fabuleous Fifties

Saturday Leftover Day. David Wright is an almost forgotten comic artist from the fifties and sixties, who is very much loved by those who do remember his work. For a long time...
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AI and the Painter, Part 2: A Path Forward

26 days ago | Michael Chesley Johnson

View in browser "Cottonwood Days" / 12x16 Oil Based on AI-generated image In my previous post on AI , I wrote about what AI image generation is and how it works. In this post...
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Retreat Report: Sedona, Arizona

1 month ago | Michael Chesley Johnson

View in browser "Autumn Among the Rocks" 9x12 Pastel / Available Painted on Multimedia Artboard (I know I'm a bit late with this report, since the plein air painting retreat in...
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In Richly Patterned Portraits, Ruby Sky Stiler Dismantles Art History's Most Persistent Archetypes

1 month ago | Colossal

“Artist with Muse” (2022), acrylic, acrylic resin, paper, glue, and graphite on panel, 60 x 50 inches. All images © Ruby Stiler, shared with permission courtesy of Nicelle...
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José Clemente Orozco , Mexican Social Realist and Muralist

2 monthes ago | Chez Namaste Nancy

On this day in 1883. José Clemente Orozco , Mexican Social Realist and Muralist Today's birthday guy is José Clemente Orozco. A few years ago I saw a show of his drawings down...
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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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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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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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Eugène Grasset - part 2

4 monthes ago | Poul Webb

Self-Portrait Eugène Grasset (1845 - 1917) was born in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1845. He was raised in an artistic environment as the son of a cabinetmaker and sculptor who...
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Eugène Grasset - part 1

4 monthes ago | Poul Webb

Eugène Grasset (1845 - 1917) was born in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1845. He was raised in an artistic environment as the son of a cabinetmaker and sculptor who taught him at an...
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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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