A few years back, I wrote an article about the art technique books I have (it’s here). I thought it might be a good time to revisit that, as well as post some of the artist books that I have as well. However, reading a bunch of text is probably pretty boring, and artists are […]

It combines textures, architectures and seemingly a whole new world, and it caught my eye immediately.

Sir Hubert von Herkomer's The Last Muster, a great example of realism and an almost illustrative idea

Though J.M.W. Turner's technique is certainly evident here, the tone of the piece isn't one I expected.

This is Frantisek Kupka's Resistance, or The Black Idol, which despite it's fairly simplistic idea is still a striking piece.

  This week it’s one of my very favorite pieces, and one from the previous incarnation of the “This Week’s Art” threads. This is Caspar David Friedrich’s A Wanderer Above a Sea of Mist, a stunning piece for me and one that I will eventually (when I have wallspace) show proudly on my own wall. […]

Before I brand myself as either only liking realistic art or only posting neoclassic/romantic art, I thought I’d add a little different look. This is George Bellows’ Club Night (aka, Stag Night at Sharkey’s; 1907, Oil on canvas, 43 x 53 inches), a “looser” image than I’ve been posting so far.  Ironically, Bellows also did […]