Wrapped in the blanket of clouds, I slumbered alone in the sky of dusk. Dreaming of all the time I’ve spent with the stars, Moon was green-eyed with our love. Lullaby the sky sang for me, I c…
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“Alright you guys, you can now find both "Dawn" and "The Veil of Night" on my Society6 page if you'd like a print! Direct links in comments 👇🌞🌜”
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Beautiful 'Angry earth goddess' Poster Print by Hedy CHEN ✓ Printed on Metal ✓ Easy Magnet Mounting ✓ Worldwide Shipping. Buy online at DISPLATE.
Illustrator David Álvarez (previously) is fascinated by working with shadows and light, finding black and white drawings to be one of his favorite ways to solve the images he conjures in his head. His most recent series, I Dreamed I Was the Night, follows a dark figure as it stalks, sits, and sleeps throughout the countryside. The night-cloaked being is dotted with twinkling stars, and in one particular illustration pulls a bright moon away from his face like a mask. More
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Digital Painting is all about using computers to do the fine tuning of your paintings. Using the right resolution, canvas size and different brush strokes can bring the magic effect to your digital
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How gorgeous is this little fella? This 2000s poster has been designed by Ryszard Kaja ( yes, the one who has designed the whole series dedicated to Polish towns and cities). This time he designed the poster for the Polish theatre- Teatr Napiecie. Unframed. Mint condition. Size B1: c. 68 x 98 cm For more posters and individual prices, check out my Instagram: #myvintagepostershop
Contemporary British artist Stephen Mackey brings a surreal romanticism to the modern world like no other, and this Saturday 14th December, you are invited to join in with the celebrations for his debut solo show at Arcadia Contemporary. His unmistakable works are a confection for the eyes, merging the charismatic and the macabre in delicate harmony. Enjoy the ostentatious? Prepare to revel in his display of females with rich, red lips, surrounded by extravagant layers of velvet curtains and silk dresses. Bask in the bizarre? Perhaps his spellbinding chimeras will better pique your interest; they are just as graceful as their human counterparts. Stephen Mackey: 'While You Sleep' The Pantomimers Opening Reception: Saturday, December 14, 2019 | 6pm to 8pm Exhibition Dates: December 14 – December 30, 2019 Arcadia Contemporary Old Town Pasadena | 39
"What is, is what must be" “There is not a day or night but a doe offers her life for her kittens, or some honest captain of Owsla his life for his Chief Rabbit's. Sometimes it is taken, sometimes it is not. But there is no bargain, for here, what is, is what must be.” -Watership Down by Richard Adams This open edition high quality luster photo print (a reproduction) was printed from the digital painting 'What is, is what must be'. Professionally printed on Fujicolor Crystal Archive photo paper with a satin finish. This print is archival and will last a lifetime or longer if properly cared for. All prints will be hand signed. print paper size: 8"x12" (30x20cm) 12''x18'' (30.5x45.8cm) Note: All screens display color differently. The print you receive may have subtle differences in color than what you see on your screen.
Last Friday, Kohn Gallery celebrated the opening of its new space in Hollywood with Mark Ryden's highly anticipated exhibition, “The Gay 90s: West”. The gallery walls were painted pale pink for the occasion, complimenting Ryden’s softly colored paintings that glamorize 19th century nostalgia and old time kitsch. Ryden’s latest neoclassical and pop surrealistic works are populated by young girls, religious icons, and street peddling Abraham Lincoln in 1890s America. Each piece is framed in Japanese wood, an art in its own right, ornately carved in bas-relief with motifs like birds, leafy branches, and the faces of his characters. Read more after the jump.
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Ferdinand Hodler - Night, 1889-1890. (Detail)
Stephan Sinding 1846-1922 Night (1914-19)
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Museums can be awesome. But let's face it, some of them can also be pretty dull. Which is why it's not surprising that some people get a little bored of them.
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Who hangs the stars in the sky at night? Painted with river water to add a swirl of magic. This original painting is 2.5 x 3.5 inches. On a tiny wrapped canvas, this painting can easily sit on a ledge or be hung on the wall.
I am writing this today (Sunday) 21 June despite the date at the top. Just to confuse the issue I start posting on my blog on Fridays usually. This pen and ink drawing took a long time to do and I am not too sure about it. I think it may be improved by painting the angel's dress, wings, her hair and the star. I will have to think about this one. The background is so strong that the angel's figure gets a bit lost. Angel Creating Tree I have come over all patriotic with this one. This is "Red and Blue Hens" and is an ink and watercolour painting which I did a little while ago. I have used these two hens in lots of things I have done in the past. This is one of the very rare landscapes that I occasionally paint in watercolour. I find landscape painting very difficult and rarely get a result I am happy with. This one isn't too bad but the design is far too symmetrical. This is a little watercolour sketch in response to the lovely, lush green trees that are around at the moment. Come the hot, dry summer we have been threatened with by the long range forecasters, they will be a lot less fresh looking. The two images below are lovely etchings by talented printmaker Janis Goodman. She has a studio in Leeds as well as a very interesting website showcasing her etchings here. Moonshine Pathways I love this deliciously bright and summery image by Serena Hall. It is called "Five Terns On Southwold Beach. You can find lots of work by Serena at her gallery here. This is one of Poppy Treffrey's well known bags. Poppy is a Cornish textile artist who draws her designs and then transfers them to tea cosies, bags, pictures and lots of other items. Her subjects are often connnected to the coast where she lives and works in Penzance and Newlyn. Her website is here but her work can be found on many sites if you Google her name. A greeting card by Poppy Treffrey printed from one of her textile pictures. I found these lovely, humorous images on Annlis Kruger's website here. She is a Swedish textile artist and her site is in Swedish. I found a rough translation and I think she creates her artwork by layering lots of thin fabrics, silks and yarns in lots of different shades and colours. I have always been interested in the art of mosaic making. I have a small collection of books on the subject which I drool over from time to time. This is one of my favourites. Lots of lovely mosaic artists' galleries to browse. I think it is probably quite an expensive hobby though. The three mosaics below are the work of internationally known mosaicist Sonia King. Sonia has won awards for her lovely work, including the one below here called Nebula Chroma. You can see more images of this mosaic on her website here. Her website is a really comprehensive look at galleries of her work, a large bibilography of mosaic books and lots of links to her fellow mosaicists. Definitely something to browse through with a cup of coffee. Nebula Chroma Primeval by Sonia King Moon River by Sonia King During the English summer, we have what is called "the cream tea" season.It started about twenty years ago when churches decided to raise money by providing afternoon tea and cakes for their parishoners. The cakes are made by parish volunteers and are of a very high standard. It is a very English thing to do and, judging by the popularity, most people love it. What could be nicer than taking tea and cakes in the countryside on a Sunday summer afternoon. If it happens to be wet you simply sit in the church and take in the architectural highlights and admire the stained glass whilst chatting to your friends. We visit two favourite churches locally and I have taken some photos of one of them below. It is the St. John The Baptist Church at The Lee village. The Lee is a quintessential English village which has been made famous by lots of scenes in the crime drama Midsomer Murders. One of the approach lanes to The Lee village. Reminds me of the GK Chesterton poem about the "rolling English drunkard made the rolling English road. Part of The Lee churchyard is left untended in order to provide a wild life conservation area. This is something which is done in lots of churchyards today. This beautifully quiet spot in The Lee Church graveyard is home to the remains of the Liberty family. Arthur Lasenby Liberty was the local Lord of the Manor and the founder of Liberty's of Regent Street which we all know and love. This tiny fragment of stained glass is from the 1200's and is built into a much larger window. It is in its original place. Isn't it incredible that craftmanship surviving 800 years is still intact today. It is situated in the middle top of the window you can see in the photo below. The Lee Old Church awaiting the 3pm cake connoisseurs. This is the original Old Church of the village and dates from about 1200 making it over 800 years old. It is made of chalk and is quite tiny inside but very atmospheric. It is still consecrated and services are held on occasion. The new church (Victorian) is situated a couple of hundred feet away. The industrious and charming lady cakemakers of The Lee village. The faded paintings on the walls were discovered in 1965. (I did ask their permission to photograph them for my blog.) If you enlarge these two photos you will see with what delights they tempted the tired walker, exhausted cyclist or the would be professional cake eater. The artwork below is all produced by artist and printmaker Holly Meade. Holly lives and works at her home studio in Maine, USA. She produces her beautiful images by woodblock and linocut and sometimes a combination of the two. She is also a well known childrens' book illustrator. If you go to Amazon and search for her name you will get a list of the books she has illustrated. On The Farm below is my favourite illustration. Never could resist a cockerel. My others are definitely those gorgeous angels. Her illustrations are full of energy and movement and she has a large repertoire of subject matter. She has a wonderful website full of images like these at Reach Road Gallery which is both the name of her website and her B&M gallery. It is definitely worth a look, especially for that delightful fox image on the home page. The website is one of the easiest, simplest and most comprehensive layouts I have seen. Go and enjoy.....! On The Farm woodblock illustration for book illustrated by Holly Meade. Joy This Way And That Way Woman Pretending To Be A Mermaid Angel Of Hope Flying By Crow In Snow I Am My Beloved's And My Beloved Is Mine Jackrabbit OverUnder We celebrated the Summer Solstice today with a lovely (exhausting) walk in the countryside around Bledlow in Bucks. (I will post some of the photos next week. ) The weather has been warm but breezy and everywhere is beautiful, shining green. Today is the first day of Summer and the wind is set fair for the next couple of months. I am hoping it is not toooo hot as I am a cool and misty person myself....!
The AmericanSociety for Microbiologists has hosted its first international 'Agar Art' challenge, in which microbiologists from around the world used various microbes and germs to create beautiful works of art in petri dishes. The submissions included recognizable paintings like Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' as well as original microbe paintings.
Thimble’s Return A Midsummer Night’s Dream Fall Birthday Lullaby For Mom Birthday Dreams Gift Happy Blue Bird Song Of Light Birthday Promenade Sunset Sight Of An Airplane Holy Night Sto…
L' Illustration est un des magazines les plus prestigieux français de l'entre-deux guerres (1843-1957), à la pointe des techniques d'impression les plus sophistiquées de l'époque. Hachette – Le Livre de Paris a publié dans les années 90 une série de recueil thématiques reprenant des pages du journal. J'ai été plutôt…
Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night, true version, aka The Furry Night. The masterpiece improved by Zarathustra the Cat
