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Anthonius Mor: 16th Century Portraits that Looked Like People
"Sir Anthonis Mor, also known as Anthonis Mor van Dashorst and Antonio Moro (c. 1517 - 1577) was a Netherlandish portrait painter, much in demand by the courts of Europe. He has also been referred to...
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Extra-Fancy Building Tops: 1930 and 2004
Most modernist architecture is horrible. There: I said it. Actually, I've probably said it before, either on this blog or back when I blogged on 2Blowhards.For now, I'll spare Faithful Readers a rant...
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Gregory Stocks: Bold-Brush Tonalist
In mid-March I was doing one of my usual walk-throughs of Palm Desert's El Paseo area killing time while my wife was watching tennis at Indian Wells. El Paseo has a number of art galleries, and I...
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Henry Soulen, Mural-Style Illustrator
Henry James Soulen (1888-1965) was an illustrator whose work was published in major magazines, yet he is virtually unknown today. Short biographical links are here and here.Soulen's style included...
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Monuments, Texas-Style
The state of Texas has many virtues, especially for a good many of its residents. A deficiency is in tourist attraction sites, the only truly famous one being the Alamo.For several year my wife was...
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Molti Ritratti: Grace Coolidge
A while ago I posted about illustrator and portrait painter Howard Chandler Christy, and included an image of his portrait of Grace Coolidge, wife of President Calvin Coolidge.It seems that Grace was...
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Hmm. Where Did I See That Plane Before?
I visited the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida in late April, and amongst the dazzling collection (for an airplane fanboy like me) was a Messerschmitt 262 B-1a jet from World War 2. The...
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Dorothy Hood's 1950s, 1960s Fashion Illustration
My training in commercial art included a course in fashion illustration. The instructor, Irwin Caplan, who I wrote about here, would bring issues of the Sunday New York Times to class for our...
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Up Close; McClelland Barclay (Again)
I visited the fabulous Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida near the end of April. Besides aircraft, the museum displays aviation-related artwork, including that of McClelland Barclay...
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Sam Francis: A More Structured Pollock
Sam Francis (1923-1994) was a painter and printmaker whose career was largely based in California and to a lesser extent in Japan and Europe. Biographical information can be found here at Wikipedia.The...
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One-Work Artists
The title of this post does not refer to artists who created only one work in their careers. Instead, it has to do with artists who suffer the fate of being known to the general public for one really...
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Suzanne Valadon's (Restored) Apartment
I returned from Europe last week bearing pixels of this and that, including photos taken in the Musée de Montmartre of a "restoration" of the apartment of artist/model Suzanne Valadon who lived in the...
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Suzanne Valadon's (Restored) Studio
The previous post featured photos I took last week in the Musée de Montmartre of a "restoration" of the apartment of artist/model Suzanne Valadon who lived in the main building for a time. This post...
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Steinlen's Cats at the Musée de Montmartre
Paris' Musée de Montmartre is a place worth visiting for those interested in the Parisian art world of, say, 1880-1920 and even into the 1930s. On display October 17th, 2014 to September 13th, 2015 is...
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Glimpses of Parisian Architecture
I was in the tourist zone of Paris 19-21 June and took photos of some buildings I noticed while going about the sightseeing rounds.Something I like regarding Paris, Prague, Vienna and a few other large...
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Richard D. Taylor, Big-Eye Cartoonist
It seems that most successful cartoonists settle into a distinctive style and stick with it. Consider it a trademark, form of branding.Richard Denison Taylor (1902-1970), a Canadian who moved to New...
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Up Close: R.G. Smith's Aviation Art
I visited the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida near the end of April. It's a must-see attraction for airplane buffs. Besides aircraft, the museum displays aviation-related artwork, including...
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Painted Maps, Then and Recently
My college art history course conveyed the Modernist Establishment party line that the practice of painting was teleological, that its ordained end was the Platonic ideal manifested by the New York...
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Early Examples of the Corner Window
The above photo was taken of a Seattle neighborhood in 1947. Look closely at the house on the left. At the far left side of it you will notice a corner window. Corner windows were fashionable features...
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James W. Williamson's Charming Ford Model A Ads
The Ford Model A advertisement shown above was illustrated by James W. Williamson (1899-1978), a self-taught artist with a degree from Yale.Ford had been building its famed Model T for many years, but...
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