The Realist is a graphic story by illustrator and comics artist Asaf Hanuka about one family’s search for a new home after their current living arrangements are upset. The strip was originally serialized in a Hebrew language version in the Israeli Newspaper Calcalist . Hanuka has re-lettered it in English and is publishing it on the web, one page a week. English speakers may find it interesting to compare some of…  Read More →

The Realist is a graphic story by illustrator and comics artist Asef Hanuka about one family’s search for a new home after their current living arrangements are upset. The strip was originally serialized in a Hebrew language version in the Israeli Newspaper Calcalist . Hanuka has re-lettered it in English and is publishing it on the web, one page a week. English speakers may find it interesting to compare some of the English language pages... 

Florian Afflerbach is an architect and architectural artist, and one of the founders of the Urban Sketchers group blog, which I wrote about previously (also here and here ). While many artists who sketch architectural scenes rely on a suggestion or informal feeling for perspective, Afflerbach has a masterful command of its nuances, at times tackling drawings in three point or even curved perspective. His sketches of buildings, streets and interiors... 

Vincent van Gogh’s now iconic painting of his bedroom in Arles is one of his most famous and favored works. He described his intention for the painting in his letters to his brother Theo, saying: “This time it’s simply my bedroom, but the colour has to do the job here, and through its being simplified by giving a grander style to things, to be suggestive here of rest or of sleep in general. In short, looking at the painting should... 

Wisconsin artist Chris Beck went from the fine art program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to a career as a graphic designer and then found her way back to painting. Her bright, high-chroma watercolors have been featured in magazines like Watercolor Artist and The Artist’s Magazine and she has been the recipient of a number of awards from juried shows and exhibitions. In addition to still life subjects and florals, both in still…  Read More →

Wei Te – Mu di , or The Cowherd’s Flute , is a beautiful short animated film by Te Wei (Sheng Tewei) a master Chinese animator who died this month at the age of 95. Te Wei was a print cartoonist who was asked by the Chinese Ministry of Culture to establish an animation studio in 1949. He is best known for his 1950’s film The Conceited General . In the 1960’s he began to create the equivalent of animated ink paintings,... 

Susan Lenox has posted a collection of vintage German posters, illustration and advertising art (mostly late 19th and early 20th Century) to a Flickr set . There are travel posters, ads for beer, bicycles, theatre and pens, and a variety of artists and styles. Many of the images are linked to larger versions, but unfortunately not much larger. You can still enjoy the images though, and the interesting out-of-context subjects that can leave you... 

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Phillip Geiger says that he does not intend for his paintings to carry a narrative, but a narrative element is often implied by the posed subjects that inhabit his room interiors. His interiors are at once quiet and lively, calm and energetic. It is in his treatment of light and painterly handling that Geiger conveys energy. The confident application of paint and contrasts of tone and color, along with the play of light, bring almost every surface... 

Jason Seiler is a caricaturist, character designer and illustrator whose clients include The New York Times, Time Magazine, The Weekly Standard, Business Week, MAD Magazine and many others. As a caricaturist, Seiler often pushes his exaggerated portraits to extremes, to the point where they have a fun-house mirror feeling. He can then turn around and deliver a straightforward portrait, though he obviously enjoys the freedom that caricature allows.... 

Gouache is a medium that doesn’t get its due. Often looked on as a “less than” subset of transparent watercolor, or a “wannabe” substitute for oil, gouache has some of the characteristics of each. It is a form of watercolor, pigment suspended in gum arabic, and does give the ability to work in light over dark like oil and unlike transparent watercolor. Most importantly, though, gouache has its own character, with... 

“…and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?” I used the quote above, from the first paragraph of Lewis Carroll’s classic and newly popular story, as a preface to the “ Dead Tree Edition ” of my webcomic, ArgonZark! when it was published in 1997. I felt it was a perfect summation of the appeal of comics and graphic stories, as well as illustrated…  Read More →

I wrote about Nick Pugh back in 2006. Pugh is a concept artist and designer for the entertainment industry. In addition to his work in feature films, he often does design work for theme park rides and attractions. Since my previous post, Pugh has redesigned his web site and added considerable material. You’ll find links to various galleries, including those exploring his interest in concept vehicles, and his fascinating “Liquid Vehicles”... 

70 Million is a song by Hold Your Horses , a French-American band, that has been made into a video by L’Ogre Productions in which members of the band (and presumably a few friends) pose in hilarious mock-ups of 25 or 30 famous paintings from the history of Western Art. If you get tired of guessing, you can try similarity based image search , or you can just cop out and visit Flavorwire , where Kelsey Keith has put together screen captures... 

The work of UK artist Patrick Hughes lends itself to viewing by way of photographs even less than sculpture, which is unsurprising in that it is essentially a combination of painting and sculptural elements. Sculpture, to be properly appreciated, must be experienced by moving through the physical space in which it exists, which changes your view of it until multiple views from various angles form a composite, three dimensional image in your...