Who is John Everett Millais? John Millais (1829–1896) was a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of English artists who united in 1848 hoping to renew British painting. They idealized the sincerity of purpose and clarity of form of the early Italian Renaissance artists—before Raphael—finding art that they sought to emulate. The Pre-Raphaelite…
Month: September 2018
John La Farge: Nocturne
A founder and leader of the American watercolor movement by the late 1870s, La Farge used the medium to make studies for illustrations and decorative projects, to record his travels, and to paint exquisite floral still-life exhibition pieces. This sheet typifies those still lifes in its quiet mood, its nuanced handling of the medium, and…
‘Unburdened’ – Brandewijn Words – MORALITY PARK
In silent veracity the falseness Comes alive and steals the night. Dwelling in temerity it ticks and tocks, Takes time from me in gasping gulps of air. The trigger of one’s validation Slowly breeds anticipation that Builds and builds until it falls Like castles small and made of sand. The raging winds that push…
Brandon Knoll: Macaw
Post by Chaotic Shapes Here is the Finished drawing. It took longer than it was supposed to because of my vacation. It could have taken me about a week and a half instead it took about 3 weeks. The drawing Is done and that’s the only thing that matters. The length of time it takes…
Laurie and Blair Pessemier: Paint in Rome Workshop
A Day of Painting Blair and Laurie Pessemier paint in the Sabina area. We invite you to paint with us. We will provide easels, paints, canvas — everything you need to create a masterpiece. Take the train to Stimigliano Scalo, and we’ll be there to pick you up and take you to the medieval Borgo, or…
Suzanne Valadon: Still Life (1922)
Still Life – Suzanne Valadon , 1922. French,1865-1938 oil on canvas, 18 3/8 x 15 1/8 in. 46.67 x 38.42 cm. Via: huariqueje
Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky: Still Life (1920)
Still Life, 1920, Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky Via: artist-belsky
rlmcdermott: Will You Meet Me In The Garden
View this post and much more at rlmcdermott Mixed Media and Drawings
Truth and Beauty: Charity Water
Watch The Spring- The Charity Water Story: How a radical decision to reset his life led Scott Harrison to build a nonprofit that would change the way we think about giving. Image Credit: Among the Waves (1898), source: Ivan Aivazovsky [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Emily Carr: Untitled forest scene (c1932)
Emily Carr: On Jungles, January 1, 1936: “I painted one of the thick jungle sketches. Perhaps I am getting “junglier.” They won’t be popular. Few people know the jungle, or care about it or want to understand it. An organized tumult of growth, that’s what those thick undergrowth woods are, and yet there is…
At Sunnyside - Where Truth and Beauty Meet 