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Category Archives: Illustrations
The Lady and the Unicorn
The Lady and the Unicorn is the modern title given to a series of six tapestries woven in Flanders from wool and silk, from designs drawn in Paris ca 1500. The tapestries were created in the style of mille-fleurs (meaning: … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Illustrations, Tapestry, Textiles
Tagged À mon seul désir, Boussac castle, he Lady and the Unicorn, Tapestry, Tlegends
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This Berrie Fine Glaswegian Lass Must Not Be Extinguished
Above: University Cafe (2011) 24 x 19 cm from a series of drawings of Glasgow cafes. Scottish illustrator Christine Berrie is a born and bred Glaswegian, living in the town of Bishopbriggs near Glasgow. The daughter of a draftsman for … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, Illustrations, nostalgia, Paintings, StillLife
Tagged Glasgow shop fronts, graphite drawing, pencil drawing
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Are you thinking that Fafi is fluffy?
Fafi is an early adopter to street art and is currently living and working in Paris. Through her art, Fafi has been exploring her femininity through stereotypes, using them to her advantage. Fafi not only knocked her male colleagues and competitors out their … Continue reading
Whoop Oop De Boop
Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick. According to Wikipedia, the caricature of a Jazz Age flapper, Betty Boop was described in a 1934 court case as:”combining in appearance … Continue reading
Posted in Collectibles, Illustrations
Tagged Betty Boop, caricatures, cartoons, Comic heroes
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Fantasy That – It’s Hansson’s Magician’s Hat
Jan Ternald’s cover art for Bo Hansson’s album “Magician’s Hat”. Swedish musician Bo Hansson was born on 10 April 1943. He was best known for his four instrumental albums released in the 1970s. Hansson spent his early life in a … Continue reading
Posted in Cover Art, DarkArt, Illustrations, Paintings
Tagged Bo Hansson, Cover Art, Jan Ternald, Jimi Hendrix, Magician's Hat, prog rock, rolling stones
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This bird in hand is no burden had- Long Live the King!
Charles Bird King – Nesouaquoit (Trans. “Bear in the Fork of a Tree”) A Fox Chief – 1837 (90.2 x7 4.9cm). Charles Bird King (1785–1862) was an American portrait artist, best known for his portrayals of significant Native American leaders … Continue reading
Posted in Gallery Art, Illustrations, OilPainting, Paintings, Watercolours
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This is Wyeth I Paint My Life
Andrew Wyeth – Equinox (Tempera on board, 1977, 876×81.3cm New York). Visual artist and realist painter (in the regionalist style) Andrew Newell Wyeth was born on July 12, 1917. Wyeth often noted: “I paint my life.” Andrew was the youngest … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Illustrations, Paintings, Watercolours
Tagged Andrew Wyeth, Tempera
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‘All n ‘All – It’s Just Another Shot into Space
Japanese illustrator Shusei Nagaoka was born November 26, 1936. He is best known for his music album cover art in the 1970s and 1980s. He has received several awards, platinum and gold albums, several magazine articles, interviews and has been … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cover Art, Illustrations
Tagged #All'n'All, #CoverArt, #EarrthWind&Fire, #JeffersonStarship, #ShuseiNagaoka
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The Fall of the Boy
Frederic Remington – “Fall of the Boy“, 1895 (oil on canvas), Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer, Frederic Sackrider Remington was born in Canton, New York, on 4 October 4, 1861. He specialised in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Illustrations, OilPainting, Paintings
Tagged #AmericanArt, #AmonCarterMuseum, #FredericRemington, #TheFallOfTheBoy
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Leighton’s Place in Art is Sealed with a Kiss
The above painting is of “Alain Chartier sharing a famous kiss bestowed by Margaret of Scotland“. (Chartier, a French poet and political writer, was born c. 1385 in Bayeux, France, and died c.1430 and 1446). Above: ‘Signing the Register‘ – City of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, Illustrations, OilPainting, Paintings, Watercolours
Tagged #Alain Chartier, #EdmundLeighton
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Compare the Pair #14: Cagey Keiji’s Poorman’s Voormann
Revolver was released in the UK 50 years ago on 5th August 1966. It was released 3 days later in the US. Revolver is considered to be The Beatles psychedelic rock album, it lives up to this title with its … Continue reading
Partake in a Stake of the Great William Blake
English painter, poet and print-maker, William Blake (b. 28 November 1757 – d. 12 August 1827) was largely unrecognised during his lifetime. He was born in Soho, London, the third of seven children; and left school at the age of … Continue reading
Posted in Artists A-Z, Illustrations, Paintings, Watercolours
Tagged #Dante, #DivineComedy, #Jerusalem, #JoshuaReynolds, #WilliamBlake
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Cheezels are more than a Mynah Attraction
Don’t get me wrong! Not for one moment am I saying that Peter Trusler’s art is rubbish, but I love the use of rubbish within Peter Trusler’s art! Especially the inclusion of a discarded, empty Cheezels bag. (Def: highly cheesy … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Illustrations, Paintings, RubbishArt, StreetArt
Tagged #Cheezels, #PeterTrusler, RubbishArt
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Are a Pair of Hearts on a Tree Equal to This Heart of Stone?
Above: “Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder“. English historical genre painter and illustrator, Marcus Stone was born on 4th July, 1840, and according to the ‘Dictionary of Victorian Painters‘, he was trained by his father, Frank Stone ARA. Marcus began … Continue reading
Old Dogs … New Tricks
Ker-Xavier Roussel is the illustarator for “Teaching the Dog” from the colour lithograph L’Estapie Originale (1893) . Ker-Xavier Roussel was born in Lorry-lès-Metz, Moselle on December 10, 1867. At the age of fifteen he began studies at the Lycée Condorcet … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Illustrations, Paintings
Tagged #FrenchArtists, #Lithographs, Édouard Vuillard, Ker-Xavier Roussel, Pierre Bonnard
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