The Cat Man Louis Wain - The Victorian Artist that Celebrated Cats
Benedict Cumberbatch stars alongside Claire Foy in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Movie 2021.
“The experience of being Louis Wain and seeing the world through his eyes was a joy. I adored him and felt bereft when I had to leave him behind. He was such an acute observer, a skill that made him a master illustrator.” Benedict Cumberbatch
An early Louis Wain portrait of Peter. (Courtesy Chris Beetles Gallery, St....
Jenny Eugenia Nyström The Extraordinary Artist Who Loved Painting Children
Jenny Eugenia Nyström Self Portrait With Son Curt
Jenny Eugenia Nyström The Extraordinary Artist Who Loved Painting Children
“…The reason I mainly illustrate children’s books is probably because I have always loved children and have always wanted to show children something of the fair...
August Macke The Light Filled Artist Whose Life Was Cut Short by World War One
“Landschaft mit Kirche und Weg” (Landscape with church and lane) by August Macke-1911
” The most important thing for me is the direct observation of nature in its light-filled existence.” August Macke
German expressionist painter August Macke was born August Robert Ludwig Macke on January 3, 1887. His father, August Friedrich, was a...
Katsushita Hokusai “The Old Man Mad With Painting”
Katsushita Hokusai...
“The Old Man Mad With Painting”
Maybe you can relate to this – since getting my first computer with internet access (Windows 95, anyone?) many times when I go online and start reading about something, it’s never a quick thing. It usually starts with me looking up something specific, but before I know it, countless links and clicks later I’m down a rabbit hole and nowhere near where I started.
Edvard Munch and The Dance of Life
Edvard Munch and The Dance of Life
The Scream on Display At Sotheby's Auction House 2012
Admit it – you’ve seen this painting before, and you probably know what it’s called, but you know nothing about who painted it. You might know his name, but you couldn’t identify another one of his paintings if your life depended on it! And that’s sad, because Edvard Munch was not only...
RENAISSANCE ARTIST GIUSEPPE ARCIMBOLDO’S ART – NATURES FEAST FOR THE EYES
The Vegetable Gardener, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, circa 1587
Think about it – you’re sitting in your kitchen, and you say to yourself, “Now that’s a beautiful basket of fruit – I’m going to paint that!”. You might find that the way the sun is reflecting through a window is casting an interesting glow on the apples that you try to capture. Or you’re struck by the subtle shading of apricots and plums. And if you’re an artist like Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet,...
Henri-Edmond Cross- The French Artist Who Played a Crucial and Vital Role in the Development of Modern Painting
Henri-Edmond Cross- The French Artist Who Played a Crucial and Vital Role in the Development of Modern Painting
The Raphael Of Flowers Was The Nickname of Pierre-Joseph Redouté
Illustration of a Lilac Flower, Fritilaria Flower and Candolle Rose by Pierre Joseph Redouté
The Raphael Of Flowers Was The Nickname of Pierre-Joseph Redouté
- Redoute was the premier botanical artist 1790 – 1830.
- Redoute was an art tutor to Marie Antoinette (the last Queen of France) and she became his patron.
- Redouté received the title of "Draughtsman...
PAUL KLEE
Paul Klee The Bauhaus Master And Father Of Abstraction Was An Excellent Art Teacher And His 100-Year-Old Art Theories Are Still Influential, Relevant and Taught Today!
Paul Klee The Bauhaus Master And Father Of Abstraction Was An Excellent Art Teacher And His 100-Year-Old Art Theories Are Still Influential, Relevant and Taught Today!
Paul Klee’s In The Desert Detail 1914
The work of the Swiss Artist Paul Klee shows that he was truly...
Beatrix Potter The Tale of an Extraordinary Woman
