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Mostrando las entradas de noviembre, 2020

Vladimir Borovikovsky | Portrait of Maria Lopukhina, 1797

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Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky (1757-1825) - Russian artist🎨 of Ukrainian background who was the foremost portraitist of the sentimentalist era and a master of ecclesiastic painting.Borovikovsky lived in Ukraine until he was 31 years old, having learned the trade of painting from his father, a Cossack and a minor member of the nobility who worked as an icon painter. Only a few of his father’s icons and portraits are extant. Though deeply sincere, they are slightly rough in execution. ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RmgBG5

Amy Werntz, 1979 | Portrait painter

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Amy Werntz is a contemporary realist artist currently residing in Dallas, Texas. Originally from the midwest, Amy’s appreciation and interest in art developed as a child, in a family full of talented artists.She has always been drawn to faces and the human figure.Through the years her inspiration has evolved to now focus on those around her.She is fascinated by the postures and expressions of people within their everyday lives.Amy got her BFA in Interior Design and currently splits her time between design and creating art. ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RmblkT

Van Gogh | La Mousmé, 1888 | The National Gallery of Art

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The intention and determination that inform Van Gogh's🎨 art can be obscured by the sensational legends that have arisen about his life. The artist's correspondence, particularly frdeom his brief mature period of 1888-1890, contradicts popular lore and attests to the deliberateness, sensitivity, and integrity of his work.On July 29, 1888, Van Gogh wrote his younger brother Theo, an art dealer in a Parisian gallery, that "if you know what a 'mousmé' is (you will know when you have read Loti's Madame Chrysanthème), I have just painted one. It took me a whole week...but I had to reserve my mental energy to do the mousmé well". ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RmR3Vv

Shafira Yablonski, (Impressionist painter, 1938)

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Ukrainian painter Shafira Yablonski was born in the city of Dneprodzerzhinsk. When Shafira was 3 years old the world war II began and her family was evacuated to Kazakhstan. When the war was over and the city of Dneprodzerzhinsk was liberated, they returned home to Ukraine. There Shafira spent her childhood and adolescence and finished high school. All her childhood she was fond of drawing. When Shafira was 15, she joined the art studio at the House of Culture and began learning to paint. ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RmMcQP

Ludovic Alleaume (1859-1941) | Academic painter

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An excellent painter and draughtsman, Ludovic Alleaume worked in an academic style that owed little to the more avant-garde trends in contemporary French art🎨.He exhibited regularly at the Salon🎨 des Artistes Français between 1883-1938, winning several prizes🎨 including a second prize in the category of lithography in 1896 and a second class medal for painting in 1905.Alleaume also exhibited at the Salon des Humoristes and the Salon d'Hiver and, outside of Paris, took part in exhibitions in Angers, Nantes, Nice, Rouen and Toulouse, as well as London.Born in Angers, France, Alleaume studied with Hérbert and Luc-Oliver Merson at l’École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RmGbsl

Tullius Heuer | Surrealist digital painter

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"Hi, i’m Tullius Heuer and i live in a city called Maceió, located at the state of Alagoas, Brazil.I’m a self-taught digital artist. I’m actually working with freelance works for living, including stuff like CD covers, posters, book covers, logos/branding/visual identity, advertisement etc. This website has focus on personal projects and major commissioned pieces.My personal artworks consist in my thoughts and feelings about life and existence. I don’t have a specific theme to focus in my works, but most of them usually have strong emotional touches with positive messages.My working tools/softwares are: Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Daz Studio, Wacom Intuos 5 Small.Although my experience with digital arts is self-taught, i have a degree in I.T field". ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RmG0xK

Paul César Helleu | Belle Époque painter

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Paul César Helleu (1859-1927) was a French🎨 oil painter, pastel artist, drypoint etcher, and designer, best known for his numerous portraits of beautiful society women of the Belle Époque.He also conceived the ceiling mural of night sky constellations for Grand Central Terminal in New York City. He was also the father of Jean Helleu and the grandfather of Jacques Helleu, both artistic directors for Parfums Chanel.His work epitomises the charm and elegance of French culture at the time - the Belle Époque - with all its verve and focus on fashion. Helleu immortalised many beautiful women in paint and graphite because he became the darling of fashionable, aristocratic ladies at the time, including Coco Chanel🎨. ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RmCzwN

Alireza Karimi Moghaddam, 1975 | Van Gogh's life story in cartoon illustrations

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Cartoonist and illustrator Alireza Karimi Moghaddam was born in Tehran, Iran. He earned a master’s degree in graphic art at Azad University in Iran, and is now based in Lisbon, working with art faculty of the University of Lisbon and the National Society of Fine Arts.Since his teenage years he has immersed himself in the life and art of Vincent van Gogh🎨.For the past thirty years his award-winning🎨 cartoons and illustrations have conveyed van Gogh’s life as "a symbol of beauty and love, an inspiration for the future". ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RlzBpG

Rae Perry, 1989 | Figurative painter

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"American artist🎨 originally from Dallas Texas, I now live and work in Dublin. I spent two years in Florence, Italy where I completed the drawing program at the Angel Academy of Art. I am mainly self-taught when it comes to painting, and I primarily focus on still-life subject matter. I eventually plan to incorporate the human figure in my paintings. My influences range from the classic illustrators, to the Pre-Ralphelites and the great 19th century artists (Mucha, Waterhouse, Whistler, N.C.Wyeth and Chardin)". ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RlyGBR

Toshiyuki Enoki 榎俊幸, 1961 | Lacquer painter

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Japanese artist🎨 Toshiyuki Enoki was born in Tokyo. Educated in several different genres of Lacquer painting, traditional Japanese painting and western painting, Toshiyuki Enoki's works are an amalgamation of the new and aged, reality and myth.This artist strives to antiquate his works, not only in his thematic tribute to well known traditional artists such as Maruyama Oukyou also in his artist process. ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RlyG5r

Arkady Ostritsky / Аркадий Острицкий, 1948

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Аркадий Острицкий was born in Kishinev, Moldova. He was recognized very early as gifted in drawing and painting and by the age of 20 was accepted in Moldova's most distinguished Art Academy - the Repin Art Academy.He graduated with distinction, earned many awards, and became one of his country's most important painters.He was chosen to paint numerous monumental works in public institutions, and created many large frescos. He also became a distinguished art teacher and many young artists came under his tutelage. ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/Rllj7V

Niccolò Paganini: "La felicità non esiste ma la si canta!" | Quotes / Aforismi

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Barney Seale | A head of Niccolo Paganini, 1782-1840 ▻ "The violin is my mistress, but the guitar is my master". ▻ "Paganini non ripete!"▻ "Paganini does not repeat!" ▻ "My secret, if I can call it secret, will indicate the violinists the way to penetrate the instrument much better than what has been done until now and it can demonstrate them, that violin is much more full of opportunities than what is commonly believed.This discovery is not due to chance, but it is due to a deep study and applying it will no longer be necessary to practice four or five hours a day, it will remove the current scholar method, which studies to make the instrument difficult instead of teaching it". ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RlZDX6

Meredith Marsone, 1977 | Abstracted Love

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Meredith Marsone's (formerly Collins) paintings and drawings explore questions of heritage and identity.At times there is a tension in her works that reference her Pakeha and Māori heritage, ta moko or floral designs delicately adorn faces of her subjects. Heritage as well as the continuity of one's lineage are depicted in Meredith's works which often feature her with her daughters.Crystal Ardern, curator Waikato Museum, describes Meredith's work as "Striking, captivating, and beautiful paintings - yet hinting at something more, something uneasy even. She has explored intimate, sometimes painful issues through paint and canvas, but she has been able to veil her work enough so that she is not completely exposed". ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RlQqPF

Daniel Maclise (1806-1870) | History painter

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Daniel Maclise was born to a family of Scottish descent. After a brief period working in a bank, Maclise’s passion for drawing led him to pursue a career in art which he studied at the Cork Society of Arts.His lifelong interest in antiquities began through his acquaintance with the antiquarian Richard Sainthill and folklorist Thomas Crofton Croker.Maclise copied from their collections, and they secured commissions for the young artist from their circle of wealthy and influential friends. ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RlK3Pp

Mike Savad | Digital painter

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"I was born in Texas, in an army base. I've always had a camera in my hand, mostly to keep me busy. It wasn't until about 20 years ago or so, when I got my first digital camera that I could experiment and learn how to do photography"."Photo realistic is what people think of first. There are many themes, flowers, porches, and local Suburban Scenes, some city, some urban. I also have many Job inspired images that cover a quite a range. My art is inspired by Norman Rockwell 1894-1978🎨 and paintings from the time of the Renaissance🎨". ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RlCjvB

Kríton Athanasoúlis | Brano dal mio Testamento/Απόσπασμα από την διαθήκη μου

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Herodotus | The father of History Non voglio che tu sia lo zimbello del mondo. Ti lascio il sole che lasciò mio padre a me. Le stelle brilleranno uguali ed uguali ti indurranno le notti a dolce sonno. Il mare t'empirà di sogni. Ti lascio il mio sorriso amareggiato: fanne scialo ma non tradirmi. Il mondo è povero oggi. S'è tanto insanguinato questo mondo ed è rimasto povero. Diventa ricco tu guadagnando l'amore del mondo. ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/Rl8j0C

Michael Fitzpatrick | Figurative painter

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Karl Bryullov (1799-1852) | Neoclassicist / Romantic painter

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Karl Pavlovich Bryullov🎨 / Карл Па́влович Брюлло́в, Russian painter🎨 who combined technical proficiency and Classical Academic training with a Romantic spontaneity to produce some of the liveliest examples of Russian art of the period. ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/Rl5F0S

Toby Boothman, 1973 | Hyper-Realist Still Life painter

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British painter🎨 Toby Boothman was born in Bristol, and began training under Master Patrick Betaudier in Monflanquin, France at the Atelier Neo Medici. Since then, his career has flourished both in the UK and internationally.With his studio based in the South of France, Boothman's inspiration from and love of the open water emanates from his work, reflecting the beauty and the light of his surroundings in the Gulf of St Tropez.Boothman's modern approach takes roots in a Renaissance style allowing him to capture stunning realism in his nautical scenes. His dynamic depictions feature boats at sea with remarkable accuracy and clarity. ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/Rl1Gh5

WanJin Gim, 1981 | Abstract painter of human anatomy

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Seoul-based artist WanJin Gim illustrates the form and gesture of the human body using complex hatched layers of color and dramatic lighting.He starts his career under the nickname "Willeys".In 2016 he begins sharing his artworks with SNS. His passion for drawing manifests itself from a young age. ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RkxK96

Bev Jozwiak, 1953 | Watercolor Figurative painter

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Bev Jozwiak🎨 paints very directly, placing watercolor paint on the paper with very little mixing on the palette.“I use lots of varied color in my blacks to keep them from going flat, in my whites to keep them glowing, and even in my skin tones to keep them interesting. Emotion plays an important part in every successful painting, so I choose only subjects that call to me and that gives my work energy and excitement”. ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RkxK5r

Jacques Prévert / Willem Haenraets | Alicante...

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An orange upon the tableYour dress on the rugAnd you in my bedSweet present of the presentFreshness of the nightWarmth of my life. ... Read more .. » http://dlvr.it/RksWRK