Featured Artist Katsushika Hokusai
Todays featured artist is Katsushika Hokusai. Katsushika was a leading Japanese artist in the edo period. One of the things he was well known for was his wood block prints. He was born in 1760 and lived to 1849.
His work and others like it came to the west starting after 1854 when Commodore Matthew Perry forced Japan to open to the rest of the world. This art had a big influence on western art in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Katsushika Hokusai at wikipedia.
Complete works of Katsushika Hokusai.
Here is some of his work.
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Suggested Art Books And DVDs
Hi gang a lot of you had asked about what books I suggested for people learning how to draw and paint. So I got to work and created a page with the top books I suggest. And I of course they are also arranged by category to make things easy. The page is located over at the art forum. And I will be adding new suggestions as I have time. Any way please take a look and let me know what you think. http://www.artphotofilm.com/forum/index.php?page=page1343
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Ateliers, Art Schools, Art Workshops And Art Courses
Hi gang I just added a list of art schools over at the forum. So I thought I would mention it here for those of you looking for a good art school in your area. You can find the list of schools here.
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Featured Artist Gustav Bauernfeind
Todays featured artist is Gustav Bauernfeind. I really do not know much about this artist. And I can find very little useful information online. But I do know he was a 19th century orientalist painter. If any one has any good information about him let me know.
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Online Art Galleries
Hi gang sorry for the delay in posting I was out of town for a few days. To get thing going I thought I would post a resource. And the resource I chose today is Olga’s Gallery. Olga’s Gallery is one of the top online art galleries. They have over 10,000 works of art for you to browse. So why not give them a visit and take this chance to explore the art on there site and maybe find some new artists you like:) Go here to visit Olga’s Gallery.
Also I hope to get a chance soon to make an in-depth list of online art galleries.
