Patrick Lawrence's Art Blog and Portfolio
The Emile Munier takes us back to a simpler time. A time when art did not have to be strange, shocking or subversive to be considered good. A time when of more conservative ideas on morals and beauty. Its interesting that in his time Emile … Continue readingFeatured Artist – Emile Munier
Artemisia Gentileschi is a very interesting woman artist. She live (July 8 1593 – 1652/1653) at a time at a time when it was not really accepted that women could be painters much less great painters. She endured a lot including a rape. But she … Continue readingFeatured Artist – Artemisia Gentileschi
Today for the featured artist I chose a western artist. I was thinking about it and I really do need to include more. I don’t think they get the respect they deserve in the fine arts community. So today I am going to start off … Continue readingFeatured Artist – Chris Owen
Today’s featured artist is the wonderful Maxfield Parrish. Links Maxfield Parrish Online Gallery Maxfield Parrish at Wikipedia A short bio of Parrish at BPIB.com
Here is another great painter from the 19th century. One that is finally starting to get more attention again. His name was William Bouguereau and he was a very well known painter in the 19th century. He had great skill as a painter and a … Continue readingFeatured Artist – William Bouguereau
Claude Monet is probably the best known of the French impressionist painters. And his work by the end of his life was well received. And his reputation has only grown since then. Today his paintings demand some of the highest prices of any paintings in … Continue readingFeatured Artist – Claude Monet
Here is another living artist I am happy to feature. Jacob Collins is a wonderful talent and his works includes figurative, still life, landscapes and interiors. Below are a few examples of his work and you can see many more on his website. jacobcollinspaintings.com
Casey Baugh is a very talented young artist. I found out about him online and found his work to be very striking. I really do not know much about him but wanted to post some of his work for you guys to enjoy. You can … Continue readingFeatured Artist – Casey Baugh
Zhao Kailin is an artist I just found online. I Do not know much about him but I wanted to share his work with all the readers. Below are some of his images and you can see many more on his site. www.kailfineart.com
N.C. Wyeth was one of the great American illustrators. He was also one of the many successful students of Howard Pyle. In his life he illustrated 112 books including many of the classics. While his work is not very historically accurate it is very charming … Continue readingFeatured Artist – N.C. Wyeth
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was a great talent but not so great a person. I early quote about him says “after a fortnight’s work he will swagger about for a month or two with a sword at his side and a servant following him, from … Continue readingFeatured Artist – Caravaggio
Mariono Fortuny is a painter I just recently discovered. His brushwork is very lively and in many ways reminds me of the impressionists. Any way below are some of his images and you can read more about him at this link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Fortuny_%28painter%29
I have always liked the work of J. C. Leyendecker. He was a master draftsman and could do more than most artists with just a few strokes of the brush. Below are some of his finished and studiess. “Joseph Christian Leyendecker (March 23, 1874 – … Continue readingFeatured Artist – J. C. Leyendecker
Today’s featured artist is the great 19th century military painter Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille. Below are some samples of his work and links. Links http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=63 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Detaille
Today’s featured artist is the 19th century Ukrainen Ilya Efimovich Repin. “His realistic works often expressed great psychological depth and exposed the tensions within the existing social order. Beginning in the late 1920s, detailed works on him were published in the USSR, where a Repin … Continue readingFeatured Artist – Ilya Efimovich Repin
Meissonier was probably the most famous painter of his day. His work was praised by the great painters, kings, art critics and the public. And this was at a time where new paintings were on the level of blockbuster movie premiers today. He was as … Continue readingFeatured Artists – Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815-1891)
Our featured artist today is Jeremy Lipking. To me is he one of the best living painters. Below is some of his images, an interview and a link to his site. Links http://www.lipking.com
Jean-Léon Gérôme was a great 19th century French orientalist painter, draftsman & sculptor. He was born 11 May 1824 – died 1904. You can see more of his work at the Art Renewal Center.
Here is our second featured artist Jeffrey R. Watts. He is another very talented painter with a nice loose painterly style. You can see more of his work on his site JeffreyrWatts.com.
Howard Pyle was the most influential illustrator in American history. He was a prolific artist, writer and teacher. His students included Olive Rush, N. C. Wyeth, Frank Schoonover, Elenore Abbott, and Jessie Willcox Smith. If you have not seen his work below is an example … Continue readingFeatured Artist – Howard Pyle