Entries Categorized as 'Art of the day'
October 31, 2007
Today being Halloween and all, I thought I would pick a piece for “art of the day” that seems fitting. This is an oil, self portrait painting by Nick Filth. Is it a zombie? dunno. Does it look like me when I wake up? most definitely.
I really love this self portrait, I love the styling of the face and the whole energy of it. Perfect just how it is.
If you like this piece, make sure you head on over to this artists profile to see more.
Nick Filth
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October 27, 2007
Today’s piece is from Natalie Shau. It’s so hard to pick a work to show from her, since her whole gallery is quite inspiring.
This particular piece caught my eye for so many reasons. I love the scratches, and the aged almost daguerreotype feel to it. The facial expression, the whole mouth area is amazing. I really hope this one turns into a print soon.
Make sure you check out her gallery, it’s so very worth it. She has such a great style, and is consistent in what she does.
Natalie Shau
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October 23, 2007
Today’s piece is from Alice Duke, an artists out of the UK.
She has a great gallery, but this piece really stood out to me. I think it’s that the overall colors and feel kind of remind me of some of the work that James Jean has put out. What’s so cool about that, is that Alice pulled this off all digitally. It has an amazing amount of texture and really makes it look as though this is acrylic washes on rives paper or something similar.
Make sure you head on over and check out the rest of her work.
Alice Duke Homepage
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October 15, 2007
Been a while since I had an art of the day entry, and this is a great one to get the ball rolling again. This piece is from an artist out of Pennsylvania, John Kolbek.
He’s an amazing painter, and this specific piece by the art of Michael Hussar and the music of Parsons. You can really see the Hussar influence in this one, especially in the eyes. That crazy slippery look that Hussar has is even here.
The rest of his gallery is filled with amazing work, different than piece, but I’m sure you’ll love all of it.
John Kolbek Homepage
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October 4, 2007
Today’s piece is from Paul Lee, otherwise known as mopeydecker. This piece is acrylic on paper. I know the artists uses oil as well, so was this an underpainting?
Not sure really, but I really like this one the way it is. I love the sketchy kind of lines that seem to be rampant through the painting. The figure still has depth to it, and the hair looks like the color is bleeding into the paper. A great effect. Make sure you check out the rest of the artists work.
Paul Lee Profile
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September 30, 2007
Todays piece, is from an Danielle E, otherwise known as jokneeappleseed. It’s acrylic on canvas.
I really dig her style of drawing. It’s quite unique, and she has consistency in her style. So you can look at her whole gallery, and know that she has a voice with her art. I know we’ll be seeing her work at some shows in the future. Make sure that you bookmark her blog, she posts a mad amount of drawings and sketches there.
Danielle E. blog
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September 21, 2007
Today’s piece is from an Australian artist named Ekrem. It looks like he mainly does illustration and graphic design.
I’ve been on a roll with the watercolor work lately, I love the idea that there is some exciting work out there with this medium. The layout is great, Stella Im Hultberg uses this center composition often, and I really think it helps to draw the eye better. The colors are great, and I like how there seems to be three separate textures, ink outlines, the rendered figure and the nice billowy smoke in the back. The figure is the most captivating part for me. I love the pose, the torsion and the foreshortening really give this character so much energy.
Make sure you check out the rest of this artists gallery.
Ekrem’s Homepage
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September 19, 2007
I don’t watch very much tv, but I will say I like L.A. Ink. It must be the art. I love tattoos, and since I can’t afford more right now, I can live vicariously through others.
The show that just happened had a guy come in to the shop, and get a tattoo of Michael Hussar’s painting, “Portrait of Hans Memling”(shown). Such an amazing piece it is, all of Hussar’s work is. Then Michael Hussar comes into the shop, shows the original painting and approves the tattoo, and it did look great. I think the part of the show that made me laugh, was when the tattoo artist Corey said “yeh I just need to find some time” & “that would be cool”, when he was approached on painting with Michael Hussar. If I was asked, I’d run from my house to his, 500+ miles.
Corey did end up painting with Michael Hussar, and it was so great to see Michael paint, even if it was only for 20 seconds. I think I learned more in that 20 seconds, than in the last two semesters of painting classes. I think that Michael Hussar was supposed to have a dvd coming out, that would show his whole painting process. Kind of like a tutorial, but I haven’t heard much about it for a while.
L.A. Ink
Michael Hussar Homepage
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September 18, 2007
This piece if from a Norwegian artist, I haven’t shown art from that part of the world yet. It from an artist known as JOFX, and was a birthday present for a friend. What great present, I think I got a shirt for my birthday.
I love how energetic this painting looks, like the brush strokes were put on with confidence. The white highlights really this piece to glow, it kind of looks to me that the figure is out in the snow. This is one image that you really have to see close up, so make sure that you click the thumbnail to see the larger version.
JOFX Profile
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September 17, 2007
This piece is from an artist out of Canada, Stefan Thompson.
I’m not sure what the painting is made of, he has a pretty in depth article on his site about non-toxic Earthpaints, and this very well may be made of those paints. The colors on the figures are just great, and the expressions on those animals really makes this piece an eye catcher. I really dig his style of drawing.
Make sure you head over to his site to see the rest of his work, and read the article he has on Earthpaints while your at it, it’s a great read.
Stefan Thompson
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