Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket James Abbot McNeill Whistler c. 1875 I’ve long admired Whistler’s Nocturnes for their spare elegance, and subtle nods to Hiroshige’s woodblock prints. What I didn’t know is that it bankrupted poor Whistler, and was the subject of lawsuit controversy as unfortunate as modern daytime television. All that, and it was …
Sketches in Charcoal Continued from Yesterday…. William Scott William Scott (1913 – 1989) British artist, known for still-life and abstract painting. He is the most internationally celebrated of 20th-century Ulster painters. (wikipedia) From Yesterday: Inspired by my recent trip to see the Diebenkorn/Matisse exhibit, I chose these drawings specifically to share how vine charcoal can be …
League instructor Jon Patrick is teaching a class on artist’s books. One of the works mentioned in his class today was this collaboration between Asger Jorn and Guy Debord. Jorn and Debord were part of Situationist International, and CoBrA. [divider line_type=”Full Width Line From Wikipedia: Mémoires (Memories) is an artist’s book made by the Danish artist …
My painting “Sisters” is on display, unfinished
Ruthie V. Black Painting, after Goya. Oil on linen 72×48″
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