– The power of simple bright colours and a brisk contrast of light and shadows is quite evident in most of Edward Hopper’s mature work –from the… Read more “An Illustration for “American Locomotive” by E. Hopper, 1944″
Category: American painters
Many Views of a Few Lighthouses – Edward Hopper (VII)
– One of the favourite and most appreciated motives of Ed Hopper were lighthouses; he painted them with delight, insistence and a deep empathy toward their look,… Read more “Many Views of a Few Lighthouses – Edward Hopper (VII)”
Edward Hopper (VI) – “Portraits” of houses; oils and watercolours – 1912 to 1940
–As far as I know, Edward Hopper made 724 paintings (oils and watercolours) between 1893 and 1965. Among them, there is an ostensible majority of houses, railway… Read more “Edward Hopper (VI) – “Portraits” of houses; oils and watercolours – 1912 to 1940″
Two Paintings with Spirit – Samples of the feminine way in art we all have desperately needed (but banned) for centuries
Two great painters of our time; two women; two beautiful samples of their work: – 1- The Mornig After II – by Alyssa Monks, 2014 (oil on… Read more “Two Paintings with Spirit – Samples of the feminine way in art we all have desperately needed (but banned) for centuries”
Views of the Fearsome Sea — The Great Oils of Winslow Homer — 1873 to 1909
– A Gallery with dates and some references —but no comments for the present, except for the very last painting. (If you like Homer, you may watch… Read more “Views of the Fearsome Sea — The Great Oils of Winslow Homer — 1873 to 1909”
Views of the Grey Sea – Marine Watercolours by Winslow Homer – 1880 to 1890
[English Version] [Versió Catalana aquí: Vistes de la Mar Grisa – Aquarel·les de Winslow Homer – 1880-1890] – The sea depicted by Winslow Homer, from the coast of New England,… Read more “Views of the Grey Sea – Marine Watercolours by Winslow Homer – 1880 to 1890”
Charles Sheeler – From Photorealism to Abstraction (Part II)
This post directly continues a first one on this American artist: “Charles Sheeler – Paintdrawgrapher of factories and machinery (Part I)”. [You may also read them in Catalan… Read more “Charles Sheeler – From Photorealism to Abstraction (Part II)”
Charles Sheeler – Paintdrawgrapher of factories and machinery (Part I)
– (Yes, this oil painting does look like a very good photograph (in 1939) of some locomotive’s wheels and connecting rods. It is kept in the Smith College… Read more “Charles Sheeler – Paintdrawgrapher of factories and machinery (Part I)”
Paintings of absence and melancholy (I) – Chairs and windows by Jim Holland
Some thoughts on Jim Holland’s work and some selected paintings Jim Holland is an American artist, born in 1955 in Schenectady, NY. […]
Paintings of absence and melancholy (II) – Jim Holland’s empty boats
Some views on Jim Holland’s work and some additional selected paintings: (This post is an improved and extended reblogging of an old one with the same title,… Read more “Paintings of absence and melancholy (II) – Jim Holland’s empty boats”
Vistes de la mar grisa – Aquarel·les de Winslow Homer – 1880-1890
[Versió Catalana] *[English Version: “Views of the Grey Sea – Marine Watercolours by Winslow Homer – 1880 to1890” ] – La mar que pintava Winslow Homer, de Nova Anglaterra… Read more “Vistes de la mar grisa – Aquarel·les de Winslow Homer – 1880-1890”
Dancing shadows – and other marvels drawn by Martin Lewis
Martin Lewis was an Australian artist born in 1881 in Castlemaine, Victoria, the son of a gold-mining engineer who had emigrated from Pembrokeshire, Wales, to Australia during… Read more “Dancing shadows – and other marvels drawn by Martin Lewis”
