Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Anders Zorn (1860-1920)

Anders Zorn, a great Swedish painter and a master of printmaking.





Friday, October 14, 2005

Burt Silverman




Daniel Adel mentioned that he had studied with the esteemed Burt Silverman. Mr Silverman has achieved the distinction of being both a hall-of-Fame illustrator and major force in figurative gallery art. He has also had a sizeable impact on many students over the years.

Sunday, October 02, 2005

Rolf Armstrong





Rolf Armstrong painted actresses and idealized girls-next-door which made him one of the highest paid commercial artists in America. He was considered the 'Father of Pin-Ups' after his first calendar pin-up which he created in 1919.

Natalie Ascencios

A graduate of New School University’s Eugene Lang College and Parsons School of Design, Ascencios has been a commercial illustrator since 1994. She has won many awards-for both illustration and puppetry.


Saturday, October 01, 2005

Kennis and Kennis



Two Dutch identical twins, who make very beautiful scientific illustrations, focusing on the recreation of prehistoric life.

from their website:
"Human evolution was what interested us. We made clay models of drawings or we copied drawings of fossils and skulls. We still do. We're identical twins and always sat opposite each other to draw, which means you've always got your main competitor breathing down your neck. But the advantage is that you keep each other on your toes. No one spots any stylistic difference in our work, because the mix of our two styles forms one complex whole. But we only create animals and humans that really existed and they have to be scientifically accurate."