alternate version of an earlier commissioned piece
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John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893) was a Victorian-era painter, notable for his moonlit scenes and landscapes.
“There is no blue without yellow and without orange” – V. Van Gogh
Starry Night over the Rhone – Vincent Van Gogh [1888] – oil on canvas
ART HISTORY MEME > [2/8] mythology
Borrowing stylistic influences not only from the earlier Pre-Raphaelites but also from his contemporaries, the Impressionists, John William Waterhouse’s artworks were known for their depictions of women from both ancient Greek mythology and Arthurian legend.
Tristram and Isolde (1916), The Household Gods (1880), The Siren, Undine (1872), Ariadne (1898), Hylas and the Nymphs (1896), The Awakening of Adonis (1899), A Mermaid (1901), Pandora (1898), Psyche entering Cupid’s Garden (1903), Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus (1900), Boreas (1903)
This is an illustration I did for the August 2014 issue of Popular Science Magazine. The assignment was to show a scifi take on human aging in the future. I wanted to do something relatively positive, so I drew a lady whose life has been been prolonged through cybernetic enhancements and augmentation, so she gets to spend time with her great-great-great-great grandchildren.
Thanks to AD Michelle Mruk!
this is beautiful
the witch’s son
Claude Monet in 1923
Colourized Photos
Francis Alÿs, Nightwatch, 2004.
Surveillance cameras observe a fox exploring the Tudor and Georgian rooms of the National Portrait Gallery at night.
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