Thirty days of Art – Page 3 – From the Perspective of an Old Soul

Month of Art: Day 16 Works by Jung Shan Ink

(Thank you once again Musetouch Magazine!) Finally, I found an artist outside of Europe and Japan that I like. Jung Shan comes from Taiwan and works as a general office clerk for a technology company. She does a variety of illustrations, combining Chinese watercolor styles and Western drawing techniques. She has also traveled throughout theContinue reading “Month of Art: Day 16 Works by Jung Shan Ink”

Month of Art: Day 16 Concept Sketch 87 (1991)

(Concept Sketch 87 (1991), Glen Keane) I have talked about Glen Keane before so I will be brief. Born 1954 in Pennsylvania and the son of comic book writer Bil Keane, known best for The Family Circus, Disney recognized him as a Disney Legend in 2013. Winner of a myriad of awards including an Annie Award (1992) and the Winsor McCay Award (2007)Continue reading “Month of Art: Day 16 Concept Sketch 87 (1991)”

Month of Art: Day 15 Lodestone (?)

Form to the sculptor is all and yet it is nothing. It is nothing without the spirit; with the idea it is everything. -Victor Hugo I came across this art piece yesterday while perusing Musetouch.net. Having featured a lot of paintings, a change of pace was needed to show the depth and volume art allows us.Continue reading ” Month of Art: Day 15 Lodestone (?)”

Month of Art: Day 14 Derelicta or The Abandoned One (1495)

(Derelicta (1495), Sandro Botticelli) (Word of warning, I put in a lot of historical facts.) Sandro Botticelli, born 1445 in Florence, Italy, is one of the best recognized artists of the Early Renaissance. Known best for The Birth of Venus and Primavera, his art style epitomized the budding Italian world and its adoration for Classical antiquity. (The BirthContinue reading “Month of Art: Day 14 Derelicta or The Abandoned One (1495)”

Month of Art: Day 13 The Book of Kells (ca. 800)/ The Secret of Kells (2009)

I decided to do something a little different for this post, since I have not written one for awhile. (SORRY). Yesterday, as I sat pondering what new and incredible artwork I could showcase, I remembered The Book of Kells out of nowhere. At first, I was trying to find something Russian or Mongolian to postContinue reading “Month of Art: Day 13 The Book of Kells (ca. 800)/ The Secret of Kells (2009)”