Art of the Day: Encaustic works by Abra Johnson
Normally when we think of encaustic work we envision soft edges, abstract images and a sort of waxy, foggy ephemeral look. But Abra Johnson does encaustic paintings with detail that resembles oil paint, with lots of texture, detail and depth. Check out these images we just scanned for her. To see more of her […]
Art of the Day by Carla Paine
Today’s art of the day is by Carla Paine, who paints landscapes, portraits and figurative works using what might best be described as “traditional European realism”. Carla received her education and training at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, in Chicago Illinois, and The Florence Academy of Art, in Florence Italy. It’s so […]
Art Scan of the day: Character cutouts
Here’s a fun little project we helped with for another local printer, the Wide Format Group. We did the scanning and editing of these little guys. We first scanned them, then completely digitally repainted them, including all the halftones, so they would look like the originals when printed 6 ft tall, then cutout with a […]
Art of the Day by Jaime Carrillo
New Art by . Jaime currently co-publishes independent books with Here There Be Monsters Press and freelances on the side.” Queen of Hearts by Jaime Carillo Queen of Hearts by Jaime Carillo Samurai by Jaime Carrillo dragon by Jaime Carrillo
Friday Feature: The Figure in Oils
This week we have a round up of our favorite recent figurative classical oil paintings. This group of artists shares a high degree of technical accomplishment in rendering the human form, while still leaving the brushstrokes room to expressively shine. Hopefully you find their portrayal of the figure in oils as inspiring as we do! […]