Fidel Molina

Art Appreciation

I follow several art blogs, which provides me ideas for my next entry. For example, a few months ago, La Conchiglia di Venere highlighted Spanish painter Fidel Molina.

After being mesmerized by the beautiful lady in his watercolor painting titled En el Estudio, I had to learn more about the painter.

Born on July 3, 1971, Molina is known for his realistic paintings of beautiful naked women, and whose art work can be seen in film, TV and various print productions.

You can see more of his amazing work HERE.

En el Estudio via conchigliadivenere

Recogido Frente al Espejo via conchigliadivenere

Sources:

http://fidelmolina.es/
http://www.artelista.com/en/artist/fidelmolina/list.html
http://fidelmolina.artelista.com/en/
https://www.facebook.com/fidel.molina.art/info
http://conchigliadivenere.wordpress.com/2013/10/09/fidel-molina-1971-spanish/

William Frederick de Haes

Art Appreciation

Born in Rotterdam, Holland, Willem Frederik de Haas was an American painter known for coastal scenes.

October Day Off Mt Desert via americangallery 

Summer in New Hampshire via americangallery

Sunset at Grand Manan via americangallery

Sources: 
http://americangallery.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/william-frederick-de-haas-1830-1880-2/; 

http://whitemountainart.com/Biographies/bio_wfd.htm; 
Wikipedia

Gérard Schlosser

Art Appreciation

As a kid traveling with my parents, Sundays were usually spent at art museums. Although I'm not an artist, an appreciation for art has since developed.

I came across art work that reminded me of Tom Wesselmann. In fact, I thought it was a Wesselmann when I first saw the painting, but in fact it was an art piece created by French painter Gérard Schlosser.

Born in June 1931, Schlosser is known for his hyper-realistic of body parts. His technique is capturing close-ups of intimate moments and projecting them onto canvas.

You can see more of his work HERE or watch a compilation video of his work HERE.

Élisabeth dans le pré (1996) via neo-pictorialisme

Elles sont toujours la (2011) via artodyssey1

Sources:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rard_Schlosser
http://www.laurentstrouk.com/artistes/gerard-schlosser
http://www.artnet.com/artists/g%C3%A9rard-schlosser/
http://artist.christies.com/Gerard-Schlosser--43430.aspx
http://aphelis.net/gerard-schlossers-paintings/
http://imago.blog.lemonde.fr/2013/03/02/gerard-schlosser-le-charme-troublant-de-la-figuration/
http://eggwhiteblog.com/tag/gerard-schlosser/
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2013/08/gerard-schlosser.html
http://neo-pictorialisme.blogspot.com/2013/11/gerard-schlosser-france.html
http://aujourdhuivalery.blogspot.com/2012/04/gerard-schlosserpainter.html
http://youtu.be/7w0zYZ4RjxM

Greg Lourens

Art Appreciation

I came across South African artist Greg Lourens from ArtOdyssey, a blog I follow. At first glance, his drawings can be easily confused for photographs.

Lourens is known for his realistic drawings using pencils and charcoal.

You can find more of his wonderful drawings HERE.

via artodyssey1

via porelamoralarte

via artodyssey1

Sources:

http://www.greglourens.com/greg.php
https://www.facebook.com/lourenstudio/info
http://www.arcyart.com/sart-lourens.htm#.U4skBPldUxE
http://quibelleslk.blogspot.com/2013/02/portrait-by-greg-lourens.html
http://www.saatchiart.com/account/profile/707804
http://godoubleshot.com/2008/09/07/greg-lourens-doubleshot-07092008/
http://porelamoralarte.blogspot.com/2014/01/los-dibujos-y-esculturas-de-greg-lourens.html