Johannes Wessmark

Art Appreciation

Recently, I came across an image of what appeared to be a photograph of rocks in a stream (Maid Bay). I then learned that the image was not a photograph but a painting done by Swedish artist, Johannes Wessmark.

Born in 1962, Wessmark's painting techniques include watercolors, color pencil, oil, and gouache, a method similar to watercolor but with an additive that makes it opaque.

You can see more of his wonderful paintings HERE.





Maid Bay via emptyeasel

Pressbyrån Järntorget via artodyssey1

The Softest Beauty via artodyssey1

Sources: http://www.johanneswessmark.se/; http://www.redbubble.com/people/wessmark; http://www.saatchionline.com/profile/54036; http://artoncall.weebly.com/johannes-wessmark.html; http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2011/12/johannes-wessmark-1962-sweden.html;
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2010/04/johannes-wessmark-born-1962-live-and.html;
http://emptyeasel.com/2008/03/04/johannes-wessmark-photorealism-with-colored-pencil-and-watercolor/; http://sweet-station.com/blog/2011/06/johannes-wessmark/





 

Anwen Keeling

Art Appreciation

Anwen Keeling is a contemporary realist artist known primarily for her portraits of women in intimate settings.

The Australian born artist received a BA with Honours and University Medal from Canberra School of Art at the Australian National University. She then received a Master of Art from Winchester School of Art at Southampton University.

You can see more of her work HERE.

More Strawberries (2011) via sydneyartgalleriesandartcommunity

Tender is the Night (2007) via sidestreetsydney

The Letter (2008) via thesugarmill

Paramour (2007) via sexualityinart

Similar Artists: Lee Price, Sergio Martinez-Cifuentes, Vicente Romero

Sources: http://www.anwenkeeling.com.au/; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwen_Keeling; http://www.cofa.unsw.edu.au/about-us/staff/207; http://www.michaelreid.com.au/artists-view?aid=88; http://www.voiceless.org.au/voa3/artists/Anwen_Keeling; http://sydneyartgalleriesandartcommunity.wordpress.com/2011/07/; http://thesugarmill.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/oh-what-a-night-mid-february-something-something-arts-degree/; http://sexualityinart.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/anwen-keeling-2-of-2/

 

António Pedro Urbano Veiga de Macedo

Art Appreciation

Portuguese neo-realist painter, Antonio Macedo, is known for his still life and female nudes.

Born in Oporto, Portugal, in 1955, Macedo attended the School of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon and received a BSc in Chemistry from the United Kingdom's Open University, a distance learning facility.

You can see more of his work HERE.

via tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica

Icara via artodyssey1

Sedução via tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica

Sources: Wikipedia; http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2012/09/Antonio-Macedo.html; http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2011/08/antonio-macedo.html; http://www.cordeirosgaleria.com/artistas/am/am.html; http://www.1siir.de/Antonio-Macedo-Kimdir-f--ve-Yagliboya-Tablolari-.htm; http://pincezmoi.blogspot.com/2012/09/antonio-macedo.html#!/2012/09/antonio-macedo.html; http://ggalleryslo.blogspot.com/2011/11/antonio-macedo-portugal.html#!/2011/11/antonio-macedo-portugal.html



 

Seidai Tamura

Art Appreciation

Seidai Tamura is a realist artist known for his portraits of female nudes. Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Tamura was influenced, at a young age, by Manga comics. After graduating college and attending private workshops, he decided to become a fine artist.

As stated in a recent interview, Tamura invests the majority of his time on the drawing process before painting. This is evident in the detail of his paintings.

Perhaps one of my favorite of his paintings is The Three Graces, where three naked women, who look identical to each other, are bathing in a stream. The detail he dedicates to each girl is wonderful.

You can see more of his work HERE.




Self Portrait (2007) via americangallery



Morning Tea via conchigliadivenere



The Three Graces (2009) via conchigliadivenere

Similar Artists: William Adolphe Bouguereau


Sources: http://www.seidaitamura.com; http://www.khuantru.com/2011/10/seidai-tamura/; http://americangallery.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/seidai-tamura-1971/




 

Matt Doust

UPDATE

Art Appreciation

There's realistic and then there's hyperrealistic. Hyperrealistic is art that resembles high definition photography.

I came across Matt Doust's work while searching hyperrealistic artists. Doust was born in the U.S., but grew up in Perth, Australia. He was known for his large oil portraits of beautiful melancholy faces.

He passed away after an apparent seizure at the age of 29.

You can see more of this young and extremely talented artist HERE.





Untitled (Butterfly) (2012) via chetart

Untitled (Exposure #1) (2012) via rustybreak

Sources: http://thinkspacegallery.com/artists/bio/?artist=Matt%20Doust; http://fantastic-dl.blogspot.com/2011/05/matt-doust-painter-american-perth.html; http://www.curiobyafn.com/matt-doust.html; http://designcollector.net/matt-doust-art/; http://ladygunn.com/love-life/matt-doust; http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2012/09/matt-doust.html; http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-29/wa-artist-matt-doust-dies/4923112; http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/wa-artist-matt-doust-dies-from-epileptic-seizure/story-fnii5thq-1226706711891

Francesco Albani

Art Appreciation

Italian Baroque painter Francesco Albani is best known for his Roman frescos and Rococo-like biblical and mythological paintings.

Albani was born on March 17, 1578 in Bologna, Italy.

Assumption of the Virgin via Wikipedia

Holy Family with Angels (1630-1635) via kelly-mann

The Annunciation via artexpertswebsite

Diana and Actaeon (1617) via aclassicaday

Sources: http://www.artexpertswebsite.com/pages/artists/albani.php; http://www.russianpaintings.net/russian_paintings.vphp?author=152&sort=views; http://aclassicaday.blogspot.com/; http://kelly-mann.blogspot.com/2011/08/happy-birthday-francesco-albani.html; Wikipedia; Britannica

Natalie Imbruglia - Torn

Music Appreciation

If you're around age, you probably remember catching a music video on MTV or VH1 of an attractive girl wearing a Chinese dragon t-shirt and sweater singing in her apartment about her relationship that is drifting apart. The song was Torn, and it was performed by singer-songwriter Natalie Imbruglia. It was her first released single from her her debut album Left in the Middle.

Originally written by Ednaswap, an alternative rock back from L.A., the version sung by Imbruglia sold more than 4 million copies worldwide, according to everyHit.com, and won her international recognition with and MTV Video Music Award, MTV Europe Music Award, ARIA Music Award, and a Billboard Music Award.

The song still gives me butterflies in the stomach, when I listen to the song. Mainly because it reminds me of an important chapter in my young adult life when I fell in love in the wrong time.





Sources: Wikipedia; http://www.everyhit.com/bestsellingsingles.html