Jerome Lagarrigue

Art Appreciation

Featured on the cover of a legal progressive organization's publication called Teaching Tolerance is a portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. The portrait was painted by French painter and illustrator Jerome Lagarrigue.

I came across Lagarrigue's work while surfing the artsy forager. The blog looked at Lagarrigue's close-up paintings of eyes. Interested, I researched Lagarrigue and his art.

You can see more of his wonderful works HERE.

Martin Luther King, Jr. via gonetomorrowstuff

Eye #6 via artsyforager

Self Portrait via doubleslashart

Sources:

http://www.jeromelagarrigue.com/
http://vimeo.com/30975681
http://www.galeriewaltman.com/en_Jerome-Lagarrigue.html
https://www.facebook.com/jerome.lagarrigueart
http://www.guernicamag.com/art/heavyweight-paint/
http://www.bakmagazine.com/interviews/7/jerome-lagarrigue
http://dolbychadwickgallery.com/artists/jerome-lagarrigue
http://artsyforager.com/2013/10/14/come-closer-jerome-lagarrigue/
http://doubleslashart.blogspot.com/2012/01/slashart-13.html
http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-33-spring-2008

TryHardNinja' - "Take Back the Night"

I'm a bit late to come across this music video. I heard my son listening to this song and quickly asked what he was listening to. He was listening to a TryHardNinja's "Take Back the Night," a song that hit the Billboard's Dance/Electronic songs chart.

via CaptainSparklez

2CELLOS - AC/DC's Thunderstruck

Music Appreciation

Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser rock AC/DC's Thunderstruck. Not only do they rock hard but they do it with cellos.

You can check them out on their website HERE.

via 2CELLOS

Frode Nyboe

Art Appreciation

Often I try to capture with my camera the magical scene created by rain. It's practically impossible to also grab that mystical feeling too. Norwegian artist Frode Nyboe, however, accomplishes both with his paintings.

Known to use acrylics as his medium, Nyboe captures and presents the landscape as if viewing it with his own eyes. The viewers can easily immerse themselves in the paintings.

See more of his beautiful artwork HERE.

 Brosundet via elrincondemisaficiones-naturmar

Evening via tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica

Rains via artmonia

The Bridge via elrincondemisaficiones-naturmar

Sources:
http://www.nybs.no/
http://luckyten.deviantart.com/
http://sgrenee.blogspot.com/2013/04/featured-artist-interview-frode-nyboe.html
http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2013/08/Frode-Nyboe.html
http://elrincondemisaficiones-naturmar.blogspot.com/2013/09/frode-nyboe-pintor-noruego.html
http://artmonia.tumblr.com/post/47052213106/frode-nyboe
http://blogut.tumblr.com/post/33361494624/no-hurry-by-frode-nyboe
https://www.facebook.com/nybs.no
http://youtu.be/Pbmba4VkjM4

Carrie Graber

Art Appreciation

Carrie Graber is an American figurative painter known for her realistic oil paintings that capture the private and intimate moments of her subjects.

You can see more of her work HERE.

The Glance Speaks the Heart via blog.xfree.hu

Night Rain via tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica

Playing with Wine and Light via americangallery

Sources:

http://www.carriegraber.com/
https://www.facebook.com/CarrieGraberOfficial
http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2011/10/carrie-graber-los-angeles.html
http://americangallery.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/carrie-graber-1975/
http://www.paragonfineart.com/artists/carrie-graber.html
http://www.visionsfineart.com/graber/aa_index.html
http://www.fascinationstart.com/carrie_graber
http://youtu.be/_TmL5GqKaPY

Robert Lewis Reid

Art Appreciation

Robert Lewis Reid was an American Impressionist painter and muralist. He was best known for being a member of the Ten American Painters, a group of artists who felt mediocre artists were crowding exhibitions.

You can see more of his wonderful work HERE.

Paul Revere's Ride via malegislature.gov

A Summer Girl via underthegables

The Violet Kimono via artcontrarian

Sources: 
http://artcontrarian.blogspot.com/2013/10/robert-lewis-reid-ten.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Reid_(painter)
http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/list.php?m=a&s=du&aid=1109

Tracy Nakayama

ART APPRECIATION

I came across Tracy Nakayama through a blog I follow, American Gallery. For several reasons, I was interested to learn more about the artist and her artwork.

Born in Honolulu in 1974, Tracy Nakayama is a contemporary artist known for ink drawings that captures the innocence and exploration of sexuality of the 1970s.

Title Unknown via americangallery

Sneak Peak via upkeeptheape

Title Unknown via americangallery

Sources:

http://americangallery.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/tracy-nakayama-1974/
http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A28734
http://www.laweekly.com/2004-01-08/art-books/heavy-petting/
http://upkeeptheape.blogspot.com/2010/12/tracy-nakayama-usa.html
http://painternyc.blogspot.com/2006/05/tracy-nakayama.html
http://try-har-der.blogspot.com/2009/11/tracy-nakayama-kinkead-contemporary.html
http://faculty.washington.edu/kendo/nakayama.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Nakayama