Пост сделан по наводке из поста от vasily_sergeev via обзор dok_zlo. Джилл Барклем родилась в Эппинге, Великобритания, в 1951 году. После школы она училась в знаменитом Центральном Колледже Искусства и Дизайна им. Святого Мартина (англ.Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design)- это…

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"The Last Pickle" is a painting of a grumpy pickle that will put a smile on your face.

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As ambiguous as she is hideous, Baba Yaga is an anomaly. In Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga is both a maternal, mother nature figure and an evil villain who kidnaps and eats children.

One major task for the children’s storyteller: Getting parents out of the story. Children need to be the drivers of their own narratives. Storytellers have come up with many ways of getting adult helpers and caregivers out of the way. Here’s another: Give the child a home of their own. Within the world of the […]

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Working on a miniature scale, Japanese artist Takanori Aiba creates bonzai tree houses that tower at impossible heights. The artist uses resin, epoxy, plastics, acrylic paint and a multitude of other materials to craft these multi-level sculptures. His works invite the viewer to imagine the potential inhabitants of these strange dwellings. Take a look at some photos of Takanori Aiba's works after the jump, all images copyright TOKYO GOOD IDEA Development Institute Co., Ltd.

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Misty hills. Lonely forest roads. Plenty of vines, moss, and unkempt trees. And the cherry on top—a gorgeous abandoned building that radiates eeriness and grandeur in equal measure. That’s our dream home right there. Especially if the place looks haunted.

Felice Casorati was an Italian painter, sculptor, and printmaker. The paintings for which he is most noted include figure compositions, portraits and still lifes, which are often distinguished by unusual perspective effects. Born in Novara he showed an early interest in music and art. To please his parents he studied law at the University of Padua until 1906, but his ambition to be a painter was confirmed in 1907 when a painting of his was shown in the Venice Biennale. The works he produced in the early years of his career are naturalistic in style, but after 1910 the influence of the symbolists and particularly of Gustav Klimt turned him toward a more visionary approach. In 1915 he had a solo exhibition at the Rome Secession III, where he showed several paintings and the first of his sculptures. His military service in World War I began that year and lasted until his discharge in 1917. In 1918, "intrigued by the decadent atmosphere of Turin with its sinister views", he settled there with his mother and two sisters. His works of the next decade typify, in their emphasis on geometry and formal clarity, the "return to order" then prevalent in the arts as a reaction to the war. Although many critics found his work cold, cerebral, and academic, Casorati achieved international recognition as a leading figure in this movement. Often working in tempera, Casorati drew inspiration from his study of Renaissance masters, especially Piero della Francesca, as in his 1922 portrait entitled Silvana Cenni. This symmetrical composition of a seated woman in a white dress is perhaps the best-known of the artist's works. In it, the careful rendering of volumes results paradoxically in a sense of unreality which is characteristic of Casorati's art. In 1925, Rafaello Giolli summarized the disconcerting aspects of Casorati's art—"The volumes have no weight in them, and the colors no body. Everything is fictitious: even the living lack all nervous vitality. The sun seems to be the moon ... nothing is fixed or definite"—and argued that these very qualities give his work its originality, and connect him to the metaphysical painters. Casorati himself wrote, in 1931: "In taking up, against me, the old polemic of classicism and romanticism, people rail against intellectualized and scholastic order, accuse my art of being insincere, and willfully academic—in a word, of being neoclassical. ... since my art is born, so to speak, from within, and never has its source in changing "impressions", it is quite natural that ... static forms, and not the fluid images of passion, should be reflected in my works". Briefly arrested in 1923 for his involvement with an anti-Fascist group, Casorati subsequently avoided antagonizing the regime. Beginning in 1923, he opened his studio to the young art students of Turin. One of his famous students was the Italian painter Enrico Accatino. After 1930 the severity of Casorati's earlier style softened somewhat and his palette brightened. He continued to exhibit widely, winning many awards, including the First Prize at the Venice Biennale of 1938. He was also involved in stage design. He died in Turin in 1963.

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Jill Barklem, the creator of Brambly Hedge, has got together with the Wildlife Trusts to bring us this beautiful gallery of fictional and real wood mice, voles, shrews, harvest mice – and the natural world they live in

A4 metallic print of Dimtiri from Fire Emblem Three Houses This illustration was made for And The Shadow Looks Back: A FE3H zine

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A House of Leaves Kiyoshi Soya illustrations by Akiko Hayashi 1986 What's more perfect than finding a little hideaway during a spring shower? The Japanese illustrator Akiko Hayashi draws an adorable little girl named Sarah who is playing in the garden when drops of rain begin to fall. When you're small, you can find little nooks and hideaways, and that's just what Sarah does. "A roof of leaves makes a good roof," she whispered. But when you sit still and quiet in nature, you're not alone for long, as Sarah finds out. I like how the pictures are vignettes on the page, almost like you are peering through a hole in the leaves to see her.

So many outstanding comics anthologies, so little quality eyeball time. But worry not: Print’s come to your rescue. Last year we surveyed “wonder women artists” nominated for San Diego Comic-Con’s Eisner Awards, located here. And on Tuesday we provided you with a visual sampling of this year’s top nominees, and you’ll find that here. And today we’ll wrap up with a design-based survey that highlights some of the more graphically striking and skillfully adventuresome artists wi

Now that school is out, the next best place to read a book is at the beach, on a hammock, in the garden, or outside on a starry summer night. And here are the drawings and paintings to prove it.

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What beautiful paintings! These all are illustrations by Dan Craig. See more of his work on the Portal Interactive website (under "Illustration" then Dan Craig) or at Bernstein & Andriulli.

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The Real Mother Goose Illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright

Alphonse Mucha in 1906 photo by George R. Lawrence Co., Chicago Alphonse (Alfons) Mucha (1860 – 1939) was a Czech painter and decorative artist born in 1860 born in the town of Ivančice, Moravia. He is best known for his luxurious poster and product designs, which encapsulate the Art Nouveau style. Contemporary interest in his work was revived in 1980 after an exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris. For biographical notes on Mucha see part 1. For earlier works see parts 1 and 2. This is part 3 of a 12-part series on the works of Alphonse Mucha. 1897 Poster for 'Bières de la Meuse' lithograph 154.5 x 104.5 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1897 Peonies ink and watercolour 79.5 x 95 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1897 Poster for 'Chocolat Ideal' lithograph 117 x 78 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1897 Poster for 'La Trappistine' lithograph 206 x 77 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1897 Poster for 'La Samaritaine' Sarah Bernhardt at the Theatre de la Renaissance, Paris lithograph 58.3 x 173 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1897 Poster for 'Los Cigarillos Paris' lithograph © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1897 Poster for 'Monaco - Monte-Carlo' P.L.M. Railway lithograph 110.5 x 76.5 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1897 Poster for 'Salon des Cent Mucha Exhibition June 1897' lithograph 66.2 x 46 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1897 Poster for 'Vin des Incas' lithograph 13.6 x 36 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1897 Poster for 'Bleu Deschamps' lithograph © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1897 Poster for 'Nestlé's Food for Infants' lithograph 72 x 34.5 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1897 Poster for 'Société Populaire des Beaux Arts' lithograph 61.5 x 45 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1897 Poster of Sarah Bernhardt for 'La Plume' Magazine lithograph 69 x 51 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1897 Salome lithograph 41 x 31 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris c1897 Poster for 'Job' cigarette papers lithograph 152 x 102 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 Calendar of 'Cherry Blossom' lithograph © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'Vers Sacrum' © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 Cover of 'Au Quartier Latin' lithography © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 Cover of 'The West End Review' © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'Waterlily' postcard © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 Cover of 'La Plume' Literary and Artistic Review © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 Poster for 'Bénédictine' lithograph 205.7 x 77 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 Poster for 'Médée' Sarah Bernhardt at the Theatre de la Renaissance study © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 Poster for 'Médée' Sarah Bernhardt at the Theatre de la Renaissance lithograph 206 x 76 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 Poster for 'Waverley Cycles' lithograph 80 x 101 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 Poster for 'F. Champenois Imprimeur-Éditeur' printing business © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 Poster to promote the works of Mucha at 'La Plume, Paris' study © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 Poster to promote the works of Mucha at 'La Plume, Paris' lithograph 63.5 x 45 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'The Arts - Dance' study pencil and watercolour 56 x 34.8 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'The Arts - Dance' lithograph 60 x 38 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'The Arts - Music' study pencil and watercolour 56 x 34.8 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'The Arts - Music' lithograph 60 x 38 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'The Arts - Painting' study pencil and watercolour 56 x 34.8 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'The Arts - Painting' lithograph 60 x 38 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'The Arts - Poetry' study pencil and watercolour 56 x 34.8 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'The Arts - Poetry' lithograph 60 x 38 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 The Flowers © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'The Flowers - Carnation' lithograph 103.5 x 43.5 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'The Flowers - Carnation' pen and ink 22 x 53.5 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'The Flowers - Lily' lithograph 103.5 x 43.5 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'The Flowers - Iris' lithograph 103.5 x 43.5 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'The Flowers - Iris' pencil and ink wash 22.3 x 53.3 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'The Flowers - Rose' lithograph 103.5 x 43.5 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898-99 The Abyss pastel © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898-1900 'Femme à Marguerite' cotton weave screen printed 70.5 x 77.2 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 Cocorico magazine No. 1 masthead © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 Cocorico magazine No. 1 © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1899 Cocorico magazine 'The Twelve Months - November' © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1899 Cocorico magazine No. 19 © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1899 Cocorico magazine No. 24 © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1899 Cocorico magazine No. 4? © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1900 Cocorico magazine No. 42 © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1902 Cocorico Magazine lithography No. 62 © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1898 'Menus et Programmes Illustrés' cover lithograph 22 x 32 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris c1898 Sarah Bernhardt chalk on paper 49.7 x 41.4 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris