Journal of Art in Societyさんのイラストまとめ

In the 1970s, the Natural History Museum commissioned Barbara Nicholson to paint a series illustrating UK ecology and biodiversity. Here’s her Wetland Habitat / Scots Pines / Deciduous Woodlands https://t.co/OxNnexssZ5

Monika Tichacek’s vibrant, delicate watercolour/pencil creations celebrate details of nature in trees, animals and insects. (Be sure to click to appreciate them best) https://t.co/JKJ5Xb1GmE

Raphael’s drawings are sometimes more expressive than his finished paintings ~ here, his black chalk Heads of Two Apostles was a study done for his Transfiguration altarpiece at the Vatican (circled). Sadly, died young ~ some say he was exhausted from unceasing romantic interests

Pause to enjoy these delicate watercolour Flower Studies from 17th century French artist Nicolas Robert
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These four depictions of Venice over a century ago vividly illustrate the different styles of the artists ~ Édouard Manet’s realism / Claude Monet’s more dreamlike visions / JMW Turner’s visionary atmospherics / and JS Sargent’s immediacy

Early 20th century Ukrainian/French artist Zinaida Serebriakova ~ here she depicts her daughter Katya ■ self-portrait, at the dressing table ■ & peasants bleaching canvas

Arthur Rackham’s “half reassuring, half frightening” illustrations of classic tales from over a century ago continue to inform our imaginations ~ Snow White / Maid Maleen / Alice

With a few perfectly-placed bravura dabs, John Singer Sargent manages to conjure the effects of lamplight in this portrait of French artist Albert Besnard, sculptor Charlotte Dubray & their son Robert (The Birthday Party, 1885)
https://t.co/L2KMktfuHG

It's the summer of 1882. Monet escapes from domestic & financial cares by holidaying on the Normandy coast. Here, you can enjoy the effect of sunset in this view across a gorge to a cliff-top Church at Varengeville / and smell the sea air at his Customs Officer’s House

Intriguing to compare these depictions of clouds, a century & three cultures apart ~ by birthday boy John Constable (England, 1822) ■ Charles Curran (US, Fox at Sunset 1930) ■ Hiroshi Yoshida (Japan, View from Mt Komagatake 1928). So, how’s the sky at your place?