Howard Lyon

The Museums of the City of Paris Image Repository

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, January 17th, 2020

James Gurnery recently posted about the recent update to the Paris Musées website where they added...

Dorian Vallejo Drawings and Book

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, January 3rd, 2020

The Best Deal in the Art World A year ago Dan Dos Santos told me that I should order a collector’s...

Introducing Julia Lundman

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, December 20th, 2019

One of the cool side benefits that I hadn’t anticipated when I started my Patreon but should...

My Favorite things from 2019

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, December 6th, 2019

We are nearing the end of the year and I thought I would recap with my most useful books and tools...

Edwin Howland Blashfield

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, November 22nd, 2019

The other day I was talking with my friend, Micah Christensen. I have written about him before in...

Fantastic Arts Conference

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, November 8th, 2019

I am excited to write about an upcoming event, the Fantastic Arts Conference. Next Spring, in...

Toned paper with watercolor and gouache

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, October 25th, 2019

I returned from a prolonged trip to Italy last week. My wife and I were fortunate to spend about a...

Jumping into something new… in Italy!

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, October 11th, 2019

I’ve had the cool opportunity to spend a month in Italy (still here! 🙂 leading a tour around the...

Throne of Eldraine

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, September 13th, 2019

The upcoming set for Magic: the Gathering is called Throne of Eldraine. It has been a really...

Frank Weston Benson

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, August 30th, 2019

Sometimes it takes me years to really appreciate an artist. I am sure a part of this is that we...

The Plains of Eldraine

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, August 16th, 2019

Every once in a while you get the chance to work on a project that just sings to you. The Eldraine...

Joshua LaRock Classical Portraits

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, August 9th, 2019

Today’s post is a signal boost for what I think will be an excellent portrait video coming...

Thinking about skin tones, chroma and Munsell

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, July 19th, 2019

I’m going to warn you now, this post is nerdy and I really don’t know yet if it is...

Bouguereau at the Clark – Seated Nude

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, July 5th, 2019

I feel like it is time for another hi-res painting post and who better than Bouguereau to post...

Christie’s – American Art Sale

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, June 21st, 2019

I love the beautiful large scans of the paintings that Christie’s and Sotheby’s always...

Arnie Fenner on Warren + Robbins + Frazetta = VampirellaI'm not sure why Frazetta really decided to change the Vampirella painting—he'd always just say, "They're mine and I can do whatever I want." But I ki…
Lisa Cyr on The Phoenix RisesThanks so much Brian! I completely agree!
tayete on Warren + Robbins + Frazetta = VampirellaThanks for the article Arnie, great stuff! I agree about the "uncovered" cover of Vampirella sold at auction. It loses all its punch and composition..…
sheryl on ObjectifyBut before she can place blade to ankle, there’s a knock on the door. Hélène gets up to answer it. Villanelle hears Eve, sees the lower half of her bo…
Tips To Choose The Best Color Combination For Monster Coloring Pages - WSBs on 15 Types of Composition[…] used in various forms in our daily lives and every color has its own meaning. There are different types of colors: primary, secondary, terti…

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The Museums of the City of Paris Image Repository

Dorian Vallejo Drawings and Book

Introducing Julia Lundman

My Favorite things from 2019

Edwin Howland Blashfield

Fantastic Arts Conference

Toned paper with watercolor and gouache

Jumping into something new… in Italy!

Throne of Eldraine

Frank Weston Benson

The Plains of Eldraine

Joshua LaRock Classical Portraits

Thinking about skin tones, chroma and Munsell

Bouguereau at the Clark – Seated Nude

Christie’s – American Art Sale

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Fantasy Character Design with Justin Gerard

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