Best Of: The History of Dragons in Art
‘Flight of the Paladin’, by William O’Connor, ©2012 The most iconic image...
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Author: William O'Connor
Artist of the Month: James McNeill Whistler
Symphony in White No. 1 1861 “An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.” -J.M....
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Artist of the Month: Frederick Remington
Dash for the Timberline 1889 My drawing is done entirely from memory. I never use a camera now....
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Artist of the Month: Inky Colors
W. O’Connor 1991 When I was starting out as an art student I was taking an illustration...
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Artist of the Month: Muybridge
— By William O’Connor Expanding upon my theme of influential photographers on contemporary...
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Artist of the Month: Annie Leibovitz
-By William O’Connor In our line of work as illustrators we all use photography to a lesser or...
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Artist of the Month: Frederic Church
-By William O’Connor Almost ten years ago I moved with my family to live on the Hudson River about...
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Inspiration: Piranesi
-By William O’Connor At the end of the 18th century a revolution was in the air. Not only...
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Artist of the Month: Joseph Campbell
-By William O’Connor As artists working in the modern pop-culture industry of movies, games and...
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Artist of the Month: Jan Matejko
-By William O’Connor Stanczyk 1863 The late nineteenth century was one of the most transformative...
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Artist of the Month: Edward Hopper
-By William O’Connor “Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, ...
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Artist of the Month: Limbourg Brothers
-By William O’Connor The period known as the Middle Ages is the largest and most enigmatic of...
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Artist of the Month: William Hogarth
-By William O’Connor Marriage a-la-mode 1743 The 18th century was one of the most turbulent...
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Artist of the Month: Vermeer
-By William O’Connor As many of you who have been reading my Artist of the Month series may...
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Artist of the Month: Saint Luke
October 18th is St. Luke’s Day, and for many Artists it is the equivalent of St. Patrick’s Day....
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