Review of Confident Color book

Charley Parker posted an insightful review of my book over the weekend. Here's the link to his Lines and Colors blog. While you're there, mark Charley's blog as a favorite. His commentary on artists of the past and present, including fine artists and designers, as well, are always informative and entertaining.

Caravaggio on the Power of Art tonight

Read what Charley Parker has to say today about Caravaggio on Lines and Colors. I'll be interested to see which of Caravaggio's many personalities is revealed in the PBS show tonight (Monday). This artist's paintings have always seemed larger than life to me and apparently that was what he himself was like.

Charley Parker on Edward Hopper

Charley Parker has another great blog, this time on Edward Hopper, with lots of links for more information and images. I couldn't begin to put together all the links Charley does in his informative essay. Thanks, Charley!

Charley Parker reviews The New Creative Artist

One of the blogs I read on a regular basis is lines and colors. Charley Parker writes in depth of contemporary art, artists and illustrators and also of museum exhibits and master painters. His reviews include links to many images and references. I learn a great deal from his blog and have linked to it often.

Charley has reviewed The New Creative Artist. His blog audience is probably an edgier group of artists than I wrote the book for, but he nevertheless found it to be worthwhile. It takes a lot of time to do a book review. Thanks to Charley for taking a good look and writing about my book.

Jan van Eyck

Charley Parker's blog describes van Eyck's Arnolfini double portrait in some detail, and also explains early techniques of tempera and oil painting as used in the 15th century. He links to several other van Eyck paintings and museum sites worth exploring. Sit back and browse awhile.

Drawing book review

Bert Dodson's new book Keys to Drawing With Imagination. (North Light, 2006) is subtitled "Strategies and Exercises for Gaining Confidence and Enhancing Your Creativity." This may be my new favorite drawing book--sounds like a perfect fit with The New Creative Artist. The book is reviewed on Charley Parker's Lines and Colors blog.

Georges de la Tour--One of my all-time-favorite painters

Charley Parker on his Lines & Colors blog features Georges de la Tour. I'm amazed at his mastery of chiaroscuro and his representation of light. Follow the links at the bottom of the blog for more images.

Americans in Paris at the Met

Charley Parker has a great article about the current exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Read his article and check out all the links. Delightful!

Rembrandt on Lines and Colors

Charley Parker is celebrating Rembrandt's 400th birthday. He lists great resources on this amazing artist. You'll want to bookmark this one.

You can draw!

Charley Parker posted a great blog today on Betty Edwards' Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. If you think you have no talent or creativity, read Charley's blog and then get that book. You can use it as a self-study course if you're really motivated to learn to draw. My son taught himself to draw this way when he was in his thirties.

Rembrandt: Don't miss it!

Charley Parker has posted another winner: Rembrandt: life, paintings, etchings, drawings and self portraits. Read Charley's commentary before going to the site. Allow plenty of time to browse and study the elegant drawings and paintings of one of the greatest masters of European art.

Essential Vermeer

Charley Parker of lines and colors blog describes a fabulous site on artist Johannes Vermeer. Read Parker's column before exploring several links to the world of Vermeer and his paintings.