07/01/2015
Charles Van den Eycken and his cat
Charles H. VAN DEN EYCKEN (one thousand eight hundred fifty-nine - in 1923)
Like many of his contemporaries, Van den Eycken specializes in painting pets often cute and playful situations. Charles was born on April 17, 1859 in a family of artists - his grandfather, Frans van den Eycken, and his father, Charles Van den Eycken, were artists. His grandfather was a painter scenery and his father was a well-known landscape painter. Early scientist Charles came from him, and he continued his studies at the Academy of Brussels under George. Stevens, genre and animal painter.
Charles was a member of the L'Essor - group, which was founded in 1876, when Realism became the unifying movement among many young artists. The group organized a number of exhibitions in Brussels and Ostend, Antwerp and London;, help to spread their names across Europe. Charles was also a regular participant in the Brussels Salon and was awarded numerous medals.
Van den Eycken considered one of the leading domestic animal artists of the 19th century and even during his lifetime are highly sought after - receiving a commission from Queen Henrietta Belgium.
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04/01/2015
Stunning watercolors Yuko Nagayama
Nagayama Yuka was born in 1963 in Tokyo. In 1985 graduated from art school at a premium, and in 1987 the School of Arts Department Satoru Tokyo.
Since 2009 - the teacher of painting at the University of the Arts Musashino. Together with other watercolorist Kazuo Kasai opened his own school of watercolor, constantly conducts master classes. French paper uses ARCHES, gold paint, salt, concealer, etc. Also writes acrylic.
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