by taswann | Jun 10, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“What beauty is, I know not, though it adheres to many things.” -Albrecht Durer Albrecht Durer was born on May 21st 1471, in Nuremberg, Germany. He was one of the first artists to become famous throughout Europe in his own lifetime. He was a painter, designer,...
by taswann | Jun 10, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.” – Paul Klee Paul Klee was born in Switzerland in 1879. He was a trained violinist and studied music in Germany. He decided to devote himself to art rather than music when he was a young adult. Klee...
by taswann | May 30, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I collected all the caterpillars I could find in order to study their metamorphosis.” -Maria Sibylla Merian: Diary entry age 13 Maria Sibylla Merian was a German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator who was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1647. At a time when...
by taswann | May 22, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Making art is about finding the true self – not who everyone has told you that you are, but the person you are truly.” – Birgit O’Connor Birgit O’Connor is a self taught watercolour artist who lives in Bolinas of West Marin, California....
by taswann | May 22, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those who sang the best.” – John James Audubon John James Audubon was a French-American ornithologist, naturalist and painter who is most known for his work, The Birds of America. Audubon was born in...
by taswann | May 22, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I have been in love with painting ever since I became conscious of it at the age of six.” – Katsushika Hokusai Katsushika Hokusai was born in Edo, Japan in 1760. He was a painter, printmaker and book illustrator who created more than 30,000 finished pieces of...
