Bambi and Tyrus Wong
A recent conversation reminded me of a wonderful exhibit I saw at the Disney Museum.
How Bambi Got Its Look From 1000-Year-Old Chinese Art
Mr. Wong’s work was stark, detailing just a few figures within a vast landscape, and imbued with a powerful and atmospheric sense of emotion.
How ‘Bambi’ Got Its Look
Tyrus is a multi-award winning feature documentary film about the life, art, and enduring impact of pioneering Chinese American painter and Disney Legend© Tyrus Wong.
Tyrus
Tyrus Wong's Kites
Artist Tyrus Wong, who died at age 106, was famed as much for his exotic and colorful kites as he was for designing the Walt Disney classic "Bambi." CBS News visited him in March 2016 at Santa Monica Beach, where Wong and his daughter, Kim, sent several of his creations airborne.
Tyrus Wong's Kites
How to Paint a Beach Scene in Watercolour
Note: Rob Dudley has some mega-great adnoids.
Beach Scene
Tuesday's Child Plays with Painting Objects
Watercolor and Vellum
This is a perfect example of an internet "rabbit-hole". Darlene sent me the original link to the DNA article and I just took off from there. Take a look.
1. This is an article about how artists are rediscovering vellum as a medium for watercolor, because it is an animal product and therefore has DNA coding in it. If an artist keeps a little piece of the vellum, they can prove whether the painting is real or a copy.
Artists turn to vellum to beat the forgers
2. Which led me to a great article about painting watercolor on vellum:
Watercolor on Vellum: a Workshop with Carol Woodin
3. Which is a blog created by:
Elizabeth R. Smith, Natural Science Illustration and Fine Art
Portfolio
And, of course:
4. Carol Woodin
Botanical Artworks
5. I then backtracked a little to "The New Antiquarian", The BLOG of the Antiquarian Bookseller's Association of America
The History Of Vellum And Parchment
All because Darlene sent me an interesting link, thank you very much.
This is the best way to spend a Saturday morning!
