by julia dzikiewicz | Feb 6, 2010 | blog
This is my try at book illustration. It is for a future alphabet book, with historical Anacostia the subject. I don’t know yet whether I will be selected for this job, but I thought it might interest any students of art to see how I altered my illuminated letter for...
by julia dzikiewicz | Feb 1, 2010 | blog
My first project for Cdia, using three different types of font. I know it is hard to read at this size, but when it is 8”x10”, it is easy. Painted in encaustic, with graphite and paper. This was inspired by my trip home from Washington Dc, on Saturday, with heavy snow...
by julia dzikiewicz | Jan 31, 2010 | blog
I just finished my first week of classes at Cdia, Boston University. Samantha Warren is teaching the ten of us design and typography. Inspired by the numerous ways to look at lettering, I created this painting. What is next , you ask? Why, the letter “B”.
by julia dzikiewicz | Jan 26, 2010 | blog
Stephen Marc is the 2009 recipiant of the Elizabeth and Mallory Factor Prize for Southern Art. Here is his artist’s statement..”As a photographer and digital montage artist, my work visually interprets American history focused on the black experience. While...
by julia dzikiewicz | Jan 23, 2010 | blog
Ever wondered who painted the first portraits in encaustic? The artist who were alive in the 1st century BC, in Egypt, left over 900 paintings such as the one you see. Those early artists painted on panel, and these realistic portrait were then placed over the faces...
by julia dzikiewicz | Jan 10, 2010 | blog
As I am visiting Puerto Rico, I have been looking at Puerto Rican artists. The above painting, by Carment Messon is titled “ Visión de Exito” . To see more of her work, click on this link artemesson@gmail.com Info about her, taken from her website… Carmen...
