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The Fantastic World of Edvard Mordake
on Apr 26, 2008 in Artistic License music interior design Victoriana Erling Wold decorative painting Mordake, Erling Wold's latest opera, tells the story of the 19th century aristocrat, Edvard Mordake, who was driven mad by his twin sister - a female face on the back of his own head.I was asked to help visualize the setting- a suite of rooms fit for...
Eye Candy
on Sep 27, 2008 in art eyes portraits Georgian moi Victoriana A splendid miniature eye portrait from the Victoria and Albert Museum, with a diamond teardrop,via Tail of the Yak.In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, miniature eye portraits were all the rage. This was after the late 17th century rage for mi...
Enriching Victorian Age Noble Characters: Not Just for Authors
on Oct 17, 2008 in royalty nobility Victoriana Beyond fairy tales, the Victorian Age happenings provide opportunistic contrasts for noble and royal characters, and possible fodder for story conflicts. Often missed opportunities as I often perceive authors to underutilize this category of characte...
Cover story!
on Nov 30, 2008 in Artistic License news interior design Victoriana press decorative painting December 2008 - check out this month's California Homes magazine, whose cover story puts the spotlight our favorite new San Francisco designer, Claudia Juestel of Adeeni Design.The cover article features a historically significant Victorian country...
Season’s Greetings 2008
on Dec 18, 2008 in uncategorized art holidays Victoriana Illustration of mummers from Old England: A Pictorial Museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Baronial, Municipal and Popular Antiquities, Charles Knight and Co., Ludgate Street, London, 1845...