Art Blog By Bob is Bob Duggan’s exploration of 16th to 20th century art pieces, from both the Eastern and Western corners of the world.
The art blog has a deceptively unassuming name, but it is clearly in keeping with the blogs central idea – to provide insightful commentary that newcomers to the art world can read.
Tim McFarlane describes his art blog as ‘art, photography, and random thoughts’.
The main reason we enjoy this art blog so much probably lies in McFarlane’s ability to observe and explain so clearly and thought provokingly. That McFarlane combines these skills with the ability to produce excellent art and photography, make this art blog irresistible to us.
Charley Parker’s art blog explores a whole range of art genres – illustration, comics and mange, and fine art are all covered on a regular basis. The editorial approach is to cover anything comprised of lines and colors that catches Parker’s attention.
Name of bloggers: Jean McClung, John Morris, Kate Bechak, Marc Snyder, Jessica Fenlon, Susan Constanse, Karen Lillis, and ‘Passports: Art of Diversity’
Year of Creation: 2006
Average Entries per month: 22
Art subject: Various
The founder of this art blog, John Morris, used to run the Digging Pitt art gallery. Mr Morris produces the Digging Pitt with seven other contributors from the area.
This art blog includes makes good use of photographs to showcase the artistic process, which we found particularly interesting. It is also pretty uplifting to see the young artists participating, and producing some interesting results.
Stemming from their 20-years of artistic collaboration, and joint enthusiasm for the art world, Artblog delivers news and reviews about the Philadelphia art scene.
Blog entries incorporate a nice blend of optimism and frankness, reinforced through the conversations undertaken via visitor comments. The combination of these factors make Artblog a great place for those looking to get involved in a discussion about art, regardless of whether they are a new to, or a hardened veteran of, the art scene.
