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Remembering

Arnie Fenner

TCM remembers some of the creatives we lost in 2025, including Robert McGinnis, Drew Struzan, and Jules Feiffer among many other influential and inspiring greats. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF8_YcxZp6U[/embed]

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Sargent at the Met

Lauren Panepinto

August 7, 2025 - If we were to make up a list of "Muddy Colors's Favorite Artists" I think it would be safe to say John Singer Sargent is in the top 5. He's certainly a frequent article topic and referenced quite a bit on this blog over the years. If you want some background, I did one of my Turning Points articles on him and Robert Hunt did a great one called "So What's So Great About John Singer Sargent" way back in 2021. There was also an exhibit at the Morgan Library in 2019 that was just about Sargent's charcoal portraits later in his career. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73jSSJ4TUf0[/embed] Sargent looms so large as an icon in the minds of illustrators — especially portrait and character illustrators — that it's always a bit of a surprise to me when I…

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