Mac Carlton

Artwork

A collection of works that inspire me and appear throughout this site.

Mount Olympus seen from Larissa across the Thessalian plain, with four figures in the foreground
Mount Olympus from Larissa, Thessaly, Greece (1850–85)Edward Lear (English, 1812–1888)
An architect's drafting room filled with plans, blueprints, and drawing tables
Architect's Drafting Room, 1884Perkins Harnly (American, 1901–1986)
A detailed bird's-eye view of San Francisco from the bay in 1878
The City of San Francisco, 1878Currier & Ives (American, active 1835–1907)
A chemist working at a desk surrounded by instruments in a laboratory
A Chemist in His LaboratoryVincenzo Giovannini (Italian, 1817–1903)
Adults and children gathered around an orrery during a scientific lecture
Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the OrreryJoseph Wright of Derby (English, 1734–1797)
A charcoal study of Dario de Regoyos writing at a desk
Portrait of Dario de Regoyos WritingJames Ensor (Belgian, 1860–1949)
A scientific illustration of radiolaria with fine radial structures
RadiolariaAnonymous (active 19th century)
An imagined city bringing together architecture from several eras
Architect's DreamThomas Cole (American, 1801–1848)
A steam train crossing a bridge through a pale, hazy landscape
Rain, Steam and SpeedMyles Birket Foster (English, 1825–1899)
Two chess players considering a game in a richly patterned room
The Chess PlayersLudwig Deutsch (Austrian, 1855–1935)
An illustrated 1906 map of San Francisco drawn within a profile
Ideal Picture and Map of San Francisco CaliforniaA. H. M. Davies (active 1906)
An abstract study of dark geometric forms moving across a curved line
Sensation of the Motion and the ObstacleKazimir Malevich (1879–1935)
A natural history illustration of vividly colored bees in flight
Beautiful Exotic Bees (1871)Barret and Sons (English, 19th century)
Three men seated on rugs around a game of tavli
A Game of TavliGiulio Rosati (Italian, 1858–1917)
A sunlit watercolor view of the Acropolis across an olive-covered plain
General View of the Acropolis at SunsetHenry Bacon (American, 1839–1912)
A low sea horizon beneath a broad study of layered clouds
Study of Clouds over the Sea (1826)Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (Danish, 1783–1853)
An artist seated before a canvas in a quiet brown studio
The Artist in His StudioDavid Oyens (Dutch, 1842–1902)
A dark painted study of an audience gathered closely in a theater
Theater AudienceHonoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879)
A circular technical diagram explaining an alternating current machine
Diagram of an Alternating Current Machine (1900)Walter Möschke (German, 19th–20th century)
Five people closely studying a map with optical instruments and a mirror
The Sense of Sight (1744–47)Philippe Mercier (French, 1689–1760)
A red and cream poster advertising a hypnotist and mind reader
Prof. Theodore Pull, the Great German Hypnotist and Mind ReaderWinterburn Show Printing Co. (American, 19th–20th century)
An abstract line drawing of a tightrope walker balancing above angular forms
Tightrope Walker (1923)Paul Klee (German, 1879–1940)
A natural history plate showing the varied symmetrical forms of jellyfish
Discomedusae: Scheibenquallen (1904)Ernst Haeckel (German, 1834–1919)