“Avenue de Clichy (Street – Five o’clock in the Evening”) by Louis Anquetin (1887) @ Through Vincent’s Eyes Not Van Gogh’s version (although he legit painted a version, called “Terrace of a Cafe at Night” with more light and more stars — because of course he did) but its source: the work of Louis Anquetin,ContinueContinue reading “It’s Five o’clock Somewhere”
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The Risk It Takes to Blossom
“The Childish Old Woman Makes the Young Woman Laugh” by Sofonisba Anguissola (1560-64) @ By Her Hand exhibit Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.Kurt Vonnegut I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the art of stepping outsideContinueContinue reading “The Risk It Takes to Blossom”
The Heather
Portion of painting by my grandmother What better way to segue from my trip to see my father in Arizona, back to the vast world of famous and should-be-famous painters, than this one, found hanging on his living room wall — painted by my grandmother and given my name. My heart still skips a beat,ContinueContinue reading “The Heather”
Bye-Bye Cacti
Anthem, AZ Last desert pic for awhile. I promise to return to your regularly scheduled art programming after this. Although, I would argue that this, too, is art, if it speaks to you. Shot on Pixel 6 Pro.
The Art of Making Art
“The Strong Man” by Honore Daumier (1865) @ Through Vincent’s Eyes I like landscapes very much, but 10 times more these studies of everyday life, sometimes of terrifying truthfulness, [that artists such as] Daumier […] have drawn with such mastery.Vincent van Gogh Posting this one for all my Renaissance Festival, recovering street performer, theater producingContinueContinue reading “The Art of Making Art”
Making Our Faces As We Go Along
“Self-Portrait at the Age of Fifty-Six” by Anna Bacherini Piattoli (1776) @ By Her Hand I want to grow old without facelifts… I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I’ve made. Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you’d never completeContinueContinue reading “Making Our Faces As We Go Along”
Pulling Our Leg
“Mary Magdalene” by Orsola Maddalena Caccia (1620-30) @ By Her Hand At first, this strikes the viewer as yet another depiction of a Biblical figure at a time when that was all the rage. Then, you see her face, with a look as difficult to pin an adjective on as Mona Lisa’s smile. Then, ifContinueContinue reading “Pulling Our Leg”
Along Comes Mary
“Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy” by Artemisia Gentileschi (1620-25) @ By Her Hand Can’t we look to Mary Magdalene as simply an early church leader whose rightful place next to Christ should have been acknowledged? There are no Scriptures to place her anywhere but right next to Jesus. Even a cursory reading of the Bible showsContinueContinue reading “Along Comes Mary”
Masters of Heavy-Handedness
Portion of “Preparing for the Soiree” by Adophe Joseph Thomas Monticelli (1870) @ Through Vincent’s Eyes “I paint for thirty years from now,” responded Adolphe Monticelli to critics of his thickly textured brushstrokes and vibrant colors. Of all the various works in the Through Vincent’s Eyes exhibit at the Columbus Museum of Art, from VanContinueContinue reading “Masters of Heavy-Handedness”
Count the Roses, Not the Thorns
Portion of “Roses” by Vincent van Gogh (1890) @ Through Vincent’s Eyes It’s the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important…People have forgotten this truth, but you mustn’t forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed. You’re responsible for your rose.Antoine de Saint-Exupery, “The Little Prince” It’s timeContinueContinue reading “Count the Roses, Not the Thorns”
Muttering Retreats 