Time to Meet Doris

Time to Meet Doris

Doris May Ullmann was one of my ‘celebrated female artists’ 2 posts ago. I was intrigued by her images so I delved deeper. Ulmann's father and brother immigrated to New…
Joni

Joni

After posting my last blog, Celebration of Female Artists VII, I wanted to delve deeper into a few of the artists, one of them the incomparable Joni Mitchell. Many Joni…
Celebration of Female Artists VII

Celebration of Female Artists VII

I like to post work of lesser-known female artists. Here is my 7th sample. Enjoy. Afternoon Light Sasha Hartsleif Paintbrush FacesAlexandra Dillon Garden in GiverneyCecilia Brendel Old woman in sunbonnet,…
Munching

Munching

I never think of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch as having produced anything other than The Scream. In fact, I never think much of Munch. However, during an early morning FB scroll, Arte…
The Embrace

The Embrace

This Friday, January 13, one of the largest memorials dedicated to racial equality will be unveiled in America's oldest public park, Boston Common. It's called "The Embrace."  Sculptor, Hank Willis…
Mamman-Mia!

Mamman-Mia!

Continuing my exporation of female artists . . . Jeanne Mammen was born in 1890 in Berlin into a wealthy and progressive family. Self Portrain c 19266 She studied in…
Go Ask Alice

Go Ask Alice

Another female artist warrants her own page. I discovered Alice Neel: Alice Hartley Neel, 1900-1984. "I don't know what you expect to do in the world," her mother once told…