Room 9
Room 9: The Kit-cat Club National Gallery London 'The best club that ever met' Sir John Vanbrugh, Kit-cat Club member, 1725 During my first summer of Oxford study, I studied Eighteenth…
Celebration of Female Artists VIII
My Celebration of Female Artists series isn't that popular among my faithful. [Thank you for reading my content; I enjoy the process.] I guess I do it for myself. I…
The Lady with Dishevelled Hair
La Scapigliata, Italian for 'The Lady with Dishevelled Hair', is an unfinished painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, dated c. 1506–1508, painted in oil, with umber and white lead pigments on a small, 10…
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
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
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,…
Celebration of Female Artists VI
When I see a painting posted on Facebook by a female artist that draws me in, I save it in my Celebration of Female Artists folder. Here is my sixth…
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 History of Giverny: Claude Monet’s house and garden.
“Colour is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.” Monet's waterlily masterpieces are recognized the world over. What is the story behind his gardens at Giverny? Claude Monet (1840 –1926) was 43 when he moved…
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…