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…
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
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…
Looking for Someone Else, I Found Charlotte.
Isn't it just the way to look for one thing and find another? I was looking for the biography of another female artist for my next Celebration of Female Artists…
Got Color?
Now that Rain Dodging is in the hands of my editor, thoughts turn to my book cover. I can’t wait to see what the She Writes Press designers come up…