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I Can’t Quite Get the Hang of It
[Elizabeth Newman: Untitled (2013) cotton thread on canvas] Elizabeth Newman was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1962 and studied at the Victorian College of the Arts in the 1980s. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions and more than twenty … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, Textiles
Tagged Art, creativity, Op-art, spontoneity
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Cereal Collectors? – Not as Corny as it Might Seem
Cereal boxes – from 2016 Open House “Cabinets of Wonder” ephemera collection at the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. This collection is entitled ‘Breakfast is Good for You’. The collector is identified as ‘IS’ and their occupation: Cleaner. IS claims: … Continue reading
Porter’s Portable Food Fare | From Tomatoes To Kebabs
Above: A Selection from a series at the State Library of Victoria which includes ‘Sunshine’ (2006), ‘Brunswick’ (2007); and ‘Hoppers Crossing’ (2010) among others. Louis Porter (b. 1977) resident in Melbourne Australia since 2001, but currently working in London. He is … Continue reading
Compare the Pair #17 | The Tale of Two Fridges
Above: Left: Leda and the Swan fridge by Arthur Boyd; Above Right: Decorated fridge by Shirley Stewart at ANA Hall, Harcourt, Victoria. What separates these two beautifully decorated fridges? – About 31 km via the Midland Highway (A300) in Central … Continue reading
“Someone has killed Soutine!”
“The Page Boy” by Chaïm Soutine (ca.1927) oil on canvas (98cm x80cm). Russian painter of Belorussian Jewish origin Chaïm Soutine (Sutin) was born on January 13, 1893, in Smilavichy near Minsk; the tenth of eleven children. From 1910 to 1913 … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, OilPainting, Paintings
Tagged Abstract Expressionist Movement, Abstract Impressionism, Art, Chaïm Soutine
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I’ve understood Lidderdale’s Pensive Mood
The above is entitled: “A Pensive Mood” by C. S. Lidderdale. There is not a lot of information about the artist Charles Sillem Lidderdale, however, it appears that he may have been born on 28 September 28, 1830, in St.Petersburg, … Continue reading
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Tagged #CharlesLidderdale, #RoyalAcademy. %PensiveMood, Art
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I Love the Flower Girl – (I don’t Know Why She Just Simply Caught My Eye)
(Above image:) La femme au Bouquet” aka “Woman with Flowers” by Jean-Pierre Cassingneul, reminds me of the words from a 1960s song “(I Love) The Flower Girl” by the band The Cowsills, Jean-Pierre Cassigneul is a French painter known for … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, Paintings
Tagged "AvantGarde, #Post-Impressionism, #TheCowsills, Art, Jean-Pierre Cassigneul, The Cowsills
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Marguerite and Faust in the Garden
“Marguerite and Faust in the Garden“ by Dutch/French artist Ary Scheffer oil on canvas (216.5 x 135 cm). Ary Scheffer was born in Hamburg on 10 February 1795, the son of a portrait painter. Shortly after his birth, the family … Continue reading
A Crown, golden in show is but a wreath of thorns
“The Crown of Thorns” (1950) oil on canvas; 163 x 98cm, concerns the Passion of Christ. It is one example of the artwork of non-figurative French painter, stained glass artist and tapestry designer, Alfred Manessier, who was born on 5th … Continue reading
Posted in Artists A-Z, OilPainting, Paintings
Tagged #Paris, Alfred Manessier, Art, Crown of Thorns, Musee D'art Moderne, School of Paris
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Every now and then one comes across a good de Glehn
… if you know where to look… British Impressionist painter Wilfrid Gabriel de Glehn, was born in the south-east London, city of Sydenham, in 1870. After schooling at Brighton College with his brother Louis, he studied art at the South … Continue reading
ni-Vanuatu folk need our help to rebuild after Cyclone Pam
Vanuatu is made up of more than 80 islands. Most of these have suffered from one of the greatest cyclonic storms via Cyclone Pam, that has ever been recorded in this area. These beautiful people need the world’s greatest and … Continue reading
Portrait of a Lady – Jane de Glehn
American figure and portrait artist Jane Erin Emmet de Glehn was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1873. She was the youngest daughter of a family of 10 children and a descendant from an illustrious artistic family. She was … Continue reading
How far Ken Howard can it be?
This is a self-portrait oil on canvas painting by 80 year old English artist and painter, Ken Howard. Kenneth (Ken) Howard was born in London, on December 26, 1932. He paints in a “traditional” manner, based on strong observations and … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Ken Howard, self portraits, selfies
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Lucien Coutaud – How he loved the twilight
Lucien Coutaud was a French surrealist painter and engraver who was born on 13th December, 1904, in Meynes, Gard, France. He had 40+ years success with his artwork which has varied widely from painting, drawing, print-making, costume designing and illustrating over … Continue reading