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Art of the day, May 24 2012
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Art of the day, Oct. 1 2011
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Height! (Höhe!) Paul Klee, 1928. Etching, plate: 9 1/16 x 9 1/16″. Paper: Cream, smooth, wove Japan.
Art of the day, July 21 2011
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When The Helga Paintings were discovered in 1985, 240 tempera, dry-brush paintings, watercolors and pencil sketchesAndrew Wyeth created of Helga Testorf between the years1971 and 1985, Wyeth’s wife was asked whatshe thought of them. She replied,“All I see is love.”
Art of the day, June 11 2011
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Self Portrait, pencil and charcoal.
Elijah Fed by Ravens
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Albert Herbert, Elijah fed by ravens in the desert, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches. Elijah has been considered the model of Christian monasticism since the first monks and nuns lived in the desert, either alone or in communities. In the old testament story, God orders Elijah to live in the desert and be [...]
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Spring 2011
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I Have Never Known A Closeness Like That
Posted in Art of the day, Favorite reads, Poem of the day on 18 April 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The following images are from Anne Carson’s book Nox, published in 2010, about the death of her brother Michael. The book is a scrapbook and comes in a box in an accordion-style notebook, which includes images, poems, collages and part of a letter her brother wrote about a girl he loved in France. “My brother [...]
Art of the day, March 31 2011
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The displays in this post are from the National Button Society. The society divides buttons into classes that include: celluloid, ceramics, china, enamels, fabrics, black glass, clear and colored glass, metal, horn, shell, synthetic, vegetable ivory, wood, animals, objects, plants, pictorials and realistics. Double click on the images to see the buttons. Vegetable Ivory Vegetable [...]
Art of the day, March 13 2011
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Illuminated manuscripts are texts decorated with gold or silver. Most manuscripts are from the Middle Ages and include the Book of Kells, illustrated by Celtic monks and containing the four books of the gospel. As when a man dreams, he reflects not that his body sleeps Else he would wake; so seem’d he entering his [...]
Brain Machine Interface
Posted in Art of the day on 12 February 2011 | Leave a Comment »
