Tag Archives: Painting

Reading 1932

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

Pablo Picasso, La Lecture (The Reading) 1932 : The artist’s “muse” Marie-Therese Walter asleep in a chair with a book in her lap.  

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Homage a George Seurat

Posted on November 14, 2017 by

Homage a Seurat by Jonathan Burton h/t M. Wuerker  

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Get Smart

Posted on September 29, 2017 by

Smartify is a very clever free app that allows users to scan artworks to identify them and then get meaningful background information. This Shazam for art is already available for more than thirty major international art venues and more are being added monthly. … Continue reading →

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Fall into Autumn with Van Gogh

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The Mind Loves The Unkown

Posted on September 18, 2017 by

“The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown since meaning of the mind is itself unknown.”

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I needed color

Posted on August 13, 2017 by

Okay, I admit that when I first ran across this short documentary video about the artwork from actor/comedian Jim Carrey I waited for the punchlines, but they never came. The film shows Carrey sketching, drawing, and painting large, colorful canvases … Continue reading →

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Automat

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Van Gogh in Chicago

Posted on February 11, 2016 by

The Art Institute of Chicago has found a very clever way to promote their upcoming “Van Gogh Bedrooms” exhibition (Feb. 14 to May 16). The museum has created a real life replica of the artist’s famous Bedroom at Arles painting … Continue reading →

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Daily Life of Gods

Posted on May 22, 2015 by

Ukrainian artist Alexey Kondakov creates these wonderful mash-ups from classical paintings and street scenes in Kiev. In his series “The Daily Life of Gods” he photoshops cherubs, angels, goddesses, and historical figures into images of public transport, cafes and city … Continue reading →

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Still Life With Books

Posted on December 16, 2014 by

I recently ran across a blog that was “offering’ a download of this painting (see above) to be used as a screen saver. It looked very familiar and after a little research I realized that it was by the 19th … Continue reading →

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