Art Sunday 09/28/08: The Highlands of Scotland

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In honor of Loretta’s birthday, I am featuring some original photography of a trip I took to Scotland over 20 years ago. These are original photographs that I scanned from film. They are not digital, so they may not have the clarity that digital photographs have, but I hope you enjoy them. Happy Birthday, Loretta ! Loretta, I cannot remember the names of the castles in the photos below, but if you can, let me know below in the comments. Thanks !  ~ Laurita      … Continue reading →

ART SUNDAY 05/11/08: Robyn Collier, Australian artist

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Lake Bennett, Oil on canvas I discovered a great artist on the internet. She comes from Australia and she is a wonderful nature artist. What I like about her work mostly is her color combinations. Her work is based on Australian landscapes and her colors are awesome ! She knows what I like !  I can’t believe these are paintings ! They look like photographs. My favorite one is the last one, but I’m sure you’ll have your own favorite.     Robyn Collier is a painter in the realist … Continue reading →

Art Sunday 06/08/08: Fra Angelico

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Coronation of the Virgin Fra Angelico The Louvre, Paris   I discovered the work of Fra Angelico for myself. What I love about his paintings are his choice of colors. I love the blue and peachy shades he uses in his paintings. Most Renaissance paintings have mostly reds and golds, but I love Angelico’s soothing blue shades in his work, and they seem to be in many of his paintings. I love Renaissance art and I find it to be a refreshing way of seeing it. Enjoy them !   Fra … Continue reading →

Art Sunday 03/23/08: Tantric Art

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Yab-yum (Tibetan literally, “father-mother”) is a common symbol in the Buddhist art of India, Bhutan, Nepal, and Tibet representing the male deity in sexual union with his female consort. Often the male deity is sitting in lotus position while his consort is sitting in his lap. Despite appearances, the yab-yum is not related in any way to sexual practices. The traditional Tibetan Buddhist Yab-yum image of two deities in an overtly sexual posture, is a meditational tool, one of many seemingly contradictory images of sex used to achieve the … Continue reading →

Art New Years Day: Hip Hip Hurrah !

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Hip Hip Hurrah, 1888 Peder Severin Kroyer Oil on canvas Danish painter, sculptor & printmaker born 1851 – died 1909 The colony of painters who worked in Skagen, Denmark, have gathered in a garden for a celebration. From left to right: Martha Johansen, painter Viggo Johansen, Norwegian painter Christian Krohg, P.S. Krøyer, Degn Brøndum (Anna Ancher’s brother), Michael Ancher, Swedish painter Oscar Björck, Danish painter Thorvald Niss, teacher Helene Christensen, Danish painter Anna Ancher and Helga Ancher. Original painting owned by Göteborgs Konstmuseum Peder Severin … Continue reading →

ART SUNDAY 08/10/08: Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks

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A view I shot from the Skyline Drive at sunset. Click to enlarge.  Hi everyone ! I’m back from my vacation from Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks. First, let me tell you a little about Shenandoah (located in Virginia). The Skyline Drive, which runs for 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is flanked by a rumpled panorama of forests and mountains. To many who travel the drive, the highway itself is a park ! But the cars are passing the … Continue reading →

Art Sunday 10/12/08: Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night

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  The Starry Night, 1889 by Vincent Van Gogh Oil on Canvas At the Museum of Modern Art, located in New York City, there is a special exhibit going on about Vincent Van Gogh entitled, “Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night”. If you follow the link below, you will expericence a tour. Some of the paintings have audio clips if you wish to hear some of the history behind them.  Click on the following link:  Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night See you … Continue reading →

Art Sunday 08/17/08: “Magic” in Art

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Sea Change 1996 Sculpture by George Cutts Stainless steel The Storm King Art Center, New York The theme that Lina chose for Art Sunday this weekend is “Magic”.  For me, what comes to mind was a sculpture that I saw when I visited The Storm King Art Center in New York. It is a moving sculpture developed by George Cutts. The sculpture gives a “magical” feel of being under the sea as the stainless steel rods “sway” by the waves. It is best to view the … Continue reading →

Art Sunday: A Celebration of Judaism in Art

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The Feast of the Rejoicing of The Law at the Synagogue in Leghorn, Italy. 1850. Oil on canvas. The Jewish Museum, New York, by Soloman Alexander Hart. Like other 19th century British artists, he traveled, visited Italy, and documented the sites he saw. In this romanticized canvas, he depicts a procession during the celebration of Simhat Torah in the Synagogue at Leghorn, whose lavish interior he observed while traveling through Italy. Simhat Torah, The Procession of The Law.   Soloman Alexander Hart 1806-1881 was a … Continue reading →

ART SUNDAY: John Collier

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Lady Godiva, 1898 Oil on canvas by John Collier   John Maler Collier OBE RP ROI (January 27, 1850–April 11, 1934) was a British writer and painter in the Pre-Raphaelite style.  Collier was one of the 24 founding members of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, of which he became Vice President. He was also a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. He exhibited no fewer than 130 paintings at the Royal Academy and 165 at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, as … Continue reading →