Bathers at Cannon Beach in 1940
LINK for the coast tour, photos taken in 1940 (Oregon State Archives).
Not all that much has changed! You can see why I love Oregon.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Os Gemeos Left Their Mark on L.A.
I'm a little late blogging this one. The Prism Gallery in L.A. had this amazing show and installation by Os Gemeos (twin brothers from Brazil), but it closed a week ago. I wish I could have seen this. I saw a huge show of theirs at Deitch Projects in NYC a few years ago that blew me away. I'll never forget it. Fecal Face blog has a ton of photos of the opening here. It looks like they created another magical environment. They spent six weeks on the installation alone. Los Angeles was lucky to have them.
George Condo is next at the Prism.
George Condo is next at the Prism.
Van Gogh's Birthday
This is a little thumbnail from Van Gogh's illustrated letters to Emile Bernard. He has written notes on the sketch: "blue", "orange". Dig the checkerboard dress on the woman with the fan. Happy Birthday, Van Gogh! More letters here: Morgan Library
Art Dress for Spring
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I like this dress design...down to the shoes. It is by Hermes.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Marjorie Miller Illustrations 1924-35
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Here are three illustrations by an artist named Marjorie Miller. I can't find out much about her, but I really like them. They have a Japanese flair. Here's a link to a couple more . Apparently she only illustrated from 1924 to 1935. That doesn't surprise me, but she was good!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
15th Century Italian Book Box
So fascinating! For carrying books (made between 1465 and 1485).
It is hard to stop looking through the Morgan Library's collection:
Monday, March 26, 2012
The Barraud Brothers
One of my favorite painters is a Swiss painter named Francois-Emile Barraud. Follow this red link for more examples of his fine work (shown above is a painting of a young girl). I blogged about him before.
He died at age 34 in 1934 of tuberculosis. If only he had lived longer. He had a couple of brothers who were also excellent painters (of similar style).
Their names were Aurele and Aime.
Video about them (showing yet another brother- Charles):
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Van Gogh Again
I just received this book in the mail: Van Gogh's Letters edited by H.Anna Suh. It is thick and fully illustrated with 250 paintings and sketches (320 pages). I had already read his letters to Theo many times over the years, but this book is a true art book. It only costs about $13.50 on amazon. What a bargain!
(Contains 150 of his letters.)
By the way, did you see this? A painting called "Still Life with Meadow Flowers and Roses" has now been x-rayed and said to be a true Van Gogh work because there is an underpainting of wrestlers.
The flowers look odd and the wrestlers look odder still. (Or not odd enough.) But, what do I know?
READ Article or HERE
(Contains 150 of his letters.)
The flowers look odd and the wrestlers look odder still. (Or not odd enough.) But, what do I know?
READ Article or HERE
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The Haunted House 1908
Directed by Segundo de Chomon
You can find a bunch of other films made by this guy on youtube.
(thanks, Kim Deitch)
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
New book: The Art of Daniel Clowes
Monday, March 19, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
My Drawings for "Rose Quarry" and "Basker's Cove"
7 1/2" x 10" pencil sketch for "Basker's Cove"(on 8 1/2" x 11" paper) by Amy Crehore
Finished oil painting on linen of "Basker's Cove" 18" x 24" by Amy Crehore 2012
You can see how this painting started as a very, very rough sketch. It evolved as I painted it. There were many changes underneath and it took a lot of paint and months of work to reach this final effect. (Click images to enlarge)
10" x 11 3/4" pencil drawing for "Rose Quarry" (on 11" x 14" paper) by Amy Crehore
Finished oil painting on linen of "Rose Quarry" oil on linen 12" x 14" by Amy Crehore 2012.
The "Rose Quarry" painting turned out pretty close to my original drawing. My preliminary rendering of the figures was more fully realized than "Basker's Cove", so this painting seemed to progress more easily. I painted an undercoat of red and that seemed to help it along as well. And, it's a much smaller painting.
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(see also here)
See more of my artwork here:
(contact: amy@amycrehore.com for information about my original art)
Goya Glows in "Lights and Darks" Exhibit
Here are some examples (click to enlarge) from the new Francisco Goya (b.1746-d.1828) exhibit lent by the Prado to CaixaForum Barcelona . Read more: Art Daily . The Prado has a nice album of the show on facebook. These were painted in the late 1700s. Goya is simply amazing!
The Art of Amy Crehore
Art of Amy Crehore
The Art of Amy Crehore
Art of Amy Crehore
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Greyhounds!
The top illustrations are from a medieval book called "The Book of the Hunt" (15th century). One painting even shows veterinarians tending to dogs. I'm fascinated by greyhounds at the moment. I saw someone walking a miniature Italian greyhound not long ago in an argyle sweater (yes, the dog was wearing it). I hear they can move very fast, but they also have fragile bones. Greyhounds were popular in the 1920s (shown: Margaret Gorman and Dog 1925). LINK and LINK
Here's an antique bronze sculpture and a vintage crate label for Greyhound Brand lemons. And last, but not least, is Jared Joslin's amazing Circus Self Portrait from 2007. Here is the link to his website.
They all inspire me and I'm a cat person!
They all inspire me and I'm a cat person!
UPDATE: The first "Book of the Hunt" was actually written in 1387 by Gaston Phebus.
The Art of Amy Crehore (website)
The Art of Amy Crehore (website)
Monday, March 12, 2012
People that live underground
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There is something about children who live underground and play with big ants and other bugs that appeals to me. Illustrations by Sibylle Von Olfers for this 1906 book can be found on 50 Watts. Read the Story of the Root Children at the Digital Children's Library.
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Another New Painting: "Basker's Cove" (by Amy Crehore)
"Basker's Cove" painting by Amy Crehore copyright 2012, oil on linen, 18" x 24"
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(see it large here, too)
Click on image to enlarge
(see it large here, too)
Detail of "Basker's Cove"
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