Genius Paintings

Sleepers, bathers, children, landscapes, portraits, ballerinas, field workers. Is there anything she couldn't paint? View 334 soulful images by this great woman painter:

Zinaida Serebriakova

This is an "encore" post because I am in awe of her skill and so happy to discover her.

Women Dreaming, Dreaming...

Julius Troschel: Ruhende. 1860
Sleeping Nymph, c. 1535
Alexandre Schoenewerk: La jeune Tarantine, 1871

Wikimedia Commons has a fascinating page of sleeping women in art. I can think of a few more images to add - paintings by Balthus, for instance. I have even painted some sleeping women myself. It's one of my favorite things to paint! I chose a few sculptures to post here.

Sleeping Women in Art

Thanks again to Internet Weekly for the heads up!

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Panda Love

Photo from the economist.com

Apparently there is a boom in panda production. Good! These are the cuddliest things I have ever seen. Read more about the sex life of pandas:

Economist

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Zinaida Serebriakova - the Great

These paintings were done by a GREAT Russian woman artist named Zinaida Serebriakova (1884-1967). She belonged to the artistic family of Lanceray and married her first cousin Boris Serebriakov. She spent time in Italy and studied in Paris from 1905-1906. Unfortunately, after spending some happy years painting up a storm, she experienced some tragic times and poverty when her husband died during the October Revolution (1919) and she was left with 4 children. She moved to Paris in 1924 to work on a commission with only two of her four children and, after that, was not allowed to have contact with the rest of her family until 1960. A year before her death she was celebrated in Russia as one of the greats and became very popular there. I first discovered her on the childrenincinema website and then again on femme femme femme. She not only painted a charming pierrot (female), but also, quite a few joyful female nudes. There is something so relaxed and natural about her style. Something so beautiful about her technique. Amazing work.

ZINAIDA SEREBRIAKOVA

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American Clowns

Barnum and Bailey -Reproduction of Vintage Poster
"Clown"- Authentic Hopi Katsina Doll by Andrew Duwyenie
Early Barnum and Bailey Clown

This authentic Hopi Kachina or Katsina figure reminds me of this clown from the early Barnum and Bailey days.

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Sightseeing in America

Crehore with Lou Reimuller, Grand Tetons, Wyoming

Crehore at Crater Lake, Oregon
Crehore with Kachina at Ft Cody, Nebraska
How about another look back in time? I've been scanning old slides. I drove cross-country three times in a row in my early 30's. The first time was with a girlfriend name Virginia and the second time was with Lou Reimuller. The third trip I took all by my little ol' self. There is nothing like camping out across the USA. I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
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(For you, Raliegh!)

A Snowglobe Family

Jo David and Marlow Harris of Seattle had Mike Leavitt (of Art Army fame) sculpt their whole family into cake-topping action figures and then they made this holiday card (using photoshop) to send out to their friends. Now, that's a family that knows how to have fun. Although the little figures really live under a bell jar at their house, they are trapped inside a snowglobe especially for this year's card. Here are some more of their unusual holidays cards from the past: Flickr

And, the reference photos that Mike used for the little sculptures.

Jo David and Marlow Harris certainly have the hokum spirit.

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