Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Morbid Anatomy

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"A. Friedländer, Plakat für ein anatomisches Museum, Hamburg, 1913, Münchner Stadtmuseum, Puppentheatremuseum." From the wonderful book Ebenbilder. Kopien von Körpen - Modelle des Menschen
From MORBID ANATOMY blog
via ectomo (Ross Rosenberg)

Sunday, January 06, 2008

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:
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.
Thanks again to Internet Weekly for the heads up!

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Saturday, January 05, 2008

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:

Friday, January 04, 2008

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.

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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Thursday, January 03, 2008

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!)