Friday, October 22, 2010

Classic Blues Artwork Calendar 2011

There are more images like this one inside the calendar. It also comes with free cd featuring 19 classic Pre-War Blues songs from such artists as: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Skip James, Charley Patton, Ma Rainey, Mississippi Sheiks, Tommy Johnson, Furry Lewis and more!!
I buy this calendar every year.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Piero Fornasetti (1913 - 1988)

Piero Fornasetti, Milan designer, took a 19th century image and converted it into hundreds of variations. Above are some of his plates featuring the face of a woman, operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri, as a motif. LINK
Watch an animated bee buzz around this face (and read more info) here:
Listen to the "World's Most Beautiful Woman", Lina Cavalieri Sing:

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Eyes on the Prize

I just read on Juxtapoz that French street artist JR received the 2011 TED prize of $100,000. One of his visions is shown above.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

More Drawing (Crehore)

Detail of "Distant Storm" by Amy Crehore 2010
"Distant Storm" by Amy Crehore 2010
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Here's my latest drawing, "Distant Storm". I'm working on acid-free Kraft paper with pencil and gouache. I have some group shows in 2011, two in NYC and one in Italy, so I am gearing up to paint again by doing some drawings. (Here's a link to my last drawing.) I am just letting it flow and seeing what comes out.

Mirror, Mirror...

Nude Before a Mirror 1955 Balthus at the MET
This was always one of my favorite paintings by Balthus.
Felix Vallotton 1906

Vanity by Hans Memling (1490)
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Thanks, Internet Weekly for pointing out wikimedia commons
Mirrors in Art (where I found the images, except for the Balthus)

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

"The Devil's Moth"

Collage of the day by artist Tony Fitzpatrick copyright 2010 "The Devil's Moth".
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Here's an atomic moth embedded in a nighttime tapestry of fireworks above the old navy pier.

I painted a ukulele last year and named it "The Moth": LINK
Moths are lucky!