!00th Anniversary of Groundbreaking Armory Show 1913

It is the 1913 Armory Show's 100th anniversary. You can find the list of artists here .

And, oh, what a list it is! 300 artists introduced NYC to "modern art".

Read about the history of this show here.
See a cool map of layout of building and links explaining the art of 1913 Armory show.

 

The Art of Amy Crehore

What am I working on?

I'm drawing with very small brushes using waterproof, fadeproof ink right now.

Just having fun.

Here's a sketchbook example that I drew yesterday. Letting the ideas flow and learning new techniques by practicing.

The Art of Amy Crehore

Inspired Poetry- A post for Valentines Day

(Detail of a painting by the talented and lovely Lang Leav)

 I can't think of a better way to spend Valentines Day than to sit around eating chocolates and reading the wonderful poetry of Lang Leav and Michael Faudet .

Painting of the Day by Otto Dix

 

Self-portrait by Otto Dix 1912. He sports a bowl haircut and corduroy jacket. He is holding a pink carnation. The hand and flower are painted with delicacy, but he gave himself an intense stare. Nice contrast. (Thanks, Benjamin Phillips)

Album Cover by Dali for Jackie Gleason

 

Wow. Dali created this cover art in 1955 for Jackie Gleason's album Lonesome Echo.

(Thanks, Decaying Hollywood Mansions, FB)

Picture of the Day

Alert! A wild, vintage double entendre, hokum banana image:

Cousin Cora's Corp of Coy Chorines and Curious Cronies

(Thanks to Mark Dylan Sieber's facebook)

Latest Courbet News: The Head Was Cut Off

I guess the big art news today is that someone found a painted head in an antique shop that was cut off of the "The Origin of the World" painting by Gustave Courbet, 1866. Of course, the fellow only paid about 1,200 pounds for this head and it is supposedly worth 35 million pounds.

(LINK photo Philippe Petit)

Read full story in the Telegraph.

See the NSFW masterpiece that most people are familiar with (without the head)
HERE: wikipedia 

Cropping made it so dynamic.

Here's the original sketch by Courbet (link):