Happy Birthday, Henri Rousseau!

Today is the day that Henri Rousseau was born in 1844. LINK 

He is shown above 8 years before his death.

Rousseaus' Sleeping Gypsy 1897 LINK 

One of my favorite paintings of all-time.



Is that my cat napping in a pot?

My cat today-, a photo by Amy Crehore on Flickr.

Or am I growing a furry-looking plant?

A Papa Charlie Jackson song performed by The Hokum Scorchers

This song is from 1929. Lou is playing the guitar-banjo and I am playing the washboard. I painted the portrait of Papa Charlie Jackson. We recorded this in 1995.
Here is the link to the Hokum Scorchers songs on soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/hokumscorchers

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Gibson Guitar Design Using Headstock for the Body

Clever guitar design using a large replica of Gibson headstock for the body and a
miniature of the same Les Paul guitar (upside-down) for the headstock. Early 50s-60s style.

I like this design. A switcheroo.

Thanks, American Blues Scene FB page



A Blue Ball for Today

"Blue Orb" by Amy Crehore 2005, oil on paper, image size 6 3/4"

 

Since artist Jeff Koons has a new show in NYC of blue balls (must be "in"), I am posting a painting that I did exactly 8 years (May 10, 2005) ago called "Blue Orb". It is part of my "Little Pierrot" series. Most of these paintings can be viewed HERE.

 

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Yale Art Gallery Collection

Young Woman Reclining in Spanish Costume 1862-3 by Edouard Manet

This great Manet painting is in the Yale Art Gallery Collection. Check out the cat.

To see the collection online: LINK 

My grandfather went to Yale, but I have never been there.

Would love to visit this gallery in person, 

which has a superb collection of masterpieces, but for now,

I will be content to view the collection online.

Adam and Eve 1509 by Mariotto Albertinelli

LINK

 

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Ray Harryhausen RIP

Thanks, boingboing.net