Rat-Snap Dessert

(Thanks, Joe Schenkman)

Painter Karl Hofer's "The Record Player" 1939

German expressionist painter Karl Hofer painted two versions of "The Record Player" in 1939 (shown above). He was labeled a degenerate artist by the Nazis, but regained recognition after the war as one of the greatest German painters.
I love this image and the idea of the record player having a double meaning.
The second one may actually have been painted two years later according to one source. Not sure. In any case, it was during the war and the sad, frozen faces seem to reflect that.
Wondering if Margaret Keane saw these and he influenced her.

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New Painting: Tomboy's Memory of Winter (by Amy Crehore)

Here is my latest painting: "Tomboy's Memory of Winter"

12" x 14", oil on linen, 2014

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Here are some details:

Update: 7/20/14 This painting has been sold and is headed to NY

Violino Arpa, a most beautiful design

Violino Arpa / Amoeba Shaped Violin, collection of the Danish Music Museum, Copenhagen

New painting - work in progress (by Amy Crehore)

Here's a quick shot of my latest work in progress on my easel. Oil on linen.

It's a winter painting inspired by a snowy week last December. 

I still have more work to do on it, but it is getting there.

Please visit my art website if interested in my work. 

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Recent Travels

Mount Hood photo taken from the airplane window yesterday. 

I posted photos from my travels of the last couple of weeks on my instagram

You can follow me there.

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Leo Fontan painted alluring legs in stockings

Beautiful stocking illustrations by Leo Fontan.

(Found via Richard Holley's facebook page. )

More images can be found on Thought Patterns along with a mini-biography 

of the French artist. 

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