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Chinese Advertising Art 1930s

Okay, so the Art Werx is a really cool site with a nice collection of art images. I especially love these Chinese Advertising images of girls from the 1930s (Xie Xing Long #18). Wowowow!

See a whole page of them by clicking the link above.

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Jules-Joseph Lefebvre 1836-1911

Sepia-tone print of painting called, "Une Fille Eve" 1892 by Lefebvre
Engraving based on a painting called, "The Dream" 1889 by Lefebvre
Painting called, "Pandora" 1882 by Lefebvre

I was so intrigued by the "Mary in the Grotto" painting by Jules-Joseph Lefebvre (see previous post) that I had to look him up. Here are a few more of his classical nudes and a photo of the mysterious man himself.

And a link to more images:

Lefebvre at The Art Werx

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Mary, Mary

Penitent Mary Magdaleneby Francesco Hayez. 1825
Mary Magdalene in the Grotto by Jules-Joseph Lefebvre. 1876

I was looking for some Giotto Di Bondone works and

I came across a whole page of Mary Magdalene images. I found these two striking nudes, plus Titian's 1533 masterpiece and six Giottos.

Click here for many different moods of Mary by many different painters:

Oceanru

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Unusual Life

Photo Credit: Seattle Metropolitan Magazine

Speaking of paint-by-numbers, here is the collection of Marlow Harris and JoDavid who live in Seattle. I found it on their blog : "Unusual Life" which features eccentric homes, beautiful condom fashions from Thailand, Long Gone John, Kirsten Anderson and Cyclops Kitty. It's just my kind of blog.

For fun and wackiness check out:

Unusual Life

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The Classic Hair Flower

Billy Holiday Gardenias

The Flower Muncher Painting by Amy Crehore
Betty Page Rose

Girls with flowers in their hair. It's Classic. All of the girls in my "Monkey Love Paintings" have tropical flowers in their hair. They are wearing nothing else! Coincidentally, this hair flower fashion seems to be hot right now.

Check out:

The Diva Pinup

For Hair Flower Accessories

Also, I am offering free shipping on all of my "Little Pierrot" and Monkey Love" limited edition, signed fine art prints until Feb. 15, 2007.

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My "Charity By Numbers" Painting

Close up of girl's face by Amy Crehore

1955 Paint-by-Number transformed by Amy Crehore (click on image for larger view)

On Feb.10, 2007 the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City will host a gala evening followed by a week-long auction. CHARITY BY NUMBERS will benefit the Alliance for Children's Rights.

Here is a sneak preview of my painting for the event. You will be able to link to the Ebay Auction Site at: coreyhelfordgallery.com or

kids-alliance.org or go directly to Ebay’s homepage and click on “Giving Works” under Categories from Feb 10 until Feb. 17 midnight.

More details here: CHARITY BY NUMBERS

List of artists who are transforming paint-by-numbers includes- Mark Ryden & Marion Peck, Clayton Brothers, Camille Rose Garcia, Todd & Kathy Schorr, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Eric White, Ron English, Shepard Fairey, Friends With You, James Marshall (Dalek), Josh Agle (Shag), Michael Hussar, Gary Panter, Kent Williams, Miss Van, Richard Colman, Alex Gross, Elizabeth McGrath, Jeff Soto, Jim Houser, David Horvath & Sun-Min Kim, Souther Salazar, Saelee Oh, Caroline Hwang, Andrew Brandou, Korin Faught, Gary Taxali, Joe Ledbetter, Owen Smith, Aaron Smith, Natalia Fabia, Kaz, Bwana Spoons, Dave Kinsey, Mark Todd & Esther Pearl Watson, Erik Foss, Boris Hoppek, Nathan Jurevicius, Fred Stonehouse, Tara McPherson, Calef Brown, Paul Frank, Rodney Alan Greenblat, Martha Rich, Jennifer Poon, Heiko Mueller, James Jean, Jordin Isip, The London Police, Lola, Nathan Spoor, Amy Crehore, Isabel Samaras, Anthony Ausgang, Jonathon Rosen, Christian Northeast, Ana Bagayan, Mari Inukai, Greg Simkins (Craola), Donny Miller, Lauren Bergman, Tom Neely, Blaine Fontana, Audrey Kawasaki, Tokidoki, The Pizz, Jesse LeDoux, Kukula, Paul Chatem, Glenn Barr, Alex Pardee, Luke Chueh, Buff Monster, Sam Flores, Kii Arens, David Sandlin, Van Arno, Attaboy, Dave Burke, Sean Christopher, Greg Clarke, Frieda Gossett Clayton, Dave Cooper, Sarah Folkman, Fawn Gehweiler, Gris Grimly, David Hochbaum, Stella Im Hultberg, Sylvia Ji, Eric Joyner, Kozyndan, Tiffany Liu, Jason Maloney, Tim McCormick, Patrick McDonnell, Carrie McNinch, Chantal Menard, Brandi Milne, James Naccarato, Joe O'Neill, Kathie Olivas, Kevin Peterson, Joshua Petker, Pooch, Lesley Reppeteaux, Goldmine Shithouse, Savanna Snow, Amy Sol, Save Vaughn, David Von Der Linn

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