Monday, February 27, 2012

Looking at Klimt's Landscapes

Auctioned off two years ago at Sotheby's in London, this painting "Church in Cassone" (1913) by Gustav Klimt was saved from the Nazis, but it was also lost for a good while. (It sold for about 26 million pounds.) Read the story here. (Guardian)
I have been looking at Klimt's amazing landscapes recently in a gorgeous book about them.
I like them better than his figurative works. To view more, click on buildings or landscapes in this link.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Raymond Daussy, Mysterious Painter

(click on images to enlarge)
Raymond Daussy (follow this link for more images), a French painter born in 1919, was a founding father of the surrealist group in 1946. That's about all the information that I can find out about him, but I like his paintings. There are a couple of books on Amazon that are currently unavailable. (Paintings Volume 1: 1941-1963, published in 1984)

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

A New Painting by Amy Crehore ("Rose Quarry")

Here's one of my new paintings. Click image to enlarge.
It's called "Rose Quarry", 12" x 14" oil on linen by Amy Crehore 2012.
(See larger image here also)

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentines Day!

This vintage postcard featuring a pierrot with a mandolin standing under the moon with his gal came from a Barcelona flea market. A friend sent it to me a couple of years ago. Thanks, Val. 

Saturday, February 11, 2012

What am I Reading?

I am currently reading a fascinating book called The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, A Writer in Early Hollywood by Frederica Sagor Maas. Maas wrote this memoir in 1999 at the age of 99! She was 111 years old when she died on Jan 5, 2012. She worked in Hollywood as a scriptwriter for 30 years after moving there from NYC in 1923. I got the book at my local library and you can also find the hardcover on amazon. This book has so many juicy details about early Hollywood in it and you will be astounded by what she remembers about her life, career and the people in the film industry. 
Thanks Adam Koford for the recommendation!
The Art of Amy Crehore
P.S. I finished a couple of new paintings and will post them here very soon (after I take photos).