Australia 1981, "Hello, Sexy Legs"

Invisible stockings!

She's Got Legs and Knows How to Use Them

(thanks, Gary! )

It always looks like Halloween

It always looks like Halloween
Originally uploaded by Valeshel

It always looks like Halloween

When the lights dim in the Liceu Opera House in Barcelona.

Like smiling pumpkins

Thanks, Val.

NYC Art Show with Halloween Spirit

Paco Pomet "Avant-Garde" 2010

Paco Pomet "Fabula" 2010

Paco Pomet at Monya Rowe Gallery, NYC

Montaigne's Nightmare
September 10 - November 13, 2010

Nice brushwork.

The Cosmic Rose

Heinrich Khunrath. Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae. [Hamburg: s.n., 1595]. See more including the Alchemist's laboratory, Hermaphrodite, etc. (thanks, art & vintage)

LINK

Illustrated Monsters for Your Halloween Pleasure

More art by like this by Tatsuya Morino at Pink Tentacle.

Monkeys Playing Music on a Vase

FOUND: Love these monkeys (not really sure they are monkeys) dancing and playing music on a hammock. Image taken from a beautiful pair of 1850 porcelain vases on Ebay sporting tropical scenes with Indians. LINK

Link to Photos of Balthus (Life Magazine)

Nude with a Cat 1949 by Balthus

Life Magazine has some great photos of Balthus, his model Frederique Tison and his studio at the Chateau de Chassy. Here's the LINK to the LIFE pictures where you will find many more. (Thanks, Nickhaus)

Out and About

Photo of me by Raleigh Powell taken in Portland, OR over the summer at a great museum-like store called "Cargo". I am wearing my Tickler Ukulele T-shirt.

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Magnificent Crucifix by Giotto is Restored

The Ognissanti Crucifix, tempera on panel, had been neglected for centuries.

This wooden cross painted in the 1300s has finally been restored to it's original magnificence (from a blackened state). It has now been definitely proven to be the work of the early Italian master Giotto di Bondone himself. Note the beautiful skin tones and the gold and lapis lazuli cross. Would love to go back to Florence to see this. Giotto is one of my favorite artists. Congratulations to the restorers. Read more -Guardian: LINK

The Correct Way to Eat Watermelon

Thanks, Boingboing

Classic Blues Artwork Calendar 2011

There are more images like this one inside the calendar. It also comes with free cd featuring 19 classic Pre-War Blues songs from such artists as: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Skip James, Charley Patton, Ma Rainey, Mississippi Sheiks, Tommy Johnson, Furry Lewis and more!!

I buy this calendar every year.

BLUES IMAGES

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Piero Fornasetti (1913 - 1988)

Piero Fornasetti, Milan designer, took a 19th century image and converted it into hundreds of variations. Above are some of his plates featuring the face of a woman, operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri, as a motif. LINK

Watch an animated bee buzz around this face (and read more info) here:

FORNASETTI

Listen to the "World's Most Beautiful Woman", Lina Cavalieri Sing:

Eyes on the Prize

I just read on Juxtapoz that French street artist JR received the 2011 TED prize of $100,000. One of his visions is shown above.

LINK

More Drawing (Crehore)

Detail of "Distant Storm" by Amy Crehore 2010

"Distant Storm" by Amy Crehore 2010

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Here's my latest drawing, "Distant Storm". I'm working on acid-free Kraft paper with pencil and gouache. I have some group shows in 2011, two in NYC and one in Italy, so I am gearing up to paint again by doing some drawings. (Here's a link to my last drawing.) I am just letting it flow and seeing what comes out.

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Mirror, Mirror...

Nude Before a Mirror 1955 Balthus at the MET

This was always one of my favorite paintings by Balthus.

Felix Vallotton 1906

Vanity by Hans Memling (1490)

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Thanks, Internet Weekly for pointing out wikimedia commons

Mirrors in Art (where I found the images, except for the Balthus)

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"The Devil's Moth"

Collage of the day by artist Tony Fitzpatrick copyright 2010 "The Devil's Moth".

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Here's an atomic moth embedded in a nighttime tapestry of fireworks above the old navy pier.

I painted a ukulele last year and named it "The Moth": LINK

Moths are lucky!

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Cool Stella Beer Commercial

Creative ad for Stella Artois beer shot by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
LINK Agency: Mother London (you will find some other cool ads on this site!

Bowling Balls (1890-1910)

These antique walnut bowling balls on the rack look like a Dada "readymade".

Found here: Wyeth (via Dinosaurs and Robots via Anonymous Works)

Ye-Ye Girl Sylvie Vartan

Photos of Sylvie Vartan

And...Wikipedia link (Thanks, Jad Fair)

Bo Bartlett's New Work

Bo Bartlett has an interesting show opening soon at PPOW Gallery (NYC) Oct. 14- Nov 13, 2010 called "Paintings of Home". One of my favorites is "School of the Americas" (oil on linen, 82"x 82") shown above.

LINK

New Drawing (Crehore)

"A Moonlit Ride" by Amy Crehore 2010

I've been drawing on acid-free kraft paper with pencil and white gouache.

Here is one...a dream landscape....drawn from my head.

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Ancient Mosaic of Girls in Bikinis (4th Century AD)

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I simply love this. Here we have a "bikini girls" mosaic (found by archeological excavation of the ancient Roman villa near Piazza Armerina in Sicily), showing women exercising, running, or receiving the palm of victory and crown (for winning an athletic competition). LINK: Bikini Mosaic Villa Romana del Casale M. Disdero

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Louise Brooks' Private Journals to be Revealed

Louise Brooks (1927 photo by Eugen Robert Richee)

"Brooks passed away in August of 1985. Before her death, she bequeathed her private journals to the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York, with instructions that they remain sealed for 25 years." They have now been opened. Read more: LINK

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RIP Tony Curtis

Scene from the movie "Some Like it Hot" (1959):

Video for the Magritte Museum

Trench Art Flower Vases from WWI

Geometric vase 1917

Argonne Vase 1916

Grape Vase 1916

Pair of vases 1917 & 1918

The photo above shows two soldiers working on trench art. These flower vases are made from spent shell casings. They have a distinctive art nouveau style. The first 3 images came from a blog and book by Jane Kimball: TRENCH ART . The last 2 images are from Kitwood.com (World War One Trench Art). Fascinating stuff! You can read more about it on these two blogs.

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Miniature Breasts for a U.S. Senator, 1828

Lovely watercolor on ivory by Sarah Goodridge 1828. This was a gift to Daniel Webster, U.S. Senator, from this Boston portrait artist. Size: 2 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.

In my opinion, it must have been love. Stunning technique!

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Pretty Nippon Beaded Patterns

This is an object that I have at home. I love the beautiful pattern on this antique beaded Nippon ewer. After painting my ukuleles, I started looking at designs on other objects and I became fascinated with art nouveau vases. Some of the the vases have romantic figures and faces incorporated into the designs which echo the paintings of the time. It's so much fun and educational to look at well-crafted objects of the past.

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The Ventriloquist & Friends

Pierrot group
Originally uploaded by lovedaylemon

Another lovely pierrot group.

Gorgeous Corot Painting Found in Bushes

Seven weeks ago, a 5th Ave (NYC) doorman found Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot's "Portrait of a Girl" stashed in the bushes outside of the Mark Hotel and hung it in his bathroom for a while before he realized what it was.

Read NYPost for the convoluted tale. Corot is one of my favorite painters and this painting is a gem (worth over a million dollars).

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Hilarious Piece of Folk Art Erotica

This pipe cleaner man jacking off in a tobacco tin sold for $25. at auction last year (it is from the 1940s). Some type of pull-string on wrist? LINK

I guess this was a fad because here's another one (from 60's?): LINK

Kam Wah Chung & Co.

photo from Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Park

Kam Wah Chung & Co., general store and herbal apothecary, is

an historic landmark located in John Day, OR that was

built by Ing "Doc" Hay and Lung On in the late 1800s

when thousands of Chinese miners came to the Oregon desert to

search for gold. There is a beautiful OPB video that shows the preserved contents of the store.

It is an amazing place to visit. I was reminded of it when a friend

showed me his pictures of a recent visit there.

You can find a lot more information and video here:

OPB

50 minute tube dress #2

50 minute tube dress #2
Originally uploaded by letslookupandsmile

From Life Magazine,
Feb 17, 1947

"The Laughter Makers"

"The Laughter Makers"
Originally uploaded by lovedaylemon

I can't help but blog
lovedaylemon's found images
(flickr).

Early Color Film Test for Kodachrome (1922)

via boingboing

The Beauty of Letterpress (New Print by Amy Crehore)

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Shygals' Serenade 3-color letterpress print by Amy Crehore

I took a photo from the side just to show you the beauty of a letterpress print. The ink is pressed into the paper causing a deep impression. Please click on the photo to see what I'm talking about. I made an ink drawing with a fine brush first and then I used acetate to make overlays for each color (also using brush and ink). This is the old-fashioned way of doing it, so the result looks somewhat like an old children's book illustration. I used motifs from my paintings of gals and monkeys. I added a flyswatter and a ukulele for fun. I hand-lettered Shygals' Serenade with my own made-up typeface.

I want to thank a number of wonderful blogs for taking an interest in this print:

BoingBoing, Format, HeyStuff!, Internet Weekly, Inside The Rock Poster Frame, OrangeCulture, Creep Machine, The Little Chimp Society,

Ukulelia, Illustration Mundo

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New Cloudy Collection Prints Released

NEW! The theme is: “Bunches, Crowds, Clusters, Piles, and Knots”.

What is it? A set of seven letterpress prints on 4″x6″ white bamboo paper with art by Frank Chimero (shown above) Maura Cluthe, Eleanor Davis, Matt Forsythe, Julia Sonmi Heglund, David Huyck, and Vincent Mathy

Get yours at:

CLOUDY COLLECTION

P.S. I had the honor of being in the very first Cloudy Collection Edition.

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Check out My new letterpress print Shygals' Serenade , too.

Giuseppe Arcimboldo's Surreal Portraits

Vertumnus, 1590, oil on canvas by Giuseppe Arcimboldo

The Librarian, 1566, oil on canvas by Giuseppe Arcimboldo

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. (one of my favorite museums) is having a show of 16 Giuseppe Arcimboldo portrait paintings. It opens on Sunday, September 19, 2010 and runs through January 9, 2011.

The show will travel to Milan, Italy after that. Guiseppe was born in Milan in 1527 and died there in 1593. "His portraits of human heads made up of vegetables, fruits, sea creatures and tree roots were greatly admired by his contemporaries and remain a source of fascination today" LINK.

These paintings are timeless. They are inventive, surreal, modern, masterfully painted and full of humor. Watch a video narrated by Isabella Rossellini on the National Gallery website.

On view together for the first time in the USA:

The National Gallery of Art

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Sweetly Surreal Japanese Schoolgirl Paintings

Some beautiful compositions by artist

Jun Kumaori

Thanks, Internet Weekly!

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Female pierrot troupe

Female pierrot troupe
Originally uploaded by lovedaylemon