Tag: artist

what an eye catching display.

panache.

Art. Sanity. Fiction

I sense a rabbit hole.

on women & art

a collage made on pinterest.

Digant Jha

Digant Jha

There is something ‘enticing’ in this painting. The weathered structure, the wood, the brick…The way the greenery is so fresh against the old, worn home with its layers and features is almost magical. Details like sunlight filtering through the trees make this feel so ‘real’.

The Matchmaker. 1625

Calling Chiaroscuro simply a ‘technique’ is saying very little. Telling the story through 3 facial expressions is beyond artisanship.

Gerard van Honthorst, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Egon Schiele – a style all his own.

His signature style comes across as ‘raw’, ‘strong’ and ‘earthy’.

Egon Schiele, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Egon Schiele, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Egon Schiele, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

obsessions.

My latest obsession is ‘interiors’ and contemporary museum/gallery/studio scenes in art.

Gretchen Scherer and Thomas Brossard. Two amazing artists. Their works are magnificent.

That is the notebook’s spotlight today.

Medieval Moments in Stone

“A quirky stone sculpture, often interpreted as a form of medieval humor, located at the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques, France. The sculpture is a small, carved figure appearing to be “stuck”….” Image and excerpt from ArchaeoHistories on X

“In front of the Antwerpen cathedral there’s a statue in memory of a homeless kid who dreamed about being a painter. He used to peek inside the cathedral, looking for the paintings to try to learn something from them. He died in his sleep, next to his only companion, right outside the cathedral.” Image and excerpt from DaVinci on X