– (Yes, this oil painting does look like a very good photograph (in 1939) of some locomotive’s wheels and connecting rods. It is kept in the Smith College… Read more “Charles Sheeler – Paintdrawgrapher of factories and machinery (Part I)”
Month: February 2017
A peep into the objective, years ago
This may seem -it seems, indeed- a silly photograph with a clumsy framing, but I like it; most especially because it figures someone dear coming into view… Read more “A peep into the objective, years ago”
Paintings of absence and melancholy (I) – Chairs and windows by Jim Holland
Some thoughts on Jim Holland’s work and some selected paintings Jim Holland is an American artist, born in 1955 in Schenectady, NY. […]
Paintings of absence and melancholy (II) – Jim Holland’s empty boats
Some views on Jim Holland’s work and some additional selected paintings: (This post is an improved and extended reblogging of an old one with the same title,… Read more “Paintings of absence and melancholy (II) – Jim Holland’s empty boats”
Vistes de la mar grisa – Aquarel·les de Winslow Homer – 1880-1890
[Versió Catalana] *[English Version: “Views of the Grey Sea – Marine Watercolours by Winslow Homer – 1880 to1890” ] – La mar que pintava Winslow Homer, de Nova Anglaterra… Read more “Vistes de la mar grisa – Aquarel·les de Winslow Homer – 1880-1890”
Un tribut pictòric imaginari – L’“Ari” de Delvaux i una mena de retrat de família
Versió Catalana – [An abridged English version is here] – – La primera vegada que vaig veure “Rosine” -un oli del pintor surrealista belga Paul Delvaux, del 1968- em… Read more “Un tribut pictòric imaginari – L’“Ari” de Delvaux i una mena de retrat de família”
Another special post: a recommendation and a plea – On Gender Variability
After trying to call your attention, two days ago, to an article in The New York Times about politics and human rights in my native country -Catalonia-, I… Read more “Another special post: a recommendation and a plea – On Gender Variability”