– A Gallery with dates and some references —but no comments for the present, except for the very last painting. (If you like Homer, you may watch… Read more “Views of the Fearsome Sea — The Great Oils of Winslow Homer — 1873 to 1909”
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Views of the Grey Sea – Marine Watercolours by Winslow Homer – 1880 to 1890
[English Version] [Versió Catalana aquí: Vistes de la Mar Grisa – Aquarel·les de Winslow Homer – 1880-1890] – The sea depicted by Winslow Homer, from the coast of New England,… Read more “Views of the Grey Sea – Marine Watercolours by Winslow Homer – 1880 to 1890”
Is May Again for You?
– It’s May. So, happy May to you! Plenty of flowers, raining a lot, Somewhat windy too, To run free and wild, Wet and dishevelled like you… Read more “Is May Again for You?”
Some Hot Guys Wear Flowers, and Ballet Flats
This is my first post about clothing and fashion on this blog. Perhaps I am doing wrong, but as I have been publishing some Polyvore’s sets from… Read more “Some Hot Guys Wear Flowers, and Ballet Flats”
Hearty Apologies
I heartily apologize to my followers and to every person who has ever liked or commented some of my posts, or somehow mattered about this blog… Read more “Hearty Apologies”
‘Hommage à Terpsichore’, after Salvador Dalí – Faceless beauty
I had never liked Salvador Dalí as a person, and moreover, I learned to deeply dislike him when I knew of his cruelty with animals and some other nasty facets of his character and behaviour. Maybe he had mental issues or maybe not, but anyway I could not ever forgive some things he did (and I’m not at all referring to his eccentricities when treating others or his weird, exhibitionist, half-faked pose in his public life; that is just a trifle, and of course, his legitimate choice and freedom). It also disgusted me the continued support he gave to Franco’s dictatorship in Spain and all the personal flattering he displayed toward the dictator… However, I admire his art works without any reserve: paintings, drawings, designs and all sort of illustrations, and also -perhaps most of all- the sculptures based on his earlier pictorial icons that he allowed and, in some…
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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. […]
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”
Three versions of Leda, a homage to early Renaissance and a moonlit departure
Glances at the work of Paul Delvaux (IV) – English Version* *[Versió Catalana just aquí] (This post continues three others you may read here (1), here (2) and… Read more “Three versions of Leda, a homage to early Renaissance and a moonlit departure”
Tres versions de Leda, un homenatge al primer Renaixement i una partença a la llum de la lluna
Mirades a l’obra de Paul Delvaux (IV) – Versió Catalana* *[English version is here] (Aquest post és continuació d’uns altres que podeu llegir aquí (1) , aquí (2) … Read more “Tres versions de Leda, un homenatge al primer Renaixement i una partença a la llum de la lluna”
A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait
– – The first time I watched “Rosine” –an oil by the Belgian surrealist painter Paul Delvaux, from 1968– I said to myself “this tall, slim girl… Read more “A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait”