A youth in stockings and a robe, in a cold light, with two slightly different framings and shades (the first, bluer and colder and also a bit… Read more “In love with this porcelain-like skin”
Tag: Beauty
Ena – Essential charm outlined in black and white
Ena, from Osaka, Japan, is a young fashion designer with much talent. She draws inspiration from traditional minimalist silhouette painting of his folk, but also from modern… Read more “Ena – Essential charm outlined in black and white”
Lovely Paintings Revisited #3 – Sargent
John Singer Sargent – Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose – 1885-86 Every day that British weather permitted, from September to early November of 1885, and again during all… Read more “Lovely Paintings Revisited #3 – Sargent”
Lovely Paintings Revisited #2 – Collier
John Maler Collier – Lady Godiva – 1898 Once more I have chosen an academic neoclassical panting for this incipient series. Not that I prefer this style… Read more “Lovely Paintings Revisited #2 – Collier”
Lovely Paintings Revisited #1 – Cot
Pierre Auguste Cot – Printemps (Springtime) – 1873 . [Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA – on loan from Steven and Alexandra Cohen’s coll.] I deeply… Read more “Lovely Paintings Revisited #1 – Cot”
Portrait from Beyond
Some portraits remain in the memory no matter how long ago they were taken. To me, this is one of them. It tells me, and reminds me,… Read more “Portrait from Beyond”
Signs of Glamour – Malika Favre’s Zodiac
There are unaccountable artistic representations of the Zodiac signs, dating from all epochs, from many different cultures and styles. Some of them are very good indeed, but… Read more “Signs of Glamour – Malika Favre’s Zodiac”
An unknown girl I almost remember – (adult post – NSFW)
I recently found this GIF of an unknown girl that struck at once some dear old memories of a loved person lost, when she was still a… Read more “An unknown girl I almost remember – (adult post – NSFW)”
Heavenly Music for my sister and myself
Two Partitas. You choose, but I suggest BWV 829 by Gould to begin with, sis: – – – … and then, you have your favourite Partita in… Read more “Heavenly Music for my sister and myself”
Leda, angels, swans, tigers and disquieting puppeteers in the work of Michael Parkes
Although I will never try to post the numerous works of art, representing the myth of Leda and the Swan, that my sister and I have been chasing,… Read more “Leda, angels, swans, tigers and disquieting puppeteers in the work of Michael Parkes”
‘Swept Away’ and other recent watercolours by Inslee Fariss
– “Swept away”, by Inslee Fariss (2017) [look below], makes me think a lot of my sister, who was also daring and silly enough to wear a short… Read more “‘Swept Away’ and other recent watercolours by Inslee Fariss”
A Pictorial Tribute (II) – Delvaux’s “Ari” better explained and illustrated
In a post here, and also in my sister’s blog, from past January 18th: «A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait» , I… Read more “A Pictorial Tribute (II) – Delvaux’s “Ari” better explained and illustrated”
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