– When seeking for some adequate illustrations of St Michael Archangel for one of my recent posts here, I fully realized the enormous quantity of artworks from… Read more “Michael Archangel trampling The Devil thrice more – (A needed follow-up)”
Tag: Visual Arts
A quick note to throw away – (But you may keep the pictures)
There are over a thousand people already charged with “sedition” or “rebellion” in Catalonia by the kingdom of spain (and many more in risk of it or… Read more “A quick note to throw away – (But you may keep the pictures)”
Two small beach scenes with children, by Winslow Homer – 1869
After some time of search, I have found fine HD pictures of these two oils by Homer I like much. The only problem with them (but in… Read more “Two small beach scenes with children, by Winslow Homer – 1869”
“Welcome to”, by Alyssa Monks
. I recently discovered this young American painter –born in New Jersey, 1977. Soon, I published a couple of posts (on this blog and on my sister’s) with… Read more ““Welcome to”, by Alyssa Monks”
Edward Hopper (X) – Some more Houses with face, mind and soul
Many paintings of houses, and buildings in general, by Edward Hopper are like portraits, in which the houses themselves hold some human attributes –while the human presence… Read more “Edward Hopper (X) – Some more Houses with face, mind and soul”
An Illustration for “American Locomotive” by E. Hopper, 1944
– The power of simple bright colours and a brisk contrast of light and shadows is quite evident in most of Edward Hopper’s mature work –from the… Read more “An Illustration for “American Locomotive” by E. Hopper, 1944″
Many Views of a Few Lighthouses – Edward Hopper (VII)
– One of the favourite and most appreciated motives of Ed Hopper were lighthouses; he painted them with delight, insistence and a deep empathy toward their look,… Read more “Many Views of a Few Lighthouses – Edward Hopper (VII)”
Edward Hopper (VI) – “Portraits” of houses; oils and watercolours – 1912 to 1940
–As far as I know, Edward Hopper made 724 paintings (oils and watercolours) between 1893 and 1965. Among them, there is an ostensible majority of houses, railway… Read more “Edward Hopper (VI) – “Portraits” of houses; oils and watercolours – 1912 to 1940″
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”
Slowly Painting the Essence of Time – Antonio López García (II)
–Fruits and flowers from the back garden– The truth of painting is that of dreams made real. All the artist aims to do trough the image he… Read more “Slowly Painting the Essence of Time – Antonio López García (II)”
A detailed ‘Soft Monster in Angelic Landscape’ (Monstre Tou en Paisatge Angèlic), by Salvador Dalí i Domènech
–A last confidence about impotence and psychological castration– Salvador Dalí’s father was a monster. Salvador Dalí i Cusí, a middle-class lawyer and notary in Figueres (a Catalan… Read more “A detailed ‘Soft Monster in Angelic Landscape’ (Monstre Tou en Paisatge Angèlic), by Salvador Dalí i Domènech”
Antonio López García – Humbly drawing great art out of a dirty bathroom
Spain is not my country, nor my parents’ and grandparents’ and any elders’ before them… but I have lived in it most of my life. My parents… Read more “Antonio López García – Humbly drawing great art out of a dirty bathroom”