The Peace of Art

[Beholders_Eye]

https://cdn012.reblogme.com/uploads/photos/2022/08/39949/reblogme-39949-SEFtHDNvGs.jpg

 

[melimelissa]

This made me think of
Gauguin but it is really
by Paul Ranson - smiles

Méli
https://i.imgur.com/zuXAymw.png?1

 

[melimelissa]

Painting by Inessa and Michael Garmash
https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=700,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/112/792/874/original/5b6f09d4657ae07f.png

A lovely picture
and some very good advice
What more is needed?

Méli

 

[Artfan2]

This made me think of
Gauguin but it is really
by Paul Ranson - smiles

Méli
https://i.imgur.com/zuXAymw.png?1

That's an ominous looking plant.

 

[melimelissa]

That's an ominous looking plant.

There may be worse plants
to encounter on dark and
stormy nights, all told

Méli

https://i.imgur.com/qhZBPIn.png?1

 

[Artfan2]

There may be worse plants
to encounter on dark and
stormy nights, all told

Méli

https://i.imgur.com/qhZBPIn.png?1

Plants and snakes too, if we're talking about Paul Ranson. The plant and animal life in some of these images is frightening, but at the same time, seductive as well.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c0/62/2b/c0622be9502eb857a8515ac100d97a13.jpg

 

[NC_Coastal]

Flaming June - Frederic Leighton

 

[Sexy_Singer]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZNTKZGWIAAFlTP?format=jpg&name=smallhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZNQmWJXEAERd2t?format=jpg&name=small
Very cool digital art by Amy Cole

Lovely work! There is nothing more beautiful than the form of a woman. It doesn't matter the method in which they are portrayed.

 

[Sexy_Singer]

https://media.gab.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=700,quality=100,fit=scale-down/system/media_attachments/files/113/353/652/original/2083afe68a54f2e5.png
Very cool self-portrait by Seamus Wray

So do you work in the field of art? You're very knowledgeable and well versed.

 

[Sexy_Singer]

No I don't, but I spent many years living in Philadelphia, and the Art Museum was (and still is) one of my favorite places to spend time.
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I was in downtown Philly once. The historical section. I drove. It was rush hour. I loved it. Taxi drivers constantly blowing their horns.

The historical section was good as well.

I live on the other side of the state.

 

[Quintius]

Very cool to see people who enjoy so many different styles.

This is a favorite.

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Springtime by Pierre Auguste Cot

If you have the opportunity to go to The MET in New York City, I heartily suggest studying it. It's a remarkable piece. This .jpg doesn't do it justice.

 

[LaisDeMarieDeFrance]

The Barnes had just moved. I was there in August 2012. It was only my second trip to Philadelphia, so forgive me for forgetting the Scrolls were at the Franklin Institute but you are absolutely right

If I am being perfectly honest, if you'd shown me one more fucking Renoir at the end of visiting the Barnes, I'd have set fire to it. But I would love to know the thought processes of whomever commissioned Soutine to paint a family portrait! Those images have stayed with me. And the colours of the Van Goghs...

You should have started your post with "long time lurker, first time poster..." I'm a little disappointed tbh.

 

[MsNatalie99]

At first I thought "awwwww an elephant!" but then I saw all the trunks. People have posted way too much octopus/squid porn for my mental health.

It's an Alexis Diaz mural. Not tentacle porn. He's an Internationally renowned artist from Puerto Rico.
https://dictadorartmasters.com/portfolio-item/alexis-diaz/

 

[LaisDeMarieDeFrance]

It's an Alexis Diaz mural. Not tentacle porn. He's an Internationally renowned artist from Puerto Rico.
https://dictadorartmasters.com/portfolio-item/alexis-diaz/

I know, it was a joke.

 

[MsNatalie99]

I know, it was a joke.

He's a super cool guy too. Like you meet him on the street, and ask if he'll look at your portfolio, and he totally does.

 

[LaisDeMarieDeFrance]

Thank you @Brianna_38 for everything you've posted. I feel like a bad host here because I've not posted lately but real life gets in the way unfortunately! If I only have 5 minutes for Lit a day, I check my messages and I check here to see what new stuff you have for us and you never disappoint!

 

[Sexy_Singer]

Lorna Doone, by William Haskell Coffin (1878-1941)
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Isn't that a cookie, too?

 

[Sexy_Singer]

Thank you @Brianna_38 for everything you've posted. I feel like a bad host here because I've not posted lately but real life gets in the way unfortunately! If I only have 5 minutes for Lit a day, I check my messages and I check here to see what new stuff you have for us and you never disappoint!

Don't worry @LaisDeMarieDeFrance she's got a hug that will take that guilt away.

Here...I got this from her. You can have it.

 

[LaisDeMarieDeFrance]

Don't worry @LaisDeMarieDeFrance she's got a hug that will take that guilt away.

Here...I got this from her. You can have it.

Awww, thanks! She gives me so many hugs when we do talk, they last til the next time. It's like she knows how long it will be! lol

 

[Quintius]

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Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Every time I go to the museum I spend time just staring at this painting. The amount of detail is extraordinary.

 

[LaisDeMarieDeFrance]

Even when we don't have a chance to chat for a while, I still think about you every day, and I'm ALWAYS sending you much love and many mental hugs!

Ditto!

 

[LaisDeMarieDeFrance]

La lumiere bleue du loup by André Villeneuve

"Hope" by Jean-Pierre Augier

I'm loving the French theme!

 

[Beholders_Eye]

https://cdn08.reblogme.com/uploads/photos/2020/07/2694/reblogme-2694-5y6kLjlQQH.jpg

 

[Quintius]

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Bashi-Bazouk by Jean-Léon Gérôme

Another amazing piece where one can't help but be drawn in by the depiction of the materials. The gun barrel, the material of his jacket, the ivory pommels on his chest, the embroidery... It all looks incredibly realistic. This .jpg doesn't do it any more justice than the last two I posted. Honestly, everything Gérôme did was truly impressive.

 

[LaisDeMarieDeFrance]

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Bashi-Bazouk by Jean-Léon Gérôme

Another amazing piece where one can't help but be drawn in by the depiction of the materials. The gun barrel, the material of his jacket, the ivory pommels on his chest, the embroidery... It all looks incredibly realistic. This .jpg doesn't do it any more justice than the last two I posted. Honestly, everything Gérôme did was truly impressive.

I love this! Looks like a picture, not a painting.