Tag: painting
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November 07, 2009 04:33 AM EST --
Crimean Landscape. Oil on paper, mounted on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
Feodor Vasilyev Born into a poor family in 1850 he had to earn his living from the age of 12 years – . . .
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November 06, 2009 04:25 AM EST --
Boats by the Shores of Normandy. c.1825. Oil on canvas. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Richard Parkes Bonington was born in 1802 near Nottingham, England. In about 1817, his family moved to . . .
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February 10, 2008 11:26 PM EST --
I worked on this for almost 4 hours and I don't know if I will change anything or not. I decided to try another flower but this time to try adding a hummingbird. . . .
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February 18, 2008 07:44 PM EST --
I am running out of ideas for article names, so I went with what this painting is about. I just like these colors together. I go through this process where I don't know . . .
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November 06, 2009 08:19 PM EST --
Women in Winter , 2009, 29"x21½", 74x55mm, oil on 300lb Waterford archival paper.
I waited 6 months for this painting to dry, and applied a matte varnish to it. Today I finally . . .
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November 05, 2009 05:53 AM EST --
First Snow. Study. 1891. Oil on canvas. Private collection, Russia.
Vasiliy Dmitrievich Polenov was born into a noble and intelligent family; his father was a high-ranking military officer and archeologist. . . .
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February 17, 2008 04:57 PM EST --
I have been working on this for several hours and now I need a break. I don't know if it's finished or if I like it. I thought I would post it anyway.
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June 11, 2009 11:40 AM EDT --
The narrow staircase ascending to the attic fascinated me throughout my entire childhood. At the end of the stairs, there was a low door and the mere thought of what might be hidden behind it fed my . . .
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November 04, 2009 04:15 AM EST --
Portrait of the Actress Juditta Pasta as Anne Boleyn. 1834. Oil on canvas. The Theater Museum "La Scala", Milano, Italy.
Karl Pavlovich Brulloff (also rendered Briullov, although he himself used the . . .
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February 20, 2008 06:06 PM EST --
I am trying new things, so I tried to paint a bear today. Trying to paint a face, even on an animal is hard!
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January 24, 2008 05:17 PM EST --
Many years back, when I used to watch tv, I would watch the Bob Ross oil painting on public television. I even bought my very first VCR to tape the shows, because I wanted to learn how to oil . . .
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December 09, 2008 10:53 AM EST --
My feet touched ground high in the Rif Mountains. My body is made entirely of gold and quiet landings are impossible. I met the ground with a thunderous shake, jolting the calmness and shocking . . .
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February 05, 2009 02:28 PM EST --
With Valentine's day coming up, You may have noticed that I made an abstract painting I did a long time ago (about 10-12 years) that looks like a heart as my icon. This painting was one of many, many, . . .
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November 10, 2006 02:54 PM EST --
The drawing was one of the first and done quickly, a 'throw-away,' but some acrylic matte medium, and then oil paint, and she's become a landscape figure, or, bear with me, with hints of . . .
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October 03, 2007 10:37 PM EDT --
Today at work, I found out what weird things managers can come up with for you to do! We are working on putting out our snow boots, and some of the shelves we are using had red paint stains on them (the . . .
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October 05, 2007 10:34 AM EDT --
A couple of quotes to get us through: "Our lives improve only when we take chances ... and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves." Walter Anderson . . .
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February 01, 2008 07:33 AM EST --
Hopper Visits a Diner
Her hands for warmth enfold the coffee cup.
Remembering her pale translucent skin,
The veins that bear the cool blue blood . . .
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April 16, 2008 05:10 PM EDT --
Did someone say have I gone crazy? How dare I? Why don't I leave our great artist alone.
In reply, may I say this. Should we go through life accepting everything from an artist just because he is . . .
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May 19, 2008 06:37 PM EDT --
Here is the new painting I worked on today, which I think is now finished. I am never certain if there might be something I want to go back and tweak.
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July 09, 2008 09:20 AM EDT --
Today I'm 33 years old! Don't have anything special planned. I'm not sure what my hubby and the kids are doing, but they have been pretty sneaky the past couple days! LOL! . . .
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