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Category Archives: Paintings
Fear Not!
Yesterday the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico netted a cool $44.4 million at auction for one of their masterpieces, O’Keeffe’s Jimson Weed. That more than doubled the amount ever paid for a work by a female artist, and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Challenge, Flowers, Paintings, Quotes, Wisdom, Wonderings
Tagged Art, Doubt, Fear, Female artists, Georgia O'Keeffe, Paintings
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Riddle-Me-This
When Oedipus (yes, that Oedipus, the one who was so devoted to his mother) was a young man, he won a kingdom by answering a riddle. (Prizes on Jeopardy aren’t nearly so lavish.) The question was posed by the Sphinx, … Continue reading
Posted in Challenge, Enlightenment, Paintings, Poetry, Wisdom, Writers
Tagged Feminism, Muriel Rukuyser, Myth, Oedipus, Women
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There are Two Kinds of People?
“There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to … Continue reading
Another DON’T: Don’t Leap to Conclusions!
In a previous post, Unlocking the Gate of Dreams, I showcased a striking painting at the Yale University Art Gallery that was titled — UNTITLED: And this is what I said about it: Another painting, by a painter of whom I’d … Continue reading
Unlocking the Gate of Dreams —
Our recent trip to the newly expanded and renovated art gallery at Yale University proved a treasure trove of images and impressions, and they haven’t quit yet. A dear friend who combined dual professions of artist and monk once said, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Definitions, Etcetera, Memory, Mindfulness, Paintings
Tagged Art, Art Galleries, Curiosity, Dreams, Imagination, Museums, Painting
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Beyond Shock and Awe at Yale —
Entering the newly renovated Yale Art Gallery, we were stopped dead in our tracks by a sculpture called Shock and Awe (see previous post). Eventually, though, we tore ourselves away and began to explore other wonders of the gallery, which … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Color, Etcetera, Paintings
Tagged Abstraction, Art, Galleries, Impressionism, Museums, Painting
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To Keep the Feast —
When I first took up painting still lifes, it was Cezanne’s apples and oranges that were my ideal and inspiration. They were an A-B-C for me: they radiate assurance, boldness, confidence and courage. Wouldn’t you think, looking at Cezanne’s every painting, … Continue reading
On Mondays, at the Museum —
THE INSIDE STORY! It’s Monday, the day almost every museum in the world is closed to the public. If you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind those gated doors on Mondays, there’s a delightful poem by Marilyn Donnelly that gives … Continue reading
A Christmas Story Footnote: Me and Medusa?
The comments on recent A Christmas Story — Kind Of were funny and interesting and ultimately provocative. Why did it take me four tries to post a Self-Portrait on sister blog A View from the Woods that showed more than a shadow, … Continue reading
Posted in Challenge, Etcetera, Freedom, Paintings, Wonderings
Tagged Medusa, Myth, Self-Portrait, Women
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