… John William Waterhouse
Cleopatra, 1888, John William Waterhouse
The Art of …
Affinity
Art, Fun, & Nonsense.
… John William Waterhouse
Cleopatra, 1888, John William Waterhouse
Some serene early morning photos from Avalus, who took these pictures one day last week on his way to work.
©Avalus, all rights reserved
©Avalus, all rights reserved
©Avalus, all rights reserved
… politics, by Illma Gore.
Make America Great Again, 2016, Illma Gore
… Renoir
Woman With a Hat, 1891, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
… Japanese Wood Block Prints, by Tachi-shi
The Swordsmith, 1802, Tachi-shi. Image from The Met
… blades. These photos are from the 2019 Knife Awards, a yearly competition held in Atlanta by Blade, the world’s’ #1 knife publication. The event wasn’t held in 2020 due to Covid, but they are planning a June 2021 show, for those of you interested aficionados. Today, I’m sharing just the best custom knives from the show, but if you want to see the full cadre of winners the link is here. I’ve saved the best of show for last. All photos are from Blade Magazine.
Best Art Knife, by Veronique Laurent
Photo from Blade Magazine
Today, I have a breathtaking autumn tree sent in by VBFF.
©VBFF, all rights reserved
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… light, by Caravaggio
Death of the Virgin, 1601 – 1606, by Michelangelo Merisi de Caravaggio
One of PZ’s readers, gddiver (who also seent us a spooky underwater corpse), has sent us this picture, noting that,
PZ stated that he had no pumpkin this year, so I’m sending him a virtual one carved by my daughter.
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It’s a perfect way to end the photo festival. Thanks.
… horror, by Henry Fuseli
The Nightmare, 1781, by Henry Fuseli. Image from Wikipedia
I’ve saved a few spooky photos to celebrate that it’s finally Halloween! Be sure to check out all the things happening at the Freethought Blogs Halloween Fundraiser today. There are readings, a story chain and a quiz show that’s planned for later today that I’m going to be a part of. Most of the photos are below the fold – beware there are spiders there.
The First is this skeleton leaf from Giliell.
©Giliell, all rights reserved
… death, by Hans Holbein
The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb, 1521, by Hans Holbein. Image from The Tate
