… Renoir
I don’t know which seashore this is, but the painting reminds me of the beaches along the Gaspe coast.
By the Seashore, by Pierre Auguste Renoir, Image from the Met Museum
The Art of …
Affinity
Art, Fun, & Nonsense.
… Renoir
I don’t know which seashore this is, but the painting reminds me of the beaches along the Gaspe coast.
By the Seashore, by Pierre Auguste Renoir, Image from the Met Museum
… Gustave Moreau
Salome Dancing Before Herod, 1876, by Gustav Moreau
I am not shure whether movie reviewer is the correct title – she is specializing in talking about stage combat, but not only that. I found her because I have recently caught up with my MCU deficit (last movie I saw before this year was Guardians of the Galaxy 2) and YouTube algorithm caught up pretty quickly on that.
… autumn, by Hiroshige
The Moon Over a Waterfall, by Hiroshige
Avalus has sent us something to smile about today,
… on the way home I saw this pretty fearless squirrel, having its gnawy way with oakseeds. Again with a short video of the fluffy critter munching!
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© Avalus, all rights reserved
© Avalus, all rights reserved
Sugar Maples at Ye Olde Sugar Shanty © Voyager, all rights reserved (click photo to see it full-size. You can do that with all of our photos!)
This building is a fully functional sugar shanty, just like the sign says. The syrup is boiled over a wood fire, and it’s my favourite maple brand because it carries a hint of Bubba, who pees on all the trees. Sugar maples do more than make good syrup, though. In autumn, they have the most vibrant colours of any tree around, and they make the landscape into a brilliant work of art.
… Emily Carr. Although not officially part of The Group of Seven, Carr’s work is a well-considered part of their movement, and is a part of the permanent collection at the McMichael Art gallery (The official gallery of the group of seven, in Kleinberg, Ontario. If you ever get a chance to go, you should. It’s less than an hour north of Toronto.)
Big Raven, 1931, by Emily Carr, image from the CBC
Avalus has been finding all sorts of wild creatures to photograph. Today, he’s sharing
…this group of hares munching away on the wheat.
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… Leonardo da Vinci
This is the most expensive painting ever sold. In 2017 it sold for 450.3 million dollars to Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan Al Saud.
Salvator Mundi, Circa 1490-1519, by Leonardo Da Vinci (image from Wikipedia by Getty inamges)
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I’m in one of those periods where my brain doesn’t want to write. It doesn’t want to read, either, which is a bitch, and math is simply out of the question. It’s a neurological thing related to fibromyalgia, and it comes and goes, but it’s sticking around for the moment. Rather than fight it, I’ve been doing outdoor things and enjoying the season, so this week expect some pretty autumn pictures and not so much storytelling. Jack says hi.
… Paul Cézanne
This is the second most expensive painting ever sold. It was purchased for 300 million dollars in 2011 by the Qatari royal family. (I’ll show you the most valuable painting tomorrow)
The Card Players, 1890s, by Paul Cezanne
… Autumn, by Lawren Harris
Autumn Algoma, 1920, by Lawren Harris, image via Koyman Galleries
Boy was I happy to see this fellow peek over the sunflower’s head and pecking at the seeds. I have planted the sunflowers to feed them to birds anyway, so I do not mind him eating some a bit prematurely. Next year I will plant even more.
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© Charly, all rights reserved. Click for full size.
© Charly, all rights reserved. Click for full size.