Title: Small Bottle with Peonies and Blue Delphiniums, Paris, June-July, 1886 Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) This coming Tuesday, July 29, will be the 135th anniversary of Vincent van Gogh’s […]
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Arts Everyday Living: William Merritt Chase–A Gift of Exquisite Perfection, Impressionist Roses
Title: Roses Artist: William Merritt Chase, 1849-1916 Aren’t roses a special gift of summer, often blooming throughout the season? Depending on where you live, sometimes enduring into October and […]
Arts Everyday Living: Remembering Giverny–Chasing Monet’s Water Lilies Dream
I’m reposting a blog from the summer I traveled to Giverny—a perfect escape to the artistic water lilies domain created by Monet. I hope to return soon. REMEMBERING GIVERNY […]
Arts Everyday Living: Through the Eyes of an American Woman Artist–A Preview of May
Title: Garden in May, 1895 Artist: Maria Oakey Dewing (1845-1927) I know it is not May yet, but American artist Maria Oakey Dewing’s festive ode to spring above couldn’t […]
Arts Everyday Living: Happy Birthday Redon—Contemporary of Monet, In Love with Flowers
Title: Wildflowers, c. 1905 Artist: Odilon Redon, 1840-1916 ANOTHER APRIL BIRTHDAY–APRIL 20th French Symbolist Odilon Redon is just one of a number of artists born this month, including Raphael, […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Dutch Flower Girl, Messenger of Spring–Who Will Buy Her Bouquets?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY A BOUQUET? Title: Flower Girl in Holland, 1887 Artist: George Hitchcock, American, 1850-1913 CCO Public Domain Designation The Art Institute […]
Arts Everyday Living: Dreaming of Spring Again? A Flower Symphony of the Dutch Golden Age
Title: Trompe-l’Oeil Still Life with a Flower Garland and a Curtain, 1658 Artists: Adriaen van der Spelt (1630-1673) and Frans van Mieris (1635-1681) Are you wishing that spring was already here? […]
Arts Everyday Living: Impressionistic Roses in February—A Touch of Warmth on a Winter Day
Title: The Artist’s Paint Box and Moss Roses, 1898 Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940) Do you sometimes have a cluttered room? Or at least a corner that stubbornly resists cleaning, not fully […]
Arts Everyday Living: Happy Birthday Cezanne—Poetry of Geraniums on a Summer Afternoon
Title: Geraniums, 1888/1890 Artist: Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) Celebrating Paul Cezanne’s Birthday Today! Why do I love Geraniums above by French master Paul Cezanne? For do you actually see the flowers themselves? […]
Arts Everyday Living: Escape the Snows of Winter-Redon’s Miracle Flowers, Rivals of Van Gogh?
Title: Bouquet of Flowers, ca. 1900-1905 Artist: Odilon Redon (1840-1916) Snow may be on its way where I live, but do I care? Do the cold and ice matter? For […]
