Friday, January 15, 2010

The Friday Evening Nudes

Rose Hilton

Figure in the Sunroom

To meet Mary's request for tonight, something from Modigliani

Marc Chagall

Boris Kustodiyev

Russian

Venus

Kees Van Dongen

John Kock

Jean Beauduin

Lady Holding a Fan

John Collier

English Classical painter

An eleventh-hour request for Anders Zorn from my very own WP

Good night to be nude by the fire, don't you think? ;-)

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

I didn't realize quite how misunderstood Atheists were. Almost as much so as African-Americans with no "black dialect".

This report on a recent American poll from this morning's NPR broadcast reveals some good news and also revealed some really stubborn American societal quirks. Hmmm...I know some people who may even refer to it as fascist sentiment.

Window Views and Doors

 The Green Door

October, 2009

Behind the Green Door? I didn't venture in, I'm not lying! In the tiny town of Rowe in the Massachusetts Berkshires, the only action behind that green door probaby has way too much to do with mice for my liking! This is the basement door of a former church now housing a non-profit. I liked the shadow-play and

I like windows and doors as a theme, so for Thursday fun, I like to play Mary the Teache's photo game:

Window Views and Doorways, too

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

A Letter from Vincent

Excerpt from a Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh

The Hague, c. 2 or 3 November 1882

Up to Millet and Jules Breton, however, there was always in my opinion progress, but to surpass these two - don't even mention it. Read th entire letter here

Van Gogh's Letters

unabridged and annotated