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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS

"When the Levee Breaks" is a country blues song written and first recorded by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy in 1929. The lyrics...
Contemporary, Artist, History
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
GEORGE DE LA TOUR

March 19, 1593. Georges de La Tour was a French Baroque painter, who spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine, which...
Painting, Works, Artist, History, Art, Baroque, Painter
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

"I am in the world to change the world" Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945) May Edward Chinn became the first African American woman to graduate...

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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
TINTORETTO, RENAISSANCE MASTER

Jacopo Tintoretto had a bumpy start. Carlo Ridolfi, his 17th-century biographer, describes how the boy was apprenticed to Titian for...
Painting, Oil, Artist, Art
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
RENOIR

Pierre-Auguste Renoir; 25 February 1841 - 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the...
Artist, Painter, Painting, Works
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
REMBRANDT PEALE

Born on this day in 1778, Rembrandt Peale. One of 4 artistically-named artist-sons of Charles Wilson Peale. Painter of portraits, including...
Design, Painter, Designer, Works, Painting, Artist
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
JIMMY CARTER AND THE END OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM

Jimmy Carter and the end of democratic capitalism The myth and reality of our 39th president...Robert Reich Friends, I'm honoring Presidents'...
History
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY AND SYRIA

Aula Al Ayoubi, contemporary Syrian artist. Donate to World Central Kitchen!/donation/checkout?c src=turkiye-earthquake-1
Artist, Contemporary
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
AMALIA MESA-BAINS AT THE BERKELEY ART MUSEUM

Amalia Mesa-Bains's groundbreaking practice as a founding mother of Chicanx art has revolutionized installation art for more than six...
Museum, Film, Artist, Installation, Display, Art, Fine Art, Print
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GERTRUDE

Today marks the 149th anniversary of the the birth of Gertrude Stein (1874-1946), modernist writer and art collector - and one of the...
School, Art
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
MATISSE

Far from taking too rosy and sentimental a view, most of the time, Most of us suffer from excessive gloom. We are only too aware of...

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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
SURVIVING FEBRUARY , MEDIEVAL STYLE

In February take care that you don't burn your fingers & toes. MedievalCalendar BL Add 62925; the 'Rutland Psalter'; c.1260 CE; England,...
Wood, Burning, Illustration
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
ALICE NEEL, AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL

Alice Neel, an unshakable original, witnessed a parade of avant-garde movements from Abstract Expressionism to Conceptual Art , and...
Painting, Works, Movement, Art
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
MANET

Édouard Manet, (born January 23, 1832, Paris , France-died April 30, 1883, Paris), French painter who broke new ground by defying traditional...
Painter, Works, Painting, Event, Exhibition
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
YEAR OF THE RABBIT, MEDIEVAL STYLE

Trinity College, Cambridge B.11.22, f.28r The year of the Rabbit comes riding in, BLMedieval BL Add MS 89379, 92r The rabbit is baking...

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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
JULIA MORGAN. GREAT AMERICAN WOMAN ARCHITECT

Architect Julia Morgan, who was born on this day in 1872, is often remembered as one of the first great American female architects....
Designer, History, Works, School, Design, Art
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
CEZANNE. THE MAN WHO CREATED MODERN ART

IN THE FALL OF 1894, the American painter Mary Cassatt attended a dinner in the countryside outside Paris with a group of artists,...
Artist, Drawing, Works, Art, Painting, Painter, Sculpture
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
LOUISE MOILLON. 17TH CENTURY TRAILBLAZING WOMAN ARTIST & ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN AT THE TIME

Born into a family of artists-her father and her stepfather were painters and art dealers, and her brother was a painter-Louise Moillon...
Works, Art, Painting, Artist, Painter, Wood
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
CHAÏM SOUTINE

Chaïm Soutine. Born on this day in 1893 January 13, 1893. Chaïm Soutine was a Russian-French painter of Jewish origin. Soutine made...
Canvas, Movement, Works, Painting, Painter, Artist
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By Chez Namaste Nancy - Mar 22, 2023
BARBARA HEPWORTH, BRITISH SCULPTOR

Barbara Hepworth, January 10, 1903 Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire in 1903. Barbara Hepworth was a sculptor and a leading figure in both...
Art, Sculpture, Artist, School, Sculptor, Works
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Chez Namaste Nancy

WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS

"When the Levee Breaks" is a country blues song written and first recorded by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy in 1929. The lyrics...

GEORGE DE LA TOUR

March 19, 1593. Georges de La Tour was a French Baroque painter, who spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine, which...

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

"I am in the world to change the world" Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945) May Edward Chinn became the first African American woman to graduate...

TINTORETTO, RENAISSANCE MASTER

Jacopo Tintoretto had a bumpy start. Carlo Ridolfi, his 17th-century biographer, describes how the boy was apprenticed to Titian for...

RENOIR

Pierre-Auguste Renoir; 25 February 1841 - 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the...

REMBRANDT PEALE

Born on this day in 1778, Rembrandt Peale. One of 4 artistically-named artist-sons of Charles Wilson Peale. Painter of portraits, including...

JIMMY CARTER AND THE END OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM

Jimmy Carter and the end of democratic capitalism The myth and reality of our 39th president...Robert Reich Friends, I'm honoring Presidents'...

EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY AND SYRIA

Aula Al Ayoubi, contemporary Syrian artist. Donate to World Central Kitchen!/donation/checkout?c src=turkiye-earthquake-1

AMALIA MESA-BAINS AT THE BERKELEY ART MUSEUM

Amalia Mesa-Bains's groundbreaking practice as a founding mother of Chicanx art has revolutionized installation art for more than six...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GERTRUDE

Today marks the 149th anniversary of the the birth of Gertrude Stein (1874-1946), modernist writer and art collector - and one of the...

MATISSE

Far from taking too rosy and sentimental a view, most of the time, Most of us suffer from excessive gloom. We are only too aware of...

SURVIVING FEBRUARY , MEDIEVAL STYLE

In February take care that you don't burn your fingers & toes. MedievalCalendar BL Add 62925; the 'Rutland Psalter'; c.1260 CE; England,...

ALICE NEEL, AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL

Alice Neel, an unshakable original, witnessed a parade of avant-garde movements from Abstract Expressionism to Conceptual Art , and...

MANET

Édouard Manet, (born January 23, 1832, Paris , France-died April 30, 1883, Paris), French painter who broke new ground by defying traditional...

YEAR OF THE RABBIT, MEDIEVAL STYLE

Trinity College, Cambridge B.11.22, f.28r The year of the Rabbit comes riding in, BLMedieval BL Add MS 89379, 92r The rabbit is baking...

JULIA MORGAN. GREAT AMERICAN WOMAN ARCHITECT

Architect Julia Morgan, who was born on this day in 1872, is often remembered as one of the first great American female architects....

CEZANNE. THE MAN WHO CREATED MODERN ART

IN THE FALL OF 1894, the American painter Mary Cassatt attended a dinner in the countryside outside Paris with a group of artists,...

LOUISE MOILLON. 17TH CENTURY TRAILBLAZING WOMAN ARTIST & ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN AT THE TIME

Born into a family of artists-her father and her stepfather were painters and art dealers, and her brother was a painter-Louise Moillon...

CHAÏM SOUTINE

Chaïm Soutine. Born on this day in 1893 January 13, 1893. Chaïm Soutine was a Russian-French painter of Jewish origin. Soutine made...

BARBARA HEPWORTH, BRITISH SCULPTOR

Barbara Hepworth, January 10, 1903 Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire in 1903. Barbara Hepworth was a sculptor and a leading figure in both...

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Contemporary Portrait Painting "Cup of Friendship" by Intuitive Artist Joan...

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What if ‘The Daily Show' Used Guest Hosts Permanently?

Fill-ins for Trevor Noah have shown how exciting the lack of a permanent replacement could be. It's an option with an illustrious history in television.

The Poetic Face: Naomi C

Pastel Portrait of Portrait Model, Naomi C.

BOOK COVERS - florals and nature

Today's book cover design theme is florals and nature. My favourite in this section was 'Plant Words' with it's incredibly bold illustration and colours.

"Moving Expectations" Contemporary Floral Painting by Niki Gulley

"Moving Expectations" ©2023 Niki Gulley20" x 30" Textured Mixed Media on Canvas Taking the ideas that I started in this new series from inside my studio to outside in my...

Meticulous Flat Lays of Vintage Toys and Miniatures Celebrate the History of...

All images © Jane Housham, shared with permission “There's a feeling I remember which has to do with the seriousness of play, when you were completely absorbed in playing a...

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO DRAW A MOUTH?

You could study 1,000 anatomy books but none would teach you to draw a mouth like this: ChatGPT would never create such a mouth for you. Neither will a camera. Neither will...

AI Fears: A Tool to Help

View in browser Here's an image of a painting of mine that I cloaked. Top is the original, and below are two different degrees of cloaking. Can you tell the difference? Down...

A Stage Adaptation of ‘Smash' Is Setting Its Sights on Broadway

Producers including Steven Spielberg have been exploring several possible incarnations of the decade-old TV series. Now they have a plan.

What is a Waffle Ceiling? 47 Interiors That Live Life Under the Grid

© Giorgos Sfakianakis Hidden in plain sight, ceilings are often the final surface interior designers and architects think about, but the expansive plane of unobstructed plaster...