Thomas Gainsborough the Great
His paintings are so beautiful. This one of Grace Dalrymple Elliott has a story you can read below.
Just wanted to share with you this portrait and details, and a few notes. Here goes…
Mrs. Grace Dalrymple Elliott (1754?–1823), 1778
Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727–1788)
Oil on canvas
92 1/4 x 60 1/2 in. (234.3 x 153.7 cm)
Bequest of William K. Vanderbilt, 1920 (20.155.1)
Gainsborough moved to London in 1774, and by 1777 was well established, exhibiting portraits of members of the royal family at the Royal Academy. This full-length of the statuesque Mrs. Elliott—a Scottish lady of great beauty but easy virtue—was apparently commissioned by her lover, the first marquis of Cholmondeley, and was exhibited at the Academy in 1778. Its elegance, delicate coloring, and fluid handling reflect the influence of Anthony van Dyck.
Tribute #4: fun
I love food. It’s predictable. Some day, I will post recipes I love. But for now….
These photos just made me realise we can extend our minds to have more fun in life.
Thank you Jean-François DeWitte!
Tribute to women/ Hommage aux femmes
All year long, I come across amazing images on internet. Today, to conclude this 2011 in a beautiful way, I decided to ad them on my blog to share. I don’t know who took these photos for the most part, but I here pay tribute to their talent and to their models.
Toute l’année, je croise des images qui me touchent. Des milliers d’images. En cette fin d’année, j’ai choisi d’en partager quelques unes avec vous, cette première série étant consacrée aux femmes. Je ne connais pas les noms des artistes qui ont réalisé ces photos ou tableaux, sauf exception. Je salue ici leur talent et celui de leurs modèles.
WOMAN by Charles E. Proctor
No, it’s not an EDWARD HOPPER. But it’s very inspired by his work!
Reality always has two sides…
Ahhhhhh
Peut-être une photo de Lillian Bassman
Une photo de l946 je crois. Totalement d’aujourd’hui. A servi d’inspiration pour une pochette de disque, sans le savoir sans doute.
Parce qu’une femme aime qu’on l’enlace parfois…
Et parce que c’est Marilyn… Lisant (oui, elle lisait beaucoup), détendue, presqu’heureuse.
Canstruction
Découverte de Canstruction, un concours qui a lieu chaque année au jardin d’hiver du World Financial Center de New York. Il met en scène des structures d’artistes composées de boites de conserve. Des compositions originales organisés à des fins charitables.
Coca-mouflage
Olly Moss: mastering of posters’ Art.
A style of it’s own.
An expo that tours the world.
A catchy-eye way of playing with color and lines.
Just love it!
Kyle Bean: wow!
Coup de coeur pour ces différents portraits qui ont été pensés par l’artiste Kyle Bean pour le magazine de design Wallpaper* Handmade 2011. Utilisant des copeaux de crayons pour composer des visages, ces réalisations très réussies sont à découvrir.
Tomek Rossa: king of underwater stills
Here are two new amazing photos taken of his divine diving models Corey and Dacha! Divine!
Check his website and FaceBook page. Zeus couldn’t have done better!
www.rossaphoto.com
Bits and pieces #1
Photos I recently loved.
Sarah Ann: A bit like my buddy Tomek Rossa’s new serie.
Spoted owlet family by naturegallery.net
Sexy provocative Coca Cola ad
When Couture meets Culture: a work of Art!




































