I have finally finished my painting “The Painted Lady”. The focal point of this piece is of coarse, the Painted Lady Butterfly. This is one of the most familiar butterflies in North America, as well as around the world. If you want to attract these pretty ladies to your yard, plant thistle, hollyhocks, common sunflowers, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘art’
Dec 01
Works of Art
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then Art is in the mind of the creator. Every time I think about creating something whether it is on canvas, a collage, weaving or sculpting, I have that moment, right before I begin where I question myself. Will this be a work of art? Not [...]
Nov 26
The Art of Thanksgiving
Just for fun, I was looking at some of the art of Thanksgiving. This day has been depicted in art and pop culture for many years. Here are some of those depictions over the centuries… a nostalgic look at America’s Thanksgiving.
‘The First Thanksgiving,’ artist Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863–1930)
Artist Robert Walter Weir, ‘The Embarkation of [...]
