Category: 365 Days of ART

Liberty Leading the People (Day 49: 365 Days of Art) Delacroix

January 22, 2017

Hello blog readers.  For Day 49 of the 365 Days of Art, I present Liberty Leading the People from Delacroix. Five things about Delacroix and/or this piece:  Delacroix was a French artist and he made this painting in about three months (September through sometime in December of 1830).  He did extensive underdrawings and then painted … More Liberty Leading the People (Day 49: 365 Days of Art) Delacroix

TRACES OF OUR PAST- Concierge Desk at Jefferson (Day 48 of 365 Days of Art)

January 21, 2017

To join in with Lost in Translation’s January Traces of our Past (here) I wanted to share this image of the concierge’s desk at the Jefferson Hotel in RVA.  This hotel is more than one hundred years old and it has ‘traces of the past’ with some nice art all around.    I thought I would give … More TRACES OF OUR PAST- Concierge Desk at Jefferson (Day 48 of 365 Days of Art)

James Monroe Painting at Jefferson Hotel in RVA (Day 47 of 365 days of Art)

January 20, 2017

*****author update – fixed typos and wanted to add that Carl D. has a cool post about Washington’s inauguration HERE***** Seeing that today is Trump’s inauguration, I thought I would share a presidential portrait – and to keep things fresh, I am featuring James Monroe (as opposed to Washington). This painting is hanging at The … More James Monroe Painting at Jefferson Hotel in RVA (Day 47 of 365 days of Art)

Sea Painting with Haiku (Day 45: 365 Days of Art)

January 18, 2017

Hello blog readers – today I have a sea painting paired with a haiku: After kissing snow            Sea warmth was mine to behold                              Dunes with flames of gold This is linked to Ronovan’s prompt this week, which is ‘flame, kiss’ – go HERE if you want … More Sea Painting with Haiku (Day 45: 365 Days of Art)

F Grayson Sayre: California Desert Artist (Day 44: 365 Days of Art)

January 17, 2017

For Day #44 of the 365 Days of Art, I present Grayson Sayre (1879-1939). He was one of California’s most beloved desert landscape painters. Five things about Sayre. He was born in Medoc, Missouri.  He worked in the mines and then with leather goods before he decided to push on to become an artist. He … More F Grayson Sayre: California Desert Artist (Day 44: 365 Days of Art)

Pippin’s Interior (Day 43 of 365 Days of Art) guided practice

January 16, 2017

Hello Readers, for the coming week I am back to daily posts for the 365 Days of Art. Today’s post features Pippin’s Interior (1944). Horace Pippin was a World War I Veteran.  He fought with the U.S. 369th Infantry – who were known as the Harlem Hellfighters.  They earned this name because this group of … More Pippin’s Interior (Day 43 of 365 Days of Art) guided practice

Art Digest #2: Glass Art (Days 36-42 of 365 Days of ART) wine stoppers, dress & Plantation Florida 1993

January 9, 2017

Hello Readers. This is art digest #2 for the 365 Days of Art, which covers Days 36 through 42. I invite you to skim them at once or enjoy them one day a at time. I will be posting some daily art posts again on 1-16-2017.  Monday 1-9-2017 Day #36: Watercolor flamingo by Jedi   Tuesday 1-10-2017 … More Art Digest #2: Glass Art (Days 36-42 of 365 Days of ART) wine stoppers, dress & Plantation Florida 1993

RENOIR Part 3: The Boating Party (Day 35 of 365 Days of Art)

January 8, 2017

For Day #35 of the 365 Days of Art, Dawn (here)  inspired me to do a part 3 for Renoir. Dawn lives near Washington D.C. and so she has easy access to some nice masterpieces. One of her favorite artists is Renoir and here is her photo of  “A Girl with Watering Can.” I also wanted to … More RENOIR Part 3: The Boating Party (Day 35 of 365 Days of Art)

RENOIR Part 2: The Umbrellas (Day 34 of 365 Days of ART)

January 7, 2017

 Day #34 of the 365 Days  Renoir Part II Yesterday’s post (here) highlighted Renoir’s Dancing Girl with Tambourine and companion piece Dancing Girl with Castanets, which can be used to talk about warm and cool colors. The dancers can also be used to talk about fashion depicted in certain works of art.      If you … More RENOIR Part 2: The Umbrellas (Day 34 of 365 Days of ART)

RENOIR Part 1: Dancers (Day 33 of 365 Days of ART) Opi Washington Nail Colors

January 6, 2017

For Day #33 of the 365 Days of Art, here is some fun nail art color (from OPI).   Opi has a creative Fall 2016 “Washington DC” line and the above photo shows some of the warm colors from this palette. Warm and Cool Colors Here is an example of how the color wheel can “loosely” be split into cool … More RENOIR Part 1: Dancers (Day 33 of 365 Days of ART) Opi Washington Nail Colors

JAZZ art (and what is a deuce?)1-5-2017 (Day 32 of 365 Days of ART)

January 5, 2017

author update (1-22-2017): Blogger Eli has an original art painting called Jazz – here Part I:  For Day #32 – we have a Jazz print – this was a mass-produced print on a cheap (plastic-like) canvas at a local store.  (Linking to Jennifer’s Color Your World – Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown challenge.) Can you feel a bit of rhythm from the layers … More JAZZ art (and what is a deuce?)1-5-2017 (Day 32 of 365 Days of ART)