The Black Madonna of Częstochowa

The Black Madonna of Częstochowa, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 760 x 1111 size. Via Memórias e Imagens.

Bonne Année

Bonne Année, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Gertrude Abercrombie, White Cat, 1935-38

Gertrude Abercrombie, White Cat, 1935-38, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 1172 x 1400 size. Via Still Life, Quick Heart.

Gertrude Abercrombie, American, (1909-1977).

Ramón Casas, Ramón Casas y Pere Romeu en Tàndem, 1897

Ramon Casas, Ramón Casas y Pere Romeu en Tàndem, 1897, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Via Memórias e Imagens.

Sketch for Second Set of Panels

I have been feeding the local Jays, black oil seed in the Droll Yankees squirrel-proof feeder. The Blue Jays are almost too heavy for the weighed perch, but the squirrels now have to feed off the ground. The Jays have been coming in groups like this and making their usual ruckus and also that rare yodeling call. I thought the flurry would make some good ceiling panels

The Branch Outside My Window

Costantini, Portrait of a Woman, 1928

portrait of a woman - Costantini 1928, originally uploaded by mica12244art.

Felix Nussbaum, Floral Still Life, 1925c.

Nussbaum, Felix (1904-1944) - 1925c. Floral Still Life (Private Collection), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Felix Nussbaum, German, Post-Impressionist (1904-1944).

A Little Different-Ceiling Panels

Happy Holidays to all of you! Today is a most amazing "after storm" I have not experienced this since I lived in Illinois many years ago. Last night it snowed, and shortly after that it got colder and the wind started to blow. Now today it is sunny, but the wind has not stopped. We are drifted in.

Fire in the stove and Christmas leftovers...all is good.

I am working on some ceiling panels for a children's surgical center in NYC.
I have two more sets of panels, that will have more birds. 
I want to create the effect of "looking up" and them "looking down".
It is just the perfect day to be at the table with sketchbook, trapped in the house.

Lucia K. Mathews, Cypress Trees, Carmel Coast, 1936

Cypress Trees, originally uploaded by Lee Sutton.

Walter Webster

walter webster, originally uploaded by mica12244art.

Merry Christmas

Madonna and Child-Giovanni Bellini 1509, originally uploaded by Mr. History.

Giovanni Bellini, Madonna and Child, 1509

Sumerki Stoga, 1899

sumerki stoga 1899, originally uploaded by mica12244art.

The Vegetable Garden, 1850-1895

The Vegetable Garden, 1850-1895 - 1, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from a Taschen magazine.

Gustav Klimt, Italian Garden Landscape, 1913

gustav klimt _1913, originally uploaded by hyPIERgorgeous.

The Vegetable Garden, 1850-1895

The Vegetable Garden, 1850-1895 - 2, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from a Taschen magazine.

William Strang, Japanese Fan

wiilam Strang, Japanese Fan, originally uploaded by mica12244art.

The Vegetable Garden, 1850-1895

The Vegetable Garden, 1850-1895 - 3, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from a Taschen magazine.

The Vegetable Garden, 1850-1895

The Vegetable Garden, 1850-1895 - 4, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from a Taschen magazine. Click image for 1000 x 1406 size.

Walton Ford

Walton Ford, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from a Taschen magazine. Click image for 1000 x 1381 size.

Walton Ford, American (born 1960).

Walton Ford, The Forsaken, 1999

Walton Ford, The Forsaken, 1999, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from a Taschen magazine. Click image for 1011 x 1494 size.

Walton Ford, American (born 1960)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, La Madeleine lisant

La Madeleine lisant, originally uploaded by artinconnu.

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875)

François Flameng, Princess Zinaida Yusupova, 1894

françois flameng, princess zinaida yusupova, originally uploaded by hyPIERgorgeous.

Walter Ernest Webster, The Japanese Fan

Walter Ernest Webster the japanese fan, originally uploaded by mica12244art.

Paul A. de la Boulaye

Paul A. de la Boulaye, originally uploaded by mica12244art.

Maurice de Vlaminck, The Tug, 1906

Vlaminck, Maurice de (1876-1958) - 1906 The Tug (Sotheby's New York, 2008), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Maurice de Vlaminck, French, Fauvist (1876-1958).

Albert Anker, Girl Peeling Potatoes

Girl, Peeling Potatoes | Albert Anker, originally uploaded by Mirage Bookmark.

Albert Anker, Swiss (1831-1910)

Guido Cadorin, Veduta di Venezia, 1916

Veduta di Venezia, originally uploaded by artinconnu.

Guido Cadorin (1892 - 1978)

http://artinconnu.blogspot.com/

Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, 1503-1506

Leonardo da Vinci "Mona Lisa" 1503-1506, originally uploaded by Art & Vintage.

http://largesizepaintings.blogspot.com/

Can not not post the Mosa Lisa, can I?

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Ruth in Boaz's Field, 1828

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld - Ruth in Boaz's Field [1828], originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.

http://gandalfsgallery.blogspot.com/2010/11/julius-schnorr-von-carolsfeld-ruth-in.html

Odilon Redon, Visionary Head, 1907c.

Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) - 1907c. Visionary Head (Sotheby's New York, 2004), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Odilon Redon, French, Symbolist (1840-1916).

Odilon Redon, The Japanese Warrior Vase, 1905c.

Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) - 1905c. The Japanese Warrior Vase (Sotheby's London, 2008), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Odilon Redon, French, Symbolist (1840-1916).

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Father's Curse - The Ungrateful Son, 1777

Greuze, Jean Baptiste (1725-1805) - 1777 Father's Curse - The Ungrateful Son (Musee du Louvre, Paris), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French, Rococo (1725-1805).

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, The Beheading of St. John the Baptist, 1869c.

Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) - 1869c. The Beheading of St. John the Baptist (National Gallery, London), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French, Symbolist (1824-1898).

Jean-Frédéric Bazille, Self-Portrait, 1870c.

Bazille, Frederic (1841-1870) - 1870c. Self-Portrait, originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Jean-Frédéric Bazille, French, Impressionist (1841-1870).

Jean Auguste Domingue Ingres, Head of St. John the Evangelist

Ingres, Jean Auguste Domingue (1780-1867) - Head of St. John the Evangelist (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Jean Auguste Domingue Ingres, French, (1780-1867).

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, The Bather, 1808

Ingres, Jean Auguste Domingue (1780-1867) - 1808 The Bather (Musee du Louvre, Paris), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, French, Neoclassical (1780-1867).

Jacques-Louis David, Patroclus, 1780

David, Jacque Louis (148-1825) - 1780 Patroclus (Musee Thomas Henry, Cherbourg, France), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Jacques-Louis David, French, Neoclassical (1748-1825).

Anna Higgie, Untitled, 2010

, originally uploaded by Anna Higgie.

J.C. Leyendecker, A Stroll In The Snow

J.C. Leyendecker (1874-1951) "A Stroll In The Snow", originally uploaded by Art & Vintage.

J.C. Leyendecker, American (1874-1951).

http://vintage-spirit.blogspot.com/

Ila Schütz, Self-Portrait

Schütz, Ila - Self-Portrait, originally uploaded by freeparking.

Georg Friedrich Kersting, Jeune femme cousant à la lueur d'une lampe, 1828

Jeune femme cousant à la lueur d'une lampe, originally uploaded by artinconnu.

Georg Friedrich Kersting, German (1783-1847).

Vincent Van Gogh, Almond Branches in Bloom St Rémy, 1890

Vincent Van Gogh "Almond Branches in Bloom St Rémy" 1890, originally uploaded by truity1967.

Jenny L, 2010

1, originally uploaded by tinkijenn.

Abraham Fresco, A still life with a lobster and a wine glass

Abraham Fresco, A still life with a lobster and a wine glass, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 700 x 555 size. Via Tumblr.

Abraham Fresco, Netherlander (1903-1942)

Andrew L. von Wittkamp, Black Cat on a Chair, 1850s

Andrew L. von Wittkamp, Black Cat on a Chair, 1850s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 649 x 800 size. Via Tumblr.

Looking Up-Miami

48" X 60" Acrylic on Canvas

I wanted to post this before it traveled. It was delivered to the art mover in NYC on Monday morning to go to it's home in Miami. I have been working on it all month.

Anne Vallayer-Coster, Sea Plumes, Lithophytes and Shells, 1769

Anne Vallayer-Coster, Sea Plumes, Lithophytes and Shells, 1769, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 800 x 1100 size. Via Tumblr.

Anne Vallayer-Coster, French, (1744-1818)

Drawing Session November '10

Last Wednesday I went to the drawing session again. This time, and on purpose, I left my charcoal and pastel and conte' at home.
I only packed pens, brushes and ink and some 70# Bristal paper.

The session is run in the usual way, with the fast gesture pose and then longer and longer poses. I feel that to get the most out of the time I should push my own envelop, but since it is only the second time, I am not completely in the groove yet.
I was hovering over the paper as the 30 seconds were ticking by when one of my fellow bloggers came to mind "Firefly Workshop".
I splashed some ink wash around in a random, but educated manor till I could find her, then took the pen to it. As you can barely see, I even rotated the paper through some of these fast poses.

 

This second one I fell back to the way I would draw with conte', but the marker fought back! I quickly went for the brush and ink. Interesting, but if not for this blog entry I would likely file it, maybe in a round file. 

 

Now that I had the brush and ink in hand and I was intent not to fight it. I think some enjoyable things started to happen. The model took one of those poses like a Michelangelo "Sibyl"