Mike Worrall, Looking Glass Room, 2002

Mike Worrall, Looking Glass Room, 2002, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Mike Worrall, British, born 1942.

Aubrey Beardsley, Frontispiece to Peter O'Sullivan's A Book of Bargains, 1896

Aubrey Beardsley, Frontispiece to Peter O'Sullivan's A Book of Bargains, 1896, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

The Business of Madame Jahn.

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Charles Ginner, The Unscathed Tree

Charles Ginner (1878-1952), The Unscathed Tree, n.d., originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

Charles Ginner (1878-1952)

Aubrey Beardsley, Grotesque from Bon-Mots of Lamb and Jerrold

Aubrey Beardsley, Grotesque from Bon-Mots of Lamb and Jerrold, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Goeneutte BouCichy

Goeneutte_BouCichy75Goeneutte_BouCichy75, originally uploaded by mica12244art.

Henry Bacon, Beach at Etretat, 1881

Beach at Etretat 1881 Henry Bacon, originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.

http://gandalfsgallery.blogspot.com/2010/06/henry-bacon-beach-at-etretat-1881.html

Felice Casorati, La famiglia Consolaro Girelli, 1916

Felice Casorati, La famiglia Consolaro Girelli, 1916, originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

Mike Worrall, Seekers of the Truth, 2009

Mike Worrall, Seekers of the Truth, 2009, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Mike Worrall, British, born 1942.

Félix Edouard Vallotton, Yellow Nude

Yellow Nude, originally uploaded by artinconnu.

Félix Edouard Vallotton (December 28, 1865 – December 29, 1925)

Mike Worrall, The Lunch, 2004

Mike Worrall, The Lunch, 2004, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Mike Worrall, British, born 1942.

Aubrey Beardsley, Felix Mendelsshon Bartholdy

Aubrey Beardsley, Felix Mendelsshon Bartholdy, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

The Savoy No. 8.

Aubrey Beardsley, Chapter heading from Le Morte Darthur, 1893-4

Aubrey Beardsley, Chapter heading from Le Morte Darthur, 1893-4, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Mike Worrall, The Relevence of Time, 2008

Mike Worrall, The Relevence of Time, 2008, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Mike Worrall, British, born 1942.

Le Pho, Maternite

Maternite, originally uploaded by artinconnu.

Le Pho (French, 1907-2001)

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Aubrey Beardsley, La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard

Aubrey Beardsley, La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Le Morte d'Arthur.

Arnold Brügger, Hamburg, 1923

Arnold Brügger, Hamburg, 1923, originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

Camille Pissarro, Still Life with Apples and Pitcher, 1872

Camille Pissarro, Still Life with Apples and Pitcher, 1872, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Aubrey Beardsley, A Répétition of Tristan und Isolde

Aubrey Beardsley, A Répétition of Tristan und Isolde, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

The Savoy, No. 8.

Scanned from the book "Best Works of Aubrey Beardsley". Click image for 1226 x 1397 size.

Aubrey Beardsley, The Mysterious Rose Garden, 1895

Aubrey Beardsley, The Mysterious Rose Garden, 1895, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

The Yellow Book, Vol. IV, January, 1895. Click image for 722 x 1303 size.

Stanislav Plutenko, Eastern spices, 2001

Stanislav Plutenko, Eastern spices, 2001, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Parmigianino, Madonna dal Collo Lungo (Madonna with Long Neck), 1535

Parmigianino, Madonna dal Collo Lungo (Madonna with Long Neck), 1535, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Aubrey Beardsley, Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, I

Aubrey Beardsley, Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, I, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

The Yellow Book, Vol. II.

Scanned from the book "Best Works of Aubrey Beardsley". Click image for 1027 x 1342 size.

Lucian Freud, Man in a Chair, 1983

Lucian Freud, Man in a Chair, 1983, originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

Aubrey Beardsley, Invitation card to the opening of the Prince's Ladies Gold Club at Mitcham, Surrey, 1894

Aubrey Beardsley, Invitation card to the opening of the Prince's Ladies Gold Club at Mitcham, Surrey, 1894, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Agnes Noyes Goodsir, The Parisienne

The Parisienne, originally uploaded by artinconnu.

Agnes Noyes Goodsir (18 June 1864 Portland, Victoria – France 1939)

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Jacob Schikaneder, Tramway in Prague, c. 1910

Jacob Schikaneder, Tramway in Prague, c. 1910, originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

Ivan Stepanovich Ivanov-Sakachev, A Student of Art History

A Student of Art History, originally uploaded by artinconnu.

Ivan Stepanovich Ivanov-Sakachev (1926-1980)

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Challenging Day in the Country

 

Some feel that they are in control, or need to be in control of everything in their life. Some believe that fate, luck and chance are really in charge.
I tend to believe in a balance of both of these ideas, so long as "in control" is really an act of intention and fate, and luck are connected to Karma. This morning I am sorting out just how easy and/or difficult this belief is to understand.
 At 9:00 AM this morning I hit a deer at 65 mph on the NYS Thruway. I broadsided it in the center lane! I was not hurt, and managed to get the car to the shoulder without getting hit by any other cars. I regret that I have probably totaled my wife's car! I was able to drive it back home, though the front of the car is a mess
I was on the way to see a client that I have done some design and production work for, and though I cannot turn down any work right now. I have expressed my intention to develop my fine art career and limit my commercial work. I did not expect to be so forcibly stopped!
It was a bad day for critters! The trooper told me that three deer and a bear were killed, this morning, on the same stretch of road, but I still feel singled out!

I am also aware that the "Trickster", "The Coyote" may have a hand in this. So right now, as I type, alive and unhurt, and NOT at the meeting with the commercial client, I am asking myself, "What do I need to rethink and rededicate"? What can I create that is new?

"How high can you jump Dan?"

The painting start, above is one of my views, usually with several grazing deer.

Aubrey Beardsley, Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, III

Aubrey Beardsley, Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, III, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

The Yellow Book, Vol. II.

Scanned from the book "Best Works of Aubrey Beardsley". Click image for 1024 x 1350 size.

Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette suggesting Oscar Wilde

Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette suggesting Oscar Wilde, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

From Bon-Mots of Foot and Hook.

Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette of a lady of fashion

Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette of a lady of fashion, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

From Bon-Mots of Foote and Hook. Click image for 543 x 1097 size.

Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette in Bon-Mots of Lamb and Jerrold 1893

Aubrey Beardsley, Vignette in Bon-Mots of Lamb and Jerrold 1893, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from the book "Aubrey Beardsley, Imp of the Perverse" by Stanley Weintraub. Click image for 636 x 1207 size.

Jakub Schikaneder, Utonulá, 1890

Jakub Schikaneder, Utonulá, 1890, originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

Frantisek Kupka, Self-Portrait, 1907

Frantisek Kupka, Self-Portrait, 1907, originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

Aubrey Beardsley, Frontispiece to Virgilius the Sorcerer, 1893

Aubrey Beardsley, Frontispiece to Virgilius the Sorcerer, 1893, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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