Unknown, Untitled Watercolor, circa 1770-90

Unknown, Untitled Watercolor, circa 1770-90, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Victor Moscoso, Quicksilver Avalon Ballroom, 1967

Victor Moscoso, Quicksilver Avalon Ballroom, 1967, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Walter Crane, Fig and Peacock, 1895

Walter Crane, Fig and Peacock, 1895, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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William Williams, Deborah Hall, 1766

William Williams, Deborah Hall, 1766, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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William Williams, American, (1727-1791).

Giovanni Bellini, Polyptych of San Vincenzo Ferreri (Detail), 1468

Giovanni Bellini Polyptych of San Vincenzo Ferreri (Detail) 1468, originally uploaded by Art & Vintage.

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Fernand Khnopff, Jeanne Kefer, 1885

Fernand Khnopff - Jeanne Kefer [1885], originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.

http://gandalfsgallery.blogspot.com/2010/10/fernand-khnopff-jeanne-kefer-1885.html

The Virgin of Sorrows

The Virgin of Sorrows, originally uploaded by Apo Lakay.

La Virgen de los Dolores (The Virgin of Sorrows)
Oil on Canvas
18th Century
Pinacoteca de la Casa Profesa (Jesuit Motherhouse)
Mexico City, Mexico

Romaine Brooks, Self-Portrait, 1923

Romaine Brooks, Self-Portrait, 1923, originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

http://weimarart.blogspot.com/2010/10/romaine-brooks.html

Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys, May Margareth, 1865

anthony frederick augustus sandys 1829-1904, originally uploaded by hyPIERgorgeous.

Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys (1829-1904)

Helene Schjerfbeck, Copy of Velázquez´s painting Infantinna Maria Teresia, 1894

Copy of Velázquez´s painting Infantinna Maria Teresia, 1894, originally uploaded by artinconnu.

Helene Schjerfbeck (1862 - 1946)

Dorothea Sharp, Paddling in the Shallows, Bosham Harbor

Sharp, Dorothea (1874-1955) - Paddling in the Shallows, Bosham Harbor (Sotheby's London, 2006), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Dorothea Sharp, British, Impressionist (1874-1955)

Frederick Sandys, Maria Magdalena

Mariya Magdalena -Frederick Sandys preraffaellita, originally uploaded by hyPIERgorgeous.

John Northcote Nash CBE RA, The Cornfield, 1918

Nash, John (1893-1977) - 1918 The Cornfield (Tate Gallery, London), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

John Northcote Nash CBE RA, English, Modern Realist (1893-1977).

Admiral Bird and The Fox

My friend Diana K. commissioned a painting of her "Admiral Bird", a Cochin Rooster.
Diana had seen some of my chicken paintings from earlier in the spring. She told me how the Admiral had protected her free-range chickens against the fox on several occasions.
When I first saw the Rooster, he had no tail at all, having lost it in his latest encounter with the fox.
I live in Up-State NY, in fox hunt country, mostly an equestrian event, chasing fox and coyote on horse back. There is a lively market for sporting art on this subject including many fox paintings.
I liked the idea of presenting the fox in a different role, but one that it is really known for. The fox in the hen house, the bane of the farmer!
The interaction between any two individuals,  be it animals or humans has always fascinated me. You can use the distance between glaces as a real compositional element.

When I finished the painting, I thought it would be most enjoyable to present the painting to Diana at my studio, and invited some of my friends.

 

My studio is not a public place or an art gallery. I really had to think about who I would invite and decided that I could only have friends who have been to my home or people that already owned some of my works. They are the only people I could feel comfortable showing those unfinished or unbaked works that live and linger around the studio.

Sharing the finished Admiral Bird, before it went to live on Diana's wall made for a great day.
My wife Holly put out a most beautiful spread of wine and cheese.

Edouard-Jean Dambourgez, A Pork Butchers Shop

A Pork Butchers Shop, originally uploaded by artinconnu.

Edouard-Jean Dambourgez (1844 - 1890)

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Gilbert Spencer, A Cotswold Farm, 1930-31

Spencer, Gilbert (1892-1979) - 1930-31 A Cotswold Farm (Tate Gallery, London), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Gilbert Spencer, English, Modern Realist (1892-1979).

Rita Foster, Nude Study

Rita Foster - 'Nude Study', originally uploaded by Peter Crawford 1946.

http://ritafoster.blogspot.com/

Jean Louis Cesar Lair, The Torture of Prometheus

Jean Louis Cesar Lair - 'The Torture of Prometheus', originally uploaded by Peter Crawford 1946.

Princesse de Lamballe

Princesse de Lamballe, originally uploaded by truity1967.

Sir Stanley Spencer, Self Portrait, 1914

Spencer, Stanley (1891-1959) - 1914 Self Portrait (Tate Gallery, London), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Sir Stanley Spencer, English (1891-1959).

'Boys Bathing' - (unknown artist)

'Boys Bathing' - (unknown artist), originally uploaded by Peter Crawford 1946.

Jon Whitcomb

Whitcomb, originally uploaded by ondiraiduveau.

Hendrick Jansz Terbrugghen, The Annunciation, 1624-25

The Annunciation (1624-25), originally uploaded by artinconnu.

Hendrick Jansz ter Brugghen (or Terbrugghen) (1588 – 1 November 1629)

Elin Danielson Gambogi, Self Portrait, 1900

Self Portrait 1900, originally uploaded by artinconnu.

Elin Danielson Gambogi (1861-1919)

Richard Haley Lever, Chelsea, England, c1900-10

Chelsea, England c1900-10 Richard Haley Lever, originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.

http://gandalfsgallery.blogspot.com/2010/10/richard-haley-lever-chelsea-england.html

Giulio Aristide Sartorio, Mondo Latino Oceanico

Giulio Aristide Sartorio 1860-1932 - 'Mondo Latino Oceanico', originally uploaded by Peter Crawford 1946.

Giulio Aristide Sartorio, Italian, Symbolist (February 11, 1860 - October 3, 1932).

Old Drawing

In the summer of 1971, as a beginning art student. I would draw portraits outside, at fairs and festivals. I drew in vine charcoal, on newsprint and sprayed them with hairspray. I think $3. - $5. was my going rate. I really loved to draw and I could stand and draw for hours, without a break.
A portrait, from that time, has resurfaced. A very special drawing too. This is John K., my best friend through High School.
It is the best I could draw at that time. What I am most pleased about, is that I did capture the "likeness" and "spirit".
Later I moved away from the pressure of "likeness" and concentrated on trying to draw the best "head" that I could, but spirit is and will always be the most important.
Speaking of spirit; This drawing was sent to me by John's son, who I have never met.
John died of kidney failure in 1977 after a life with Nephritis.
I really could go on and on...

Michael Putz-Richard, Orpheus and Eurydice

Michael Putz-Richard - 'Orpheus and Eurydice', originally uploaded by Peter Crawford 1946.

Odilon Redon

odilon redon, originally uploaded by hyPIERgorgeous.

Francesco Ubertini Verdi Bachiacca

Francesco Ubertini Verdi Bachiacca, originally uploaded by hyPIERgorgeous.

Norman Rockwell, Shufflten's Barbershop, 1950

1950 ... Shufflten's Barbershop - Norman Rockwell, originally uploaded by x-ray delta one.

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Dinner in a Great Room with Figures in Costume, c1830-35

Dinner in a Great Room with Figures in Costume c1830-35 Joseph Mallord William Turner, originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.

http://gandalfsgallery.blogspot.com/2010/09/joseph-mallord-william-turner-dinner-in.html

Roberto Ferri, Dioniso (Dionysos)

Roberto Ferri - 'Dioniso' (Dionysos), originally uploaded by Peter Crawford 1946.

Roberto Ferri, Italian, born in 1978.

Sir George Clausen RA, Winter Work, 1883

Clausen, George (1852-1944) - 1883 Winter Work (Tate Gallery, London), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Sir George Clausen RA, English (1852-1944)