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Skying
Over a two year span, beginning in 1820 and culminating in the summer of 1822 when he completed as many as 50 cloud studies, English painter John Constable had his eyes on the sky over Hampstead. Most studies were…
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Flying Away…
Well, I haven’t been posting so much lately that you’d notice, perhaps, but I’ll be away for an extended visit in India over the next weeks….So Happy New Year! I hope that 2013 is magical for you. These beautiful antique…
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Every Leaf and Petal
Swooning this morning over images from Andrew Zuckerman’s photography book Flower, showcasing his masterful minimalistic images of exotic and not so exotic blooms. He pictures are as lush as those of Robert Mapplethorpe or Georgia O’Keefe, though he arranges his shots…
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Last Days
If I had a movie theater I’d happily go broke showing films like “The Last Days of Pompeii” ( or “Gli Ultimi Giorni Di Pompei”) a 1926 silent movie with hand colored frames that recently had its first US showing…
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