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Posts Tagged ‘Photography’
resting places
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, butterflies, insects, Inspiration, monarch, nature, Photography on September 12, 2019| 1 Comment »
so la farge
Posted in Inspiration, On the Road, tagged art, Athena, Inspiration, John La Farge, murals, painting, Photography on August 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The Bowdoin Murals are found in the rotunda of the Walker Art Building at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. The four murals in the building represent Athens, Florence, Rome and Venice, honoring cities that had profoundly affected western art. Each of the four artists chosen to paint the murals were considered masters of figure painting. One of those artists was John La Farge. Among his fellow artists, which included Elihu Vedder, John Thayer and Kenyon Cox, La Farge was considered the elder statesman or senior artist.
La Farge chose as his subject Athens and the goddess Athena. Each of the murals features a central female form. In La Farge’s case his mural’s central subject is not Athena, but a nymph being painted by the goddess herself in a sacred grove.
Due to be completed in spring 1894 just before the building’s dedication, La Farge’s mural was not actually installed until 1898.
In the following publication you can read a very detailed and fascinating account of the Walker Art Building, the creation of the murals and the behind the scenes of La Farge at work. https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/art-museum-miscellaneous-publications/2/
water over the rocks in maine
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged brunswick, Inspiration, Maine, nature, Photography, rocks, water on August 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »
by the side of the road
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography on August 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »
flowering oregano
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged flowers, fun, herbs, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography on July 22, 2019| 2 Comments »
glass
Posted in Inspiration, Uncategorized, tagged beauty, glass, Inspiration, Photography, sculpture, women artists on July 21, 2019| 3 Comments »
The amazing work of artist Karen LaMonte on display at the Boston Museum of Fine Art. https://www.karenlamonte.com/
river of life
Posted in Inspiration, tagged art, beauty, colors, Inspiration, Margaret Redmond, Photography, stained glass, stained glass windows, women artists on July 18, 2019| 1 Comment »
Detail from stained glass window by Margaret Redmond (1867-1948). Located at Trinity Church in the City of Boston and dedicated to her friend and fellow painter Susan Hinckley Bradley (1851-1929). You can read more about Redmond and Bradley here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Redmond
work in progress
Posted in Inspiration, tagged architecture, art, birds, color, Inspiration, merchandising, painting, peacocks, Photography on July 15, 2019| 2 Comments »
With new lighting comes new opportunities to create. Trinity Church in the City of Boston has been updating its interior lighting, and with new light have come revelations so to speak as ceiling artwork once hidden in the shadows comes to life once more as originally conceived in 1877. Of course this provides new photographic opportunities like capturing this lovely blue peacock amidst green vines and rose flowers. We’re at work translating this image into merchandise for the shop. So far, we’ve created a latte mug, a decorative pen and … hold your breath … yes, a silk chiffon scarf is waiting in the wings along with a charming hand mirror. Stop by the shop sometime to see these and other items that capture the unique beauty of this National Historic Landmark and active Episcopal church. https://www.trinitychurchboston.org/visit
here’s hope
Posted in Inspiration, tagged children, community, family, hope, Inspiration, love, Photography on June 28, 2019| 1 Comment »
That’s not his name but that’s what he represents. This is one of my littlest cousins, Aiden. His favorite color is red … or at least it used to be. He wrote me a letter (with some loving assistance) asking me about my favorite color. I wrote him back and told him orange … or at least it used to be. When I watch, read and listen to the news, because I have to do that, it can be quite dispiriting to think about the future. But then I can think of this little person with his hands clasped, ready to take on the world. With loving assistance …
iridescent
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged birds, blue, gaze, grackle, Inspiration, Photography on June 13, 2019| 1 Comment »
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