There are more reasons to visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art than just the impressive architecture: Or the famous Rocky statue: The Philadelphia Museum of Art is also home to an impressive collection of paintings (among other forms of art). Below are some of the paintings within the collection… ******** Sir Edwin Landseer After … Continue reading
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Paintings Of The Day: Ivan Shishkin
Ivan Shishkin In The Wild North, 1891 Ivan Shishkin Winter, 1890 Continue reading
Painting Of The Day: Ivan Kramskoy
Ivan Kramskoy The Unknown Woman, 1883 Although a number of critics were indignant when the painting was first exhibited and condemned what they saw as a depiction of a haughty and immoral woman, its popularity has grown with changes in public taste. Kramskoy remarked, “Some people have said it is not known who this woman … Continue reading
Painting Of The Day: Ivan Shiskin Remix
A remix of the famous “A Rye Field” painted by Ivan Shiskin in 1878: Continue reading
Photos Of The Day: A Misty, Frozen Romanian Forest
I took these pictures last winter in a very remote region of Romania near the border with Moldova… The feeling when walking through the deathly silent, frozen forest is difficult to articulate, but it was quite ensorcelling and otherworldly: Continue reading
Paintings Of The Day: Brooklyn Art Museum
Louis Comfort Tiffany On the Way Between Old and New Cairo, Citadel Mosque of Mohammed Ali, and Tombs of the Mamelukes, 1872 Frederick Arthur Bridgman An Interesting Game, 1881 William Merritt Chase Moorish Warrior, 1878 Edwin Lord Weeks Old Blue-Tiled Mosque, outside Delhi, India, 1883-85 John Henry Twachtman Meadow Flowers (Golden Rod and Wild Aster), … Continue reading
Photo Of The Day: Bad Seven Motorcycle Club
This was taken in London in early 2009… I should have gone out for a beer with him as I’m sure he’s an interesting gentleman with some great stories. Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 