Thomas Hardy by William Strang, 1893. National Portrait Gallery, London.
Writers in Art: Thomas Hardy by William Strang, 1893
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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Daily Diversion #257: Rainy Day Activities
Thursday was beautiful and sunny. Today…well, today is rainy and dreary. Never fear, for I have a plan: lounge around, read, eat some oatmeal, read. Nap. Repeat.
View from my studio window, oatmeal with strawberries, a book about Renoir. Not pictured: napping next to my sweet doggie.
Poetry in Art: I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold by Charles Demuth
Charles Demuth’s fabulous painting, I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold, was inspired by his friend William Carlos Williams’ poem, The Great Figure. The artwork is full of references to the poem and poet.
I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold by Charles Demuth, 1928. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
It’s always nice to see artists inspiring other artists, especially when they work in different mediums.
The Great Figure by William Carlos Williams
[Alternative Muses] Writerly Style: This Photo of Solita Solano Has Everything…
…hair, makeup, clothes, attitude, and personality.
Portrait of Solita Solano by Berenice Abbott, circa 1920
Daily Diversion #256: A Bookish Surprise
I was delighted (and flummoxed) to find this book in my mailbox on Friday:
Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon
As it turns out, it was a gift from my dear, sweet momma!
Cannot. wait. to. read. this. book.
Books in Art: Three Paintings by Gwen John
Portrait by Gwen John, circa 1910
Portrait by Gwen John, 1916
The Seated Woman by Gwen John, circa 1910
Daily Diversion #255: Chuck Has the Right Idea
Chuck trying to stay warm
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William Godwin Quote
[Book Nerd Links] Four Interesting Bookish Articles
- Cool Girls Do It Better: On Kim Gordon’s Juicy, Modest Memoir, ‘Girl in a Band’ [Flavorwire]
- 20 Female Harlem Renaissance Writers You Should Know [Flavorwire]
- Victor Hugo’s Drawings [The Paris Review]
- Alice Neel’s Brothers Karamazov [The Paris Review]
Writers in Art: W.B. Yeats, 1896
W.B. Yeats, my first poetic love:
Portrait of W.B. Yeats by his father John Butler Yeats, 1896
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