She is a mood and a half.
[Women Reading in Art] Reading on the Rocks by Gisbert Combaz (1911)
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Tag Archives: Art
Spring by Abraham Manievich (1912)
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One More Time…
I’ve shared this photo multiple times here on A Small Press Life. I remain unapologetic, though, as it makes me happy.
Sometimes it is nice to return to our favorites. Do you agree?
[Book Nerd News] Cleary, Dostoevsky, Krasner
Windmill by Piet Mondrian
Windmill by Piet Mondrian (1917).
Mondrian was born on this day in 1872.
The artist sees the tragic to such a degree that he is compelled to express the non-tragic.
Piet Mondrian
Two Exits: Berthe Morisot and D.H. Lawrence
“A woman has to live her life, or live to repent not having lived it.”–D.H. Lawrence (11 September 1885-2 March 1930), Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Reading (Portrait of Edma Morisot) by Berthe Morisot (1873).
Berthe Morisot (14 January 1841-2 March 1895).
Welcome, March!
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”–Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
[Women in Art] Flora by Rembrandt
Flora by Rembrandt (1634):
Flora by Rembrandt (1634). Modeled by the artist’s wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh.
I’m really feeling this color palette today, especially the flower crown.
[Women in Art] First Snow by Robert Koehler (Circa 1895)
It is snowing here for the second time in three days; definitely not our first snow of the season, then, but this image speaks to me on multiple levels. Our house dates to the time of this painting. I love her beautiful blue dressing gown and the wistful intimacy of the setting. The colors, the composition, the mood that so readily crosses the centuries–all are things that I find very relatable.
First Snow by Robert Koehler (circa 1895)
May her serenity rub off on me.
Train in the Snow
Train in the Snow by Claude Monet (1875):
