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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2022 by maedez
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Paris Street, Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte (1877).

It’s been raining all day. I think that is a fine way to start a new year.

Posted in Art | Tagged 2022, Art, Artists, Happy New Year, Paintings, Paris | 2 Replies

[Women Reading in Art] Reading on the Rocks by Gisbert Combaz (1911)

Posted on July 19, 2021 by maedez
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She is a mood and a half.

Posted in Art | Tagged 1910s, Art, Artists, Reading in Art, Women in Art, Women Reading in Art | Leave a reply

Spring by Abraham Manievich (1912)

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May 6, 2021 by maedez
Posted in Art Tagged Art, Artists, Painters, Paintings, Seasons in Art, Spring, Spring in Art Leave a reply

One More Time…

Posted on March 31, 2021 by maedez
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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?

Posted in Photography | Tagged Alfred Stieglitz, Art, Artists, Creativity, Georgia O'Keeffe, Inspiration, Photographers, Photographs, Photos | Leave a reply

[Book Nerd News] Cleary, Dostoevsky, Krasner

Posted on March 28, 2021 by maedez
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  • Children’s Author Beverly Cleary, Creator of Ramona Quimby, Dies at 104 [NPR]
  • When Dostoevsky Hit the St. Petersburg Literary Scene [LIT HUB]
  • Lee Krasner’s Elegant Destructions [THE PARIS REVIEW]
Posted in Links, News | Tagged Art, Artists, Books, Links, News, Reading, Writers, Writing | 2 Replies

Windmill by Piet Mondrian

Posted on March 7, 2021 by maedez
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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
Posted in Art, Quotes | Tagged Art, Artists, Painters, Paintings, Piet Mondrian, Quotes, Reading | 2 Replies

Train in the Snow

Posted on January 24, 2021 by maedez
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Train in the Snow by Claude Monet (1875):

Train in the Snow by Claude Monet (1875).
Posted in Art | Tagged 1870s, Art, Artists, Claude Monet, French Artists, Paintings, Snow, Winter | Leave a reply

Art for a Rainy Day: After the Rain Gloucester by Paul Cornoyer

Posted on March 10, 2020 by maedez
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After the Rain Gloucester by Paul Cornoyer.

Posted in Art | Tagged Art, Artists, Painters, Paintings, Paul Cornoyer, Rain, Rain in Art, Rainy Day | 4 Replies

[Book Nerd News] Harriet Frank Jr., George Steiner, and John Baldessari

Posted on February 5, 2020 by maedez
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  • Harriet Frank Jr. Dies at 96 [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]
  • George Steiner Dies at 90 [THE NEW YORK TIMES]
  • John Baldessari Dies at 88 [LA TIMES]

Harriet Frank Jr. (Amazing Stories, June-July 1953)

Posted in Deaths | Tagged Artists, Books, Deaths, George Steiner, Harriet Frank Jr, Illustrations, John Baldessari, Writers | 2 Replies

Man Ray on Works of Art

Posted on January 15, 2020 by maedez
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“Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.”–Man Ray

Posted in Art, Quotes | Tagged Art, Artists, Creativity, Inspiration, Man Ray, Nature, Quotes | Leave a reply

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