Wednesday, April 13, 2011
BODYPAINT DESIGN AND WILD GIRL
Bodypainting In The CageCheetah - Animal Bodypaintingdaylight bodypaintingfull color bodypainting designSnake bodypainting
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Antique French & English bulb pots
From my collection 18th c English Georgian creamware lusterware crocuses potAs Fall nears it's end and the cold long Winter blows in I'm thinking about my favorite season Spring time and beautiful blooming flowers. In the late 18th century early 19th century France and England made beautiful fashionable pots for bulbs in different styles, known as bulb pot or bough pots for Crocuses,
Daedalus and Icarus by Joseph Marie Vien (1716-1809)
Daedalus and Icarus by Joseph Marie Vien (1716-1809)
Daedalus and Icarus by Laurent Pecheux (1729 - 1821)
Daedalus and Icarus by Laurent Pecheux (1729 - 1821)
Hermes and Argus 1776 by Pyotr Ivanovich Sokolov 1753 – 1791
Hermes and Argus 1776 by Pyotr Ivanovich Sokolov 1753 – 1791
Portrait of Amélie-Justine and Charles-Édouard Pontois by Adèle ROMANY 1800
Portrait of Amélie-Justine and Charles-Édouard Pontois by Adèle ROMANY 1800
The Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis 1818 by Jacques-Louis David
The Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis 1818 by Jacques-Louis David
Dubufe, Claude-Marie (1789-1864) - Apollo e Ciparisso 1821
Dubufe, Claude-Marie (1789-1864) - Apollo e Ciparisso 1821
"Summer," 19th c., from the "Four Seasons" series, After Giuseppi Mazzolini (1806-1876)
"Summer," 19th c., from the "Four Seasons" series, After Giuseppi Mazzolini (1806-1876)
The Law Descends to the Earth 1827. Louvre, Paris by Michel Martin Drolling
The Law Descends to the Earth 1827. Louvre, Paris by Michel Martin Drolling
Old Paris porcelain Cafe' au Lait Cups & Saucers from my collection
My usual Cafe' au Lait setup. 1850's Old Paris porcelain Cafe' au Lait cup and saucer and a 1850's dessert plate. Late 18th English Shakespeare engraving background. English mid 19th century Rococo Revival silver coffee pot and creamer.I have collected Old Paris porcelain Cafe' au Lait cups and saucers over the years. I use my collection as the French intended them for the first meal
George Washington worshipped here: Christ Church Cambridge, part 1
Interior of Christ ChurchThis is part 1 of a series of post of Colonial churches on the East Coast I have been in that George Washington worshiped in. During my two week stay in Boston in August of 2009 I had the pleasure of visiting the lovely town of Cambridge, Massachusetts during the daytime touring museums and walking the historic streets and by night clubbing at Cambridge's
Male nude, salon of 1801 by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
Male nude, salon of 1801 by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
Walking around Historic Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Georgian style Longfellow National Historic Site built 1759. Look out for a up and coming post on this lovely home Happy Thanksgiving!!! I have a wonderful walking tour not of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Where it is commonly believe that the first Thanksgiving happened in 1621. But of Historic Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cambridge of one of those lovely New England towns that one thinks of
Gardiner-Pingree House 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts part 1
Gardiner-Pingree House 1804 in Salem, MassachusettsIn August of 2009 I toured one of the finest Federal period homes in America. The Gardner-Pingree House in Salem, Massachusetts. Built by John Gardner and his wife Sarah in 1804 during Salem's most prosperous era, this elegant Federal red brick town house is widely admired in the published history of American architecture for its
The Nuptials of Cupid and Psyche, by Pelagio Palagi, 1775-1860 (1808)
The Nuptials of Cupid and Psyche, by Pelagio Palagi, 1775-1860 (1808)
Gardner-Pingree House 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts part 2
Gardner-Pingree House 1804 in Salem, MassachusettsIn August of 2009 I toured one of the finest Federal period homes in America. The Gardner-Pingree House in Salem, Massachusetts. Built by John Gardner and his wife Sarah in 1804 during Salem's most prosperous era, this elegant Federal red brick town house is widely admired in the published history of American architecture for its imposing
Antonio Canova in his studio with Henry Tresham and a plaster model 1789 by Hugh Douglas Hamilton
Antonio Canova in his studio with Henry Tresham and a plaster model 1789 by Hugh Douglas Hamilton Antonio Canova in his studio with Henry Tresham and a plaster model. The pastle depicts Henry Tresham to the right looking intently at a model of 'Cupid and Psyche' while Antonio Canova, with mallet in hand looks to Henry Tresham.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Sun Tattoo For Women - Latest Fashion
Most of the Sun Tattoo people permanently etch in their bodies usually have a deep meaning in their lives. Let’s face it, the Sun Tattoo will forever be on your body. So people definitely would really think about the design that they would be putting on their skin. One of the most common are Sun Tattoo designs.From the time of our early ancestors, the sun is one of the most admired and
Skull Tattoo Ideas - Latest Fashion - Tattoo Designs
shion - Tattoo Designs The real meaning of cross Skull Tattoo have been misunderstood for a long time. Depending on how these Skull Tattoo are used, they have a wide variety of symbolic meanings. Skull Tattoo designs are a universal symbol and can mean anything from a religious, political, or simply just an artistic expression.If you want to stand out then a Skull Tattoo is a design you
Monday, April 4, 2011
The Jealous Old Man 1791 by Louis Léopold Boilly
ld Boilly The Jealous Old Man 1791 by Louis Léopold Boilly
Descendants of Napoleonic Prince de Wagram pose in early 19th c clothing
Descendants of Napoleonic Prince de Wagram pose in early 19th c clothing
My lucky day and a pair of Italian 16th century Maiolica Apothecary jars
Pair of Italian 16th century Maiolica Apothecary jars During the year before Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana I and a good friend Paul-Anthony would go every morning to two consignment antique shops and after to a Mexican restaurant for lunch. It was worth going to the consignment shop every day as fine rare antiques were being brought in every day all day priced at penny's
Self Portrait, circa 1818 Claude Marie Dubufe
a 1818 Claude Marie Dubufe Self Portrait, circa 1818 Claude Marie Dubufe
Bacchus and Ariadne (Salon of 1822) by Baron Antoine-Jean Gros
Bacchus and Ariadne (Salon of 1822) by Baron Antoine-Jean Gros
A visit to George Washington's Mount Vernon estate
The Neoclassical Georgian architectural style of Mount Vernon restored to how it looked in 1799. The main homestead area is skirted by a carriage road with a large bowling green located in the center. I have had the pleasure of touring George Washington's Mount Vernon five times. Each time was fabulous experience! The house and grounds are so large that on every visit I see something I
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