Monthly Archives: September 2015

The Parakeet and the Mermaid

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Picasso- Light Graffiti

Picasso– coming up with drawings out of thin air. DJ Storm's Blog In 1949, LIFE photographer Gjon Mili visited Picasso in Vallauris, France. He showed Pablo some photographs of ice skaters with tiny lights affixed to their skates jumping in … Continue reading

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CAN YOU SEE THE “PICASSO SCULPTURE” EXHIBIT AT MOMA FROM HERE?

Originally posted on Whither the Book:
? September 16, 2014, by Jack Dziamba. New Post Goes Up Every Wednesday. Picasso’s “Woman With Hat,” made of painted sheet metal in the early 1960s, is in “Picasso Sculpture” at the Museum of…

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The Dream in Red by Pablo Matisse

Dream in Red, 2015 Pablo Matisse Acrylic on canvas original (after H. Matisse and P. Picasso): 20” x 16” $450. In the original, Harmony in red, Matisse used a technique deployed by the impressionists to create an illusion of space … Continue reading

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The Making of The Dream in Red by Pablo Matisse

Here is work in progress on my painting “The Dream in Red” after Picasso’s Le Reve and Matisse’s Harmony in Red. With so much red it seems hard to believe that the characters and decoration don’t get lost in it. … Continue reading

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Harmony in Red by Matisse

Harmony in Red, 1908 Matisse Oil on canvas 180 x 220 cm (The Hermitage, St. Petersburg)   The painting Russians call “The red room” is considered by many to be Matisse’s crowning achievement. When introduced in 1908 such a quantity … Continue reading

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The Dream by Picasso

The Dream, 1932 Picasso Oil on canvas 130 x 97cm Le Reve is famous for its $139 million price tag. And even more famous for its recent run-in with a stray elbow courtesy of a Las Vegas Casino magnate. Its … Continue reading

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