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Happy birthday, Norman Rockwell

“Some people have been kind enough to call me a fine artist. I’ve always called myself an illustrator. I’m not sure what the difference is. All I know is that whatever type of work I do, I try to give … Continue reading

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366

Wow! Speaking of Emily Dickinson (see below) – just came across this piece on an art exhibit based on 1862 – the year when Dickinson wrote 366 poems in 365 days. Hard to even fathom. Check it out! A spiral … Continue reading

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Edward Hopper’s Usherette

From David Thomson’s The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood: She is not watching the movie. She is not that kind of usherette bursting to get into pictures, a would-be actress studying every tiny gesture on the screen. No, she … Continue reading

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Illustrator Enoch Bolles

As someone who has always had a soft spot for pin-up artist and illustrator Enoch Bolles, it makes me so happy to have come across this goldmine. I love the Web. If you’re obsessed with something? Someone out there has … Continue reading

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Craigslist Missed Connections

Like my friend Patrick says: Reading Craiglist’s Missed Connections is probably one of the most voyeuristic things you can do on the web without buying a subscription. If you say you’ve never looked at them and hoped there was one … Continue reading

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Egypt, 1908

A beautiful series of illustrations by Jules Guerin, entitled “Egypt and its Monuments”, from Century magazine, 1908. I love the last one in particular.

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Overwhelming

A post that is so beautiful and moving and I can’t even say why. Reading the comments over there, I see I am not alone. That’s one of my favorite sites on the web.

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Amazing stuff. Like from a dream. I want to be in that dream.

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Dennis Hopper Curating a Show in Taos

Here’s a really interesting interview with Dennis Hopper about an art show he is curating at a gallery in Taos, featuring six long-time Taos artists (Dean Stockwell included). Interesting take from Hopper on the art scene, what he’s working on, … Continue reading

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Abandoned

I saw a link to the painting (below the jump) on the wonderful Mental Multivitamin‘s site at the end of March, and I haven’t been able to get it out of my mind. It’s by German painter, Max Klinger.

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