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This painting was based upon studies made during Homer's two winter trips to the Bahamas in 1884–85 and 1898–99. First exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia in 1900, the picture was subsequently reworked and "improved" by the artist. Early photographs show changes to the sea and to the back of the ship, making the composition more dramatic and vivid. The painting was shown in this state at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh in 1900–01, and then at M. Knoedler and Co. in New York, where the artist placed on the picture the record asking price of $4,000. There were problems selling the work because of either its high price or its unpleasant subject matter. Homer may have reworked the painting again in the face of this criticism in order to add the rigger on the horizon that signals hope and rescue from the perils of the sea.
[Metropolitan Museum of Art - Oil on canvas, 71.4 x 124.8 cm]
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY WIFE GEORGIA .
Cyprus officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria, Lebanon, northwest of Israel and north of Egypt. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, a member state of the European Union.
Oeuvre d'art végétale, contrastes de textures et de couleurs, composition naturelle de mousse Sphagnum et lichen rouge. Parc National Naturel Cueva de los Guacharos, département du Huila Colombie.
Obra de arte vegetal, contrastes de texturas y colores, composición natural de musgo Sphagnum y liquen rojo. Parque Nacional Natural Cueva del Guacharo, departamento del Huila, Colombia.
John Koch (Toledo, Ohio, 1909 – New York City, 1978) was an American realist best known for his paintings of fashionable Manhattan and New England mansion dwellers. Koch's early art training was minimal. He attended two summers at the artists' colony at Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he was influenced by the work and theory of Charles Hawthorne. After graduating from high school, he went to Paris, where he stayed for four years painting on his own, never under a teacher.
[Oil on canvas, 41.0 x 52.4 cm]
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The Bucintoro was the ceremonial boat of the Doge, the ruler of the Venetian republic. Once a year on Ascension Day, the Doge and other officials boarded this vessel to participate in a ritual celebrating the marriage of Venice and the sea. Here, the assembled group can be seen lining the dock. The painting is dated by the jagged edge of the bell tower, which was struck by lightning in 1745.
[Philadelphia Museum of Art - Oil on canvas, 114.9 x 162.6 cm]
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A doodle in my art journal inspired by Pamela Keravuori's doodle prompt in the book "Craft-a-Doodle" by Jenny Doh.
Made this little guy to hang in my studio. Love the iridescent stained glass! Also used mirror glass and outlined in ball chain.
Crack the Whip is a simple outdoor children's game that involves physical co-ordination, and is usually played in small groups, either on grass or ice. One player, chosen as the "head" of the whip, runs (or skates) around in random directions, with subsequent players holding on to the hand of the previous player. The entire "tail" of the whip moves in those directions, but with much more force toward the end of the tail. The longer the tail, the more the forces act on the last player, and the tighter they have to hold on.
As the game progresses, and more players fall off, some of those who were previously located near the end of the tail and have fallen off can "move up" and be in a more secure position by grabbing onto the tail as it is moving, provided they can get back on before some of the others do. There is no objective to this game other than the enjoyment of the experience.
[Metropolitan Museum of Art - Oil on canvas, 30.5 x 50.8 cm]
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Buit in 1936 and spent most of its' life as the Clifton Cinema. Now a Bingo hall and for some reason not a listed building.
This Autumn Dublin City Council’s Arts Office in collaboration with Dublin City Public Libraries are delighted to once again offer the children and young people of the City the opportunity to participate in a range of different Arts Projects that are as diverse as puppetry and architecture.
A range of artists have been commissioned to create short-term Art Programmes that any child who lives in the City will have the opportunity to access.
In addition to these Arts Programmes that are taking place throughout the Autumn, the Arts Office has also commissioned a series of Art and Science Workshops entitled Imaginative Skies – Shiny Stars – Hidden Planets and Pretty Comets that will take place across the City’s libraries culminating in a range of children’s exhibitions that will be on display during Science Week this year.