That feeling when a guy lists off the ages of 6 children, and then says, “Just kidding, I only have three.”
I turned off my phone for four hours, and read a book.
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Monthly Archives: June 2016
oh, lucie.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted Lucie Berard a lot. Like, more than a few portraits of her exist, so I’m guessing she was a family friend or something.
I’m more a fan of this work of her than any other one because her eyes are super dark and really heartless, which, LBH, perfectly describes my relationship with Mondays, period.
eggs, anyone?
I’ll have you know that, no, you aren’t witnessing your brunch being prepared from earlier today. Instead, you’re viewing Old Woman Frying Eggs by Diego Velazquez. It dates from around 1618 (when he was like, 19!), and can be seen at the National Gallery of Scotland.
Remember when I wowed all of you with my lessons on Italian styles of painting? Well, here’s my series (here, here, here, and here). This one’s a primo-ream-oh example of chiaroscuro. Impress your friends with all this wealth of knowledge, thank me later.
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