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Arcimboldo’s Winter

by beth January 8, 2010

I’ve men­tioned my love of Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s art before & wanted to share his vision of Win­ter. By wanted I mean Mr. J & Mr. G begged me to post another pic­ture of the “Super cool paint­ings with food & ani­mals & stuff” & how could I pos­si­bly deny the bud­ding artists in them? I […]

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Nativity Triptych

by beth November 28, 2009

I saw this Nativ­ity Trip­tych and thought it was so beau­ti­ful. I can just pic­ture it cen­tered on a man­tel or maybe a hutch. I love the wood and the warm col­ors that are used. I can get lost in this style of art, there is a sim­plic­ity expressed through its ornate beauty. It’s this […]

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Angels In My Shadows

by beth November 21, 2009

Night becomes Day Soft rustling of sound Scat­ter­ing of light All around me Shad­ows dance Prayers rise up A child’s laugh­ter Lilts up the stairs Gig­gling At the end of my bed Morn­ing has come Shad­ows and light Dance all around me Tweet

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Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s Autumn

by beth October 19, 2009

I really love Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s paint­ings. He made paint­ing por­traits using fruits, veg­eta­bles, ani­mals, and other “unusual” mate­ri­als (like books) dur­ing the1500s. His work reminds me of the fan­tasy that exists in the sea­sons & in every­day life. Fan­tasy I often for­get to let myself see or feel. The above paint­ing is his ren­der­ing of Autumn. […]

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