Archive | July, 2012

Medieval Fashion

30 Jul

green-man-fashion-plate: love the all-green look!

men’s long coats

flowing robes carved out of wood on St Agnes

metal

Freiburg: German Ancestry and Art

26 Jul

cool water features from the cathedral

what if things came alive in this museum at night? scary!

gargoyle!

Holy Figures

wooden statue of St Agnes – 14th century

the original figures from the Cathedral

stained glass

Freiburg center

more adventures…

25 Jul

Wilhelm Hasemann 1850 – 1913

25 Jul

Bridal Procession in Winter, painted in 1905 and The Family Altar.

Orchids/ Painting Orchids

22 Jul

It’s amazing how many artist were and continue to be inspired by flowers. From antiquity to post-modern art: Flowers are a force in beauty and ideas. here is my attempt to capture the beauty of white, pink, and yellow orchids.

Munich – Munchen

16 Jul

A sort of visual diary of architecture – art – and more art, from the 2 days in Munich.

Some new work….inspired by Beardsley

11 Jul

Work from May in Boston – may is such a month of opposites for me. I think that’s what drew me to Aubrey Beardsley’s work. He is a genius of satire and elegance; fear and passion; beauty and caricature. He manages to combine both sides in a unique way – all that one ever needs from art!

Beardsley inspired painting