Monthly Archives: April 2011

Interlude 2: I Am A Nighthawk

Posted on April 28, 2011 by foxpudding

Nighthawks, Edward Hopper, 1942, Oil on Canvas,  33 x 60 in. (approx), Art Institute of Chicago,Chicago,Illinois Sponge Theory I ate wild hog this evening. I fried three pork chops on the stove-top and ate them along with rice and beans rolled … Continue reading →

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Jan van Eyck

Posted on April 21, 2011 by foxpudding

The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434, Oil on Oak Panel, 82.2 cm x 60 cm (32.4 x 23.6 in.), National Gallery,London Jan van Eyck may not have been the first artist to work in oils, but he certainly was the first to … Continue reading →

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Salvador Dalí

Posted on April 14, 2011 by foxpudding

Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening, 1944, Oil on Canvas 51cm x 40.5 cm, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid Spain again. But this is the last one for a while. As I review … Continue reading →

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Fernand Léger

Posted on April 7, 2011 by foxpudding

Three Women (Le Grand Déjeuner). 1921. Oil on canvas, 6.25’ x 3.25’, The Museum of Modern Art, New York I used this artist in a joke some time back and I’ve felt bad about it ever since. He didn’t deserve … Continue reading →

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