Monthly Archives: May 2012

Margaret Bourke-White

Posted on May 31, 2012 by foxpudding

Eisenstaedt once, in a 60 Minutes interview, was challenged about his work. The question was something like, “You take so many frames to get your eventual shot. At the end of the day, isn’t a lot of it luck?” “Of … Continue reading →

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Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Posted on May 24, 2012 by foxpudding

If you bop around the web reading the various articles about this artist you learn pretty quickly that plagiarism is alive and well on the internet. So it is nice to discover an artist I can say almost anything about … Continue reading →

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Nighthawk Movies: Harold and Maude

Posted on May 17, 2012 by foxpudding

In February 1972, tired of working to little purpose in Milford Fortenberry’s dairy in Mississippi, I decided to enter the US Navy. I was only 17, but a signature from my father, who owned me, was enough to transfer ownership … Continue reading →

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Richard E. Miller

Posted on May 10, 2012 by foxpudding

Today’s images are brought to you from the breathtaking site called Large Size Paintings. I have no idea how my friend manages to get so many amazing images of art, but I am very glad she does. If you have … Continue reading →

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William Blake

Posted on May 3, 2012 by foxpudding

William Blake was “too good for the room.” Despite all his work and all his gifts he remained largely ignored or else outright mocked during his lifetime. Even the patrons who assisted in the publication of his etchings and illustrations, … Continue reading →

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