Monthly Archives: August 2012

Interlude 8, I Am A Nighthawk

Posted on August 30, 2012 by foxpudding

When the jazz club shuts her down we come here to let the buzz bleed out from our ears with a pot or two of joe and a club sandwich. At first the place is jumping and the guy behind … Continue reading →

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L. S. Lowry

Posted on August 23, 2012 by foxpudding

  Lowry is an artist who doesn’t seem to be very well known in the United States, but in the United Kingdom he is practically a household word. Many people encountering his work for the first time take him to … Continue reading →

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Sandro Boticelli

Posted on August 16, 2012 by foxpudding

If you know nothing whatsoever about art, it remains a safe bet that you know at least three works by sight. Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa would certainly be one, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling would be another, and Boticelli’s Venus would … Continue reading →

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Tamara de Limpica

Posted on August 9, 2012 by foxpudding

I am a sucker for a lot of different things. I love the expressionists, the cubists, the surrealists, art deco, art nouveau, impressionism. Goodness, I guess I like almost everybody except whoever is creating art right now. It is probably … Continue reading →

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Grant Wood

Posted on August 2, 2012 by foxpudding

Is there a more iconic image in American art? I think not. America’s love for and fascination with this image has endured since it first won its $300 prize back in 1930. Wood always insisted it is an ordinary picture … Continue reading →

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