Emotions - AnArt4Life

Waiting for Absent Friends and Family

In line with the frequent references on the "AnArt4Life" blog to "a sense of community", a recent painting by English Philip Johnson brought the absence of 'community' into sharp and poignant focus.

Photography

Seeing History through Colour with Pam Morris

Following Julie's posts on "pottery & china ware" today you will see some amazing images taken by photographer Pam Morris to illustrate how the "different decades of the 20th Century are uniquely characterized by their distinctive colour palettes and decorative styles". Image credit: Pam Morris

Celebration

It's that day again: Happy Valentine's Day

Take a little time today to think about all the good things in the world and the people and creatures you love. And anything else that makes you feel good: chocolate, a good book, a beautiful painting. Image credit: Photo by Sidney Pearce / Unsplash

Figurative Art

Eyes as Symbols of Emotions and much more

I've been searching for a painter who exploited the expressive potential of eyes to their fullest and I've found him in Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). Of course we met Courbet a little while ago when I was talking about hands.

Symbols and Words

Rumination and Contemplation

Ibrahim Khudeira Pablo Picasso and after much consideration have chosen Girl Before a Mirror

Relationships

No Words Required

A picture paints a thousand words. Reportedly first used by Frederick R. Barnard in Printer's Ink (December, 1921), (en.wiktionary.org)

Colour

Orange

Orange, the blend of red and yellow, is a mixture of the energy associated with red and the happiness associated with yellow. Orange is associated with meanings of warmth, sunshine, enthusiasm, success, encouragement, change, determination, health, stimulation

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