Laura JG

A somewhat messy sketch I finished yesterday. “Desrae M.” Drawn freehand on my iPad Pro using the Sketch Club app. Based on a photo reference. But, when is a sketch ever “finished?” #sketchclubapp #digitalart #digitalartist #digitaldrawing #artspout

05:19 PM - May 14, 2024 (Edited)

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A contemporary artist worth a look. #art #artspout #blackart #blackartist #blackartists

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Ayana Ross, Winner of the Second Bennett Prize

Showing her work around the country: “It Put Me on a Different Playing Field".

08:29 AM - May 14, 2024

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A sketch I finished yesterday. “Mia Takes a Cellfie.” A device for communication also become a mask that blocks us from the actual people around us. Drawn freehand on my iPad Pro using the Sketch Club app. Clocks in at 4 hours, 43 minutes total time. #digitalart #DigitalArtist #artspout

A close-up of a young woman taking a selfie. The phone itself blocks our view of her face, except for her eyes.

04:09 PM - May 13, 2024

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Peafowl, opaque watercolor on paper, attributed to Mansur (active at Mughal courts in Delhi and Lahore in late 1580s, Allahabad 1600–1604, & Agra until ca. 1626), Metropolitan Museum of Art. #artspout #arthistory #Indiaart #India

From the museum: “Mansur’s ability to capture the essence of his subject is exemplified here. A male peafowl and hen display themselves in an unusually descriptive landscape, which echoes and mimics their deportment in a single vision of the unity of nature. The artist deployed Timurid-style rock formations to add to the imperial tenor of his study of these majestic birds. The mauve markings of the male are echoed in the flowers in the foreground, his rich tail plumage in the tree beyond.”

02:12 PM - May 13, 2024

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By Adriana M. Garcia, an artist based in San Antonio. Well worth a look. #art #artspout #hispanicartist

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01:33 PM - May 13, 2024

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Phoenix and peacock, c. 1820s-1840s, by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), preparatory drawing (hanshita-e) for an illustrated book, mounted on card, ink on paper, British Museum, London. More info in ALT. #artspout #art #japaneseart #asianartists #arthistory

As the title says, a drawing of a phoenix and a peacock.
From the Museum: "This was a time when Hokusai suffered a series of difficult personal challenges, including a stroke in 1827 or 1828, from which he recovered; the death of his second wife in 1828; and near destitution, as pleaded in a letter of the first month, 1830.
This may have been the time when Hokusai's daughter Eijo, herself a successful artist, came back to live and work with her father, following her divorce."

09:25 PM - May 12, 2024

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By Andy Warhol (1928-1987), two drawings of a peacock, 1957, ink on Manila paper (I’m guessing ballpoint pen), each 16 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. (42.5 x 35.2 cm.), sold at auction, Phillips Auctioneers, in 2017 for $17,500. #arthistory #artspout #art

Two different drawings of a peacock, one from the side and one from the back.

04:23 PM - May 11, 2024

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By Koson Ohara (1877-1945), Goose and the Moon, woodblock print. From virtual auction house Artelino, Munich, Germany. It specializes in Japanese prints. #artspout #Art #woodblockprint

From the website: ‘A white goose is joyfully showing its acrobatic flying skill in front of the large full moon. Striking Design.
The plumage is partly embossed.
Rather rarely seen "yoko-e" (horizontal picture) format design by Koson.‘

01:23 PM - May 10, 2024

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Helen Hyde, The White Peacock, 1914, color woodcut on paper, image: 8 3/8 x 10 in. (21.4 × 25.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum. Hyde studied extensively in Japan, and we see the influence very strongly. #Art #arthistory #artspout

A woman and 3 children marvel to see a white peacock and white peahen.

06:02 PM - May 09, 2024

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By Mexican artist Jesús Guerrero Galván (1910-1973), “Niña con perico,” 1938, oil on canvas, 23½ x 19½ in. (60 x 50 cm.), sold at auction, Christie’s New York, in 2007 for $96,000. Alas, I couldn’t find a better resolution jpeg. #Art #hispanicart #mexicanart #MexicoArt #ArtSpout #artspout

A painting of a young girl holding a parakeet.

06:48 PM - May 08, 2024

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By contemporary Chinese artist Lin Hukui (born 1945): Longevity Cranes, scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper, 78.5 x 142 cm. (30 7/8 x 55 7/8 in.), sold at auction, Christie’s Hong Kong, in 2023 for 327,600 Hong Kong dollars. #art #chineseart #ChinaArt #asianart

A painting of a flock of cranes walking in the snow, with trees in a snowy, misty background.

09:41 PM - May 07, 2024

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By Ding Yanyong 丁衍庸 (1902-1978), One Stroke Figure, 1978, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 69.5 x 39.5 cm. (27 3/8 x 15 1/2 in.), sold at auction Christie’s Hong Kong in 2014 for 187,500 Hang Kong dollars. #art #China #chineseart #ChinaArt

An abstracted figure, drawn with one stroke, the artist’s mark drawn vertically on the left.

02:05 PM - May 06, 2024

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What a luscious painting! By Jessie Arms Botke (1883-1971), White Peacocks and Blue Delphinium, 1924, oil on masonite, 76.2 x 60.6 cm. (30 x 23.85 in.), private collection. #Art #arthistory #womanartist #womenartists

Two white peacocks, sitting on a tree branch, in a lush outdoor setting.

08:49 PM - May 05, 2024

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Chinese artist Cheng Shifa (1921-2007), Rooster and Chicken, 1987, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, 90.2 x 50.4cm (35½ x 19⅞in), sold at auction for 19,125 Hong Kong dollars, Bonhams, 2021, online auction. #Art #chineseart #asianartists

A lovely painting of a rooster and a chicken with a flowering tree in the background.

11:53 AM - May 04, 2024

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The interior of a cactus flower. Photo taken with my iPhone 15 Pro Max, Moment macro lens attached. Edited in Camera+, Carbon, and Distressed FX apps. #iphonography #macrophotography #iphoneonly #DistressedFX

The interior of a yellow cactus flower, seen in extreme closeup.

07:06 PM - May 03, 2024

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Your art history post for today: Detail, “Peacocks and Cherry Blossoms,” c. 1925, by Imazu Tatsuyuki (Japanese, active early 20th century), two-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, and silver on paper, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. #arthistory #japanart #japaneseart

From the museum: “Against the brilliantly rendered background of a cherry tree in full bloom, a peacock is perched upon a branch with its tail feathers gloriously arrayed.”

10:42 AM - May 03, 2024

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What a luscious embroidered silk coat! Made circa 1900. Designer: Iida & Co./Takashimaya (Japanese, founded 1831). I don’t know how many were made. This one is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. #fashion #fashionhistory #fashiondesigner #japan

A gorgeous vintage silk coat, with a peacock embroidered on the back. Very beautiful.

08:51 PM - May 02, 2024

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Article from 2023. Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama ( (草間彌生, Kusama Yayoi, born 22 March 1929). “What does living a life mean? I lose myself in this thought every time I create artwork.” #art #Japan #JapanArt #womanartist

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Kusama’s Newest Exhibition: ‘I Spent Each Day Embracing Flowers’ Opens in Chelsea - The Observer

Kusama's latest exhibition at the David Zwirner Gallery in New York City allows guests to directly interact with her artwork.

11:49 AM - May 01, 2024 (Edited)

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“Young Leaves,” silkscreen, by Shōen Uemura (1875 - 1949). Being a print, it appears in more than one collection. One of the leading women artists of modern Japan, in 1948, she became the first woman to be awarded the Bunka Kunshō [Order of Culture]. #arthistory #japan #womenartists

A young woman in traditional Japanese dress and hairstyle gazes at foliage.

06:25 PM - Apr 30, 2024

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Nicknamed “il Moro” (the Moor), because he was biracial (the son of Pope Clement VII and an enslaved black woman), here is the Duke of Florence, Alessandro de’ Medici. Painting, c. 1534, by Pontormo (1494-1557), oil on panel, Art Institute of Chicago. #arthistory #biracial

A portrait of a biracial man of Renaissance Italy.

05:32 PM - Apr 29, 2024

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‘ Mr. Williams preached the need to be “radically inclusive,” which he said meant creating a community to alleviate suffering and break the cycle of poverty.’
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Cecil Williams, Whose San Francisco Church Became a Haven, Dies at 94 - The New York Times

As the well-connected pastor of the Glide Memorial Church in the blighted Tenderloin district, he preached a “radically inclusive” gospel in serving people in need.

03:09 PM - Apr 29, 2024

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Makes sense.

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Gen Z Working to Live Rather Than Living to Work: Expert

A future-of-work expert said Gen Zers didn't have the "promise of stability" at work, so they're putting their personal lives and well-being first.

01:37 PM - Apr 25, 2024

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Alice Neel (1900-1984), Faith Ringgold, 1977, oil on canvas, 48 × 35 13/16 in. (121.9 × 90.9 cm), The Menil Collection, Houston. ©The Estate of Alice Neel. #arthistory #Art #womenartists

“… sympathetic and warm art-world likeness… of African-American painter, sculptor and performance artist Faith Ringgold (1977), strong and regal in a flowing red, white and black dress. Neel met Ringgold, famed for her vivid story quilts, through the National Women’s Caucus.“

12:51 PM - Apr 25, 2024

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I’ve been taking cactus flower pictures with my new iPhone 15 Pro Max. I ran this one thru the Distressed FX app for color and textural effects. #iphonography #DistressedFX #digitalphotoart #digitalphotography

06:49 PM - Apr 24, 2024

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“The excavators nicknamed her 'The Princess', which is a much more romantic label than 'Coffin F'. This is the stunning lid of one of the coffins found in KV63, the first tomb discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 83 years.” — Jeff Burzacott, Nile Magazine, May 14, 2015. #archeology #egypt

The face of a woman, carved on a mummy lid. Found in 2006.

04:22 PM - Apr 24, 2024

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I haven’t been sharing sketches lately. Here are two recent scribbly ones of hubby, seated in the comfy chair. Drawn from life. Sketched freehand on my iPad Pro, using the Sketch Club app. Not meant to be Great Art (whatever that might be). Just for fun. #digitalart #digitalartapp #Art .

06:01 PM - Apr 23, 2024 (Edited)

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Very interesting! #Art #IndiaArt #jewishart

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Indian Jewish Artist Siona Benjamin 'Belongs Everywhere and Nowhere' - Hey Alma

In the 28th painting in Siona Benjamin’s “Finding Home” series, a young woman sits on a rug in a world resembling that of Indian and Persian miniatures: a flowing river, large flowers and a dark winged figure lurking in the background. At first glance, the woman appears to wear a s..

01:40 PM - Apr 23, 2024

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“Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to desist.”

- Proverbs 23:4

03:58 PM - Apr 22, 2024

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