[justin mcallister]
So, this is a painting.

Zachary Thornton
[lifting faces]

This feels a lot like Wyeth. I love it.

Alex Kanevsky

Johannes Vermeer, The Milkmaid, ca. 1658

hydeordie: Sometimes it’s really nice just to look at something that is absolutely beautiful.  Next to Jan Van Eyck, I believe Vermeer is my favorite painter.  So take a minute, breathe it in….Now continue reading.

In a rare and extremely generous loan, the Rijksmuseum is loaning the piece to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and along with the otehr 5 Vermeer’s already in the collection and some other Dutch masters they will have what I am sure to be an outstanding show starting September 9.

Why are they feeling so generous? Because it’s the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s historic journey from Amsterdam to New York.

I don’t know who that is and have no desire to look him up but I will extend my thanks for being so great that more people are exposed to beautiful art because of his bravery.  Cheers Henry Hudson! Thanks for the memories!

How long are these going to be in NY? The only one I’ve seen in real life is The Seamstress. I -love- Vermeer. I REALLY want to see these.

we heart it: Acrylic portraits by Stu Mead.

This might sound dumb. But the top left girl’s knee made me miss painting. I wish I had all my stuff here… Wait no I don’t, I’d never get anything done. Haha.

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There is something about winter trees that grow right through the top of a composition that gets me every time. The notion of infinity. Where is the top?

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hrrrthrrr: These are both paintings by Roberto Bernardi.  Yes, that’s right….paintings.  And this is me being completely in awe.  Check out the rest on his site. Completely ridiculous!

Silent World by Michael Kenna

@Leslie: I sort of prefer Mark Ryden’s color studies.

Coincidence, oil on panel painting by Amy Bennet.