WHAT’S NEXT?

As part of the C4 blogathon, todays prompt is to list five goals to achieve in the next 30, 20 or 10 years, goals to achieve in the next five years and goals for the next 12 months. I’m going to approach it a little differently because I have a few major goals in each category.

Goals for the next 12 months: First of all, this has been a trying year. My mom is getting older and at times forgetful. I found out on New Year’s Eve someone had ordered a debit card from her bank and proceeded to make regular withdrawals. Also – a couple of her credit cards have been compromised. So – one of my major short term goals is to get all of this straightened out, become her power of attorney, get her will revised (she did it in 1987), and in short – become the parent of my family. On top of that, I work full time in advertising. This is the busiest time of the year and this year is the craziest it has ever been. So, another goal is to set and stick to priorities with my family.

I have a couple of lighter goals – I want to be able to touch my toes – basically get back in shape. Also, my word of the year was “simplify”, I’m on a path to make my life more sustainable – but I have to work on the organization more and I don’t want “things” anymore, I want to live a “life”. (I don’t keep my books anymore, I sell them back on Amazon now – and trust me – I am a reader!)

I will have the images of my work organized.

I will blog regularly.

I will journal regularly.

I will get back into the local art scene – I’ve been a little absent lately. I’m on the board of directors for the Women’s Caucus for Art in Georgia, but basically, I am organizing the book club – so I want to get more involved.

In five years, I no longer want to have to work in an office. Case in point, I missed yesterdays blog because I didn’t get home until 8P and worked a little more. It is now 9P, and I just checked my emails from work. So – can you tell? I can’t continue doing this. I plan on going to a financial adviser and getting on a 3-4 year plan. With that, I will have a steady income from my art world. I have this “dream” to teach on-line classes. I don’t have this idea solidified, I don’t even know what I want to teach right now, but I do know I love connecting with people across the universe with the same interest in art. (Currently I’m trading collage materials with people across the globe, what fun to get stuff from Iceland and Sweden in the mail.)

I plan on going on a fabulous art-retreat, I have researched Berlin, and also there is a teacher in Maine that I’m interested in.

When I accomplish this, the rest will fall into place.

In closing, yesterdays prompt was sharing a favorite work of ours – so I thought I’d sneak an image in here.

Spring moon
©vickie martin

MUSINGS ON EXPLORING AND EXPERIMENTING CREATIVELY

I have committed to 15 days of blogging with C4 – an organization in Atlanta that – according to their vision statement – helps Atlanta artists learn to make a living from art. This is a great way to connect with other like minded artists receiving a prompt a day.

What is my purpose here on this earth and why do I exist? To quote Emerson, “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” Living a life well lived is finding your true voice and your gift – and the purpose is giving it back to the Universe.

Why do I create? I have to. I am a learner. I am an observer. I am an experimenter – I’ll try anything once (within the law of course). Observations lead to dreams, which leads to explorations and to the path only I can see. The path I will forge, not a path I can follow. “The things that make me different are the things that make me me.” A.A. Milne

Yes, I believe it is a better life lived when you sometimes fail by being original than succeeding by copying others.

“I am seeking. I am striving. I am in it with all my heart” Vincent Van Gogh, Maybe a more simplified version of this for a t-shirt saying, maybe just SEEKING and EXPLORING, PASSIONATELY.

FEBRUARY READING RESULTED IN SNYCHRONICITY

I vowed this year to keep up with what I’m reading and share it on a monthly basis. I hope to get some new ideas for books too – because I read every day!This is a sample of what I have stacked up to read! Here is what I finished in February:

Everybody Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy: A Lost Generation Love Story by Amanda Vaill. This was such an interesting biography. Gerald and Sara lived in Paris and then the south of France. There they entertained Picasso, Hemingway, the Fitzgeralds, Stavinsky and others. Gerald was an artist – and despite being exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – he packed up his brushes and abruptly quit. It is said the couple was the inspiration for the characters Nick and Nicole Driver in F. Scott Fitzgeralds Tender is the Night (I need to reread it now). Both Hemingway and Picasso may have been in love with Sara. The couple were friends with the Fitzgeralds until their sad demise. They also remained close to Hemingway. But if wasn’t all fun and games, there was alot of heartbreaks along the way. My synchronistic moment: about 2/3 of the way through the book, Sara befriends Calvin Tompkins, who remains in the book until the end. Last month I read Off the Wall: A Portrait of Robert Rauschenberg – written by – Calvin Tompkins.

Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey. This consists of little stories about daily habits of 160 artists – consisting of novelists, playwrights, painters, philosophers, scientists, composers and more. I could write an entire blog on this book and I plan on going back through it and keeping track of which rituals appear with frequency. Many of the people profiled took long daily walks and carried a notebook to jot down ideas. Thomas Wolfe wrote standing up in the kitchen. Trollop made sure he wrote 3000 words every morning before going to his job at the postal service. Stravinsky was unable to compose unless he was positive no one could hear him – and then stood on his head to clear his brain. Balanchine did his greatest work while ironing. The list goes on – enjoyable read.

The Blind Contessa’s New Machine by Carey Wallace. I picked this book up on a bargain table in a book store (yes, in a real brick and mortar book store). And yes, I did choose it based on the cover. But it was a delightful find – a very small book. It tells the story of an Italian contessa who goes blind and no one believes her, except for a local inventor and long time friend, Turri. Wanting to communicate with the Contessa, he builds what is thought to be the first working typewriter. I loved the magical realism in the dream sequences in the book, and I loved the fact it is a book of fiction that is based on a very obscure historical event. Isn’t the cover inviting:

The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro. Claire is an artist who makes a living reproducing famous works of art for an online company. She is approached by THE GALLERY OWNER in Boston to forge a Degas from a copy. This is one of the paintings that was stolen in the famous Gardner Heist. If you don’t know the story, click here. Briefly it is the largest art heist in history when in 1990 two men went into the museum in the middle of the night and stole 13 pieces of art – none have ever been recovered. All is not what it seems and I couldn’t put it down. Another SYNCHRONISTIC moment in reading – forgers find a painting by a lesser known artist from the period of what they are forging and use that canvas. In this book, a painting by the artist Meissonier was used. Last month I read the book The Judgement of Paris, The Revolutionairy Decade That Gave the World Impressionism by Ross King. Lo and behold, this book followed the career of Edouard Manet and Ernest Meissonier, who was the most successful artist in Paris at that time! (and generally overlooked now)

Gustav Klimt, Painter of Women by Susanna Partsch. I haven’t read the entire book, but I have enjoyed looking at the plates in it. Klimt is one of my favorite artists. Below is an image of The Kiss – one of the most beautiful paintings ever. If you ever get a chance to see a Klimt in person, don’t miss the opportunity.

What am I reading now – actually I’m between books. I did start a book about Henry VIII, but I realized most of the major characters are beheaded and I kind of lost my way – maybe I’ll pick it back up.

Last thing – what am I watching? I discovered House of Cards and binged on it one weekend. I’m up to episode 8, I feel another binge weekend coming up!

What are you reading or watching? Give me suggestions.

Ziggy likes to get in on the action too – he’s been caught pulling art books off the bookshelf. Why? it is a mystery to us!

SOUVENIR COLLAGES

A souvenir is from the French, for a remembrance of a memory. Are you like most people and just stick them in drawers or in albums?

However, there is a way to enjoy them and share them with your friends. Below is an example of a collage I did for my niece. She kept all her ticket stubs through the years.

Mallory’s ticket stubs ©Vickie Martin

This collage was placed in a memory box, which allowed me to layer the tickets and make them more visible. If you look closely, you will see a ticket stub from The Rolling Stone, one from a concert in Europe, and even the wrist band from a live taping of Conan O’Brien! Can’t you just imagine one of tickets from major sporting events adorning a man cave?

A collage can be made using souvenirs of a major event or a trip. Here is one made from my niece’s year spent in Europe.

In it you will find souvenirs from Ireland, England, Paris, Germany, Spain and Italy (organized based on the map).

How about a collage made from memories? My father rebuilt pianos. Here is a collage I made based on that, using some of his notes on piano tuning. When I see this, I have wonderful memories of my father in the basement happily working on pianos.

Dad’s Music
©Vickie Martin

Do you have “stuff” stuck in drawers. Most of the time, this “stuff” means something to you. Get it out! I would love to help you put it in a form that can easily be displayed and shared! Contact me at vickiemartinarts@comcast.net.

My January Books Plus a Little More

To say I’m a reader could be an understatement. I am a READER!!!! I read every day. However, I have not been good about keeping track of what I’ve read. In fact, when you look at Goodreads, it looks like I read 22 books last year. That is WAY OFF – in the month of January alone I finished 8 books. I’ve decided to keep better records and share what I’ve read on a monthly basis from now on. In fact, if something else has caught my attention – like a television show, a movie, a documentary – I’ll note that too. So – drum roll – here are my January books with a brief comment about each of them.

Painting by Messonier

The Judgement of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism by Ross King: The book focuses on the Paris Salons from 1863 – 1874 and primarily follows Eduard Messonier, who was the most successful painter at the time and is now virtually overlooked and Manet, who is considered the father of impressionism. Very interesting, but reads like a textbook at times.

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Olympia by Manet

Eccentric Glamour, Creating an Insanely More Fabulous You by Simon Doonan. I was excited to find this book – I have kept his previous book Wacky Chicks, Life Lessons from Fearlessly Inappropriate and Fabulously Eccentric Women for years. This book was entertaining and a very quick read.

The King’s Deception by Steve Berry. This is part of the Cotton Mather Series. I love the way there is an international security issue against a historic person or event. In this case, it was against the history ofHenry VIII and Elizabeth. I didn’t know there was a theory that Elizabeth I was a man! I enjoy these series and when I saw the most recent book in Kroger, of all places, I immediately purchased it and went home at began reading it!

Elizabeth I, she does look a little like a man!

Off the Wall: A Portrait of Robert Rauschenburg by Calvin Tomkins. As biographies go, this one is comparatively smaller than average. However, the writer knew Rauschenburg, which makes it more appealing. I learned things I never knew – like his given name was actually Milton! This books covers the period of 1950’s through the 60’s. He explores his collaborations with Merce Cunningham and John Cage, Rauschenberg is not considered an abstract expressionist, and certainly not a pop artist. But he was there, along with Pollock, De Kooning, Frank Stella and of course Jasper Johns. I found it witty and informative. It did get bogged down a little in talking about “The Happenings”, but not enough to make me put it down. In fact, I googled a lot of the pieces and events he was talking about to get a first hand look at them!

Brace by Rauschenberg

Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham. I read this as part of an online group I’m part of. It was an interesting book, and I found I am basically a “creator”!

Famous Artists and Their Models by Thomas Craven. I thought it sounded so interesting, and it said it had many full pages reproductions of art work. What I missed in reading about the book, it is a pocket sized Penguin Book written in 1942. I’m not even sure it is totally accurate!

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Sattefield. It is kind of a creepy (in a good way) book. Very gothic in tone, you think you figure it out, and then – bam – you are thrown a curve! A good and fun read – even if the language is a little flowery, but it is very descriptive.

As Summer Dies by Winston Groom. If you don’t know, Winston Groom also wrote Forrest Gump. This book was published in 1980 and I believe it took place in the late 1950’s. I couldn’t put it down!

Other interesting facts:

Right now my favorite TV show is the BBC show Sherlock, I’m just sad there are only three seasons with only 3 episodes in each one. But, it is impossible to catch everything that happens, so it isn’t hard to rewatch them.

I think the best documentary I’ve seen in A LONG time is Searching for Sugarman, the unbelievable story of one of the greatest musicians from the early 1970’s that you have never heard of that became a sensation in South Africa – and the guys from South Africa that spent three years searching for him. HERE is a trailer of the movie. I highly recommend it!

What have you been reading and watching? Any recommendations. By the way, I have all the books if you want to borrow one!

MY WORD OF THE YEAR – SIMPLIFY

Yes, my word of the year is SIMPLIFY.

“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” Hans Hoffman

What does this mean exactly? One definition I found said “to reduce in complexity or extent”. Another said “to reduce to fundamental parts”.

Last year my word was “RELAX”. About halfway through the year, I realized how difficult it was to relax when so much was going on. I was over committed, over stressed, and under organized.

So – what have I been doing to simplify? It started out over the holidays. I took in 4 boxes and 4 bags of clothes to SECOND LIFE THRIFT STORE – a thrift shop near by that helps to rescue animals. I went through every room in the house and cleaned things up. I even took 2 bags of canned food to a shelter! Purging feels good! It seems easier to take a deep breath now.

My new sacred space

In cleaning out, I found a few things that I had put back and I was able to incorporate my new sacred space. Everything on this table means something to me, from the deco fan lamp, to the bowl I purchased in Estonia, to the creativity cards to inspire me dailiy.

I have made a vow to no longer over commit. I spent a fair amount of time unsubscribing to blogs I don’t read, leaving groups on Facebook that I joined as a favor to someone, basically, just cleaning up.

Tomorrow I’m going to simplify my diet for a week, simplify it right out of caffeine, sugar, gluten and alcohol for a week (or try to). I’m going to eat simpler foods, as they are fresh and healthy and have less chemicals in them.

I’m excited about the changes I am in the process of making. I am not going to beat myself up if I slip up – I’ll just get back up, dust myself off and work at it again.

What is your word of the year?

FOUR SMALL FACTS I FOUND BURIED WHILE READING THIS YEAR

To say I am a reader is an understatement – I am a READER. I read almost every day. I do read a good bit about art, both fictional stories and non-fiction. I find little facts buried within these books that inspires me to do further research. Here are a few of what I found this year (I admit this idea came to me late in the year so a goal is to keep a better record of what I’m finding).

THE LOST PAINTING by Jonathan Harr – This book reads like a fictional detective mystery. However, it is a true account about the painstaking research done by Francesca Cappelletti and Laura Testa to track down the lost Carravaggio, The Taking Of Christ, shown below. Before engraving and photography, did you know painters sometimes made, or had copies made of their paintings. This particular painting has at least 12 copies, which made authenticating the original more daunting. In fact, there are fewer than 80 Carravaggio’s authenticated, and according to some sources, there could be fewer than 60.

The Taking of Christ, Carravagio, The National Gallery of Ireland

If you don’t know anything about Carravaggio’s life, it is worth looking up. He fled Rome after killing a man, often painted himself into his paintings, signed only one painting, he worked directly on the canvas and his painting career lasted only about 13 years.

Another interesting thing I discovered after looking up the painting, when Mel Gibson was filming The Passion of the Christ, he admitted to imitating Carravaggio’s style in the arrest scene in the movie, using both similar lighting and placement of the figures.

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel – Paul Sachs, son of Samuel Sachs and Louisa Goldman Sachs (yes, Goldman Sachs) was the associate Director of the Fogg Art Museum beginning in 1923. In fact, he started a study at Harvard on museum curatorship. Being only 5’2″, he hung paintings much lower than in Europe. Because his students considered it the norm, they continued hanging paintings lower also. I don’t know if this is still true, but I found it an interesting fact. He was also a founding member of the Museum of Modern Art .

The average age of the members of the Monuments Men was 40 and everyone chose to join.

Other members included Captain Walker Hancock, who had won the Prix de Rome prior to World War II and designed the Army Air Medal in 1941, Lincoln Kirstein, the founder of the New York City Ballet, and Second Lt. James J. Rorimer, who became curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and was instrumental in the founding of the Cloisters.

This book has so many interesting facts in it, it is important to mention it is a major motion picture, to be released in February 2014, written, directed, produced and starring George Clooney, along with Matt Damon, John Goodman, Hugh Bonneville and others.

The Monuments Men Poster – click on image for trailer

Bad Boy, My Life On and Off the Canvas – Eric Fischl – This book is interspersed with musings from fellow painters, friends and collectors. Now, I wasn’t surprised to find art collector, comedian and all around renaissance man Steve Martin here. But, finding John McEnroe was initially surprising until I remembered he had a gallery in SoHo beginning in 1993 exhibiting such artists at Alice Neel and David Smith. However, he and Eric traded tennis lessons for painting lessons. They began going on art expeditions together, thus furthering John’s interest in art. In fact, the first painting lesson involved a nude model.

The Judgement of Paris, The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism – by Ross King – I have to admit, I have not finished this book, but there was one small paragraph that grabbed my attention that had to do with the history of the Top Hat.

Yes, the top hat. Apparently, in 1797, and English haberdasher by the name of John Hetherington took a walk wearing a top hat, which apparently caused a riot. It terrified people, women fainted, children cried and dogs barked (can you imagine?) and the police literally grabbed him by the collar and gave him a summons for disturbing the peace. Well, that seemed so outlandish that I started googling around, and apparently the top hat is credited to George Dunnage in 1793. I couldn’t find any documentation that proved the story of John Hetherington actually happened, but it is recounted in several places.

In my reading, I come across small facts that I find so interesting I’m compelled to do further research. In the future, I’m going to make better notes and write about these small and interesting facts.

If you have any books to recommend, please do so!

THE ABC’s OF GRATITUDE

This blog is part of the Soaring Sisters monthly blog circle. This month there are 14 women participating around the world – and each of us at posting about gratitude. We are linked to each other, so after reading this – click HERE to read the post by Karrlin Bain. This will begin your journey through the circle!

I decided to go through the alphabet with my gratitudes – so here goes.

ART – As Neitzche said “The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude”.

BEING ME – I have to admit, being thankful of being me was sometimes a struggle. I had someone tell me about 20 years ago to have a love affair with myself! One of the best pieces of advice I ever had. Just remember, as Oscar Wilde said “Be yourself, everybody else is already taken”.

CREATIVITY – This is one of the things that makes this world a wonderful place and keeps it from getting boring. Being creative means taking risks, looking at problem solving a new way. In fact, this would be a good blog topic in the future.

DREAM – You have to dream it first, and if you pursue that dream, anything is possible.

ERIN – my niece. She is doing a remarkable job of taking care of my mother right now – and I am thankful for that every day!

Mom and Erin

FRIENDS – new and old, and those I have yet to meet.

GOD – need I say more?

HEALTH – this is something my family and I are blessed with.

INTERNET – it may seem a little lame, but without the internet I wouldn’t be writing this and connecting with women around the world.

JOEL – my husband is an artist too. He is supportive of my art and he gives great critiques. We have such a good time together. He also takes good care of the dogs – what more could I ask for?

KNOWLEDGE – I am thankful I grew up in a country where education is compulsive. I am thankful I have a lifelong desire to learn as much as I can.

LAUGHTER – one of the sweetest sounds on the planet!

MUSIC – I am thankful I was instilled with a love of music at a young age. I believe Beethoven’s 9th Symphony is the most perfect piece of music ever written – and it always brings tears to my eyes when I hear it performed live (along with Rhapsody in Blue and Carmina Burana)

NIECE – along with Erin, it has been a pleasure to watch Mallory grow into a remarkable and beautiful young woman.

Mallory

OPTIONS – I am glad I have options, or choices, in the decisions I make.

PARENTS – on the basic point, without them I wouldn’t be here. However, I was taught at a very young age that we are all created equal. That is something that has stayed with me, so thank you so my parents for teaching me that. I’m not better than anybody and they aren’t better than me.

QUIET TIME – it took me A LONG time to learn this, but quiet time is important to having a healthy body, mind and soul.

READING – I love books as much as I love art – well, books are a form of art. I read EVERY day and I’m glad I have a love for reading, which is knowledge and learning.

SUNRISE and SUNSETS – I’m thankful for every one I see. It is another day to experience life.

TIME – it is your friend – you have to learn to use it. I am glad I’ve learned that and know it is something to work on.

UNIQUE – I’m glad and thankful that I never strived to be like everybody else. Maybe being left-handed and having red hair taught me early I was unique. It is learning everybody is unique is important.

VISION – I am thankful for having a vision of my life – it helps me overcome obstacles when times are tough. Having a vision connects me with my passions to live life to the fullest

WONDER – I sincerely believe this is what keeps you young. Wonder about everything – today my wonder was how and when traffic lights began – i’ll google that.

X – tough one – I considered X-rays. But I decided the letter X is unique and that is what makes the world go around.

YESTERDAY – without memories, where would we be?

ZIGGY – need I say more – i knew the minute I saw him – we belonged together.

ziggy and waylon

what are you grateful and thankful for?

This is part of an international blog circle – I copied this from Karrlin Bain’s blog to complete the circle.

Blog Hop Map

http://www.lalymille.com/2013/11/gratitude.html
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http://lulubeas.wordpress.com/2013/11/28/simple-gratitudes/

http://onajourneybacktoherwings.blogspot.com/

http://sandymairart.wordpress.com/2013/11/28/gratitude/

https://michellehilldesigns.wordpress.com/2013/11/28/gratitude-and-vulnerability

http://vickiemartin.net/abcs-gratitude/ YOU ARE HERE!

http://karrlinbain.blogspot.com/2013/11/gratitude-for-love-by-karrlin-bain.html

http://lavenderchalet.com/2013/11/gratitude-is-the-best-attitude

http://www.heartsoulcreate.com/gratitude/

http://theartsygirlstudio.blogspot.com/2013/11/gratitude-comes-through-process-of.html
http://rainbowlightangel.com/2013/11/grateful-heart/

I got this note HERE: http://www.lalymille.com/2013/11/gratitude.html * “This blog circle is an international group so it’s a bit of a challenge to coordinate the different time zones. If you find that the circle is not yet complete, please check back later today!”

MARKETING PLAN

I just completed the IGNITE class with C4 in Atlanta. This is a class designed to “ignite” your art career and move you forward. In participating in this, I created a marketing plan, which I have included below. This is my initial version. In presenting to some very knowledgeable people, I realized I need to change the following to really be successful:

Personalize my vision statement
Focus – it was felt to focus on the coolage party, when that takes off, the rest will come.
Target women in the 25-40 range. They not only have children for birthday parties, but friends getting married and many are in the corporate or non-profit world to eventually incorporate team-building and performance art.
Don’t ignore the suburbs
Snag the domain name of CoolageParty immediately
Once it gets going, re-assess my costs, they are low

I realized alot about myself – it was very eye-opening. I want to be part of a bigger art community that is well-respected. I’m not that interested in personal fame. This was a big first baby-step for me.

FINDING INSPIRATION FROM THE BBC

This is part of the Flying Sister’s Blog Circle – follow it around to find out what movies other women found inspirational. Mine is not a movie, but a documentary series that I have watched more than once!

POWER OF ART is a BBC documentary series by Simon Schama, a professor of art and history at Columbia University. In his own words”

“This is not a series about things that hang on walls, it is not about decor and prettiness. It is a series about the force, the need, the passion of art –

….the power of art.”

“Great art has dreadful manners”

“The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are polite things; visions that soothe, charm and beguile, but actually they are thugs. Merciless and wily, the greatest paintings grab you in a headlock, rough up your composure, and then proceed in short order to re-arrange your sense of reality.”

He then takes us on an amazing journey, highlighting eight masterpieces, from Caravaggio’s David and Goliath to Picasso’s Guernica. He takes you into the lives of eight great artists, each who faced a crisis and created masterpieces that changed the way we look at both art and the world.

Sometimes told in a “wink wink, nudge nudge”way, you feel as you really get to know each artist and thus understand their world.

Each of the eight episodes examines the biography, the world and a key work with some reenactments:

Carvaggio – David and the Head of Goliath
Bernini – The Ecstacy of Saint Teresa
Rembrandt – The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis
David – The Death of Marat
Turner – The Slave Ship
van Gogh – Wheatfields and Crows
Picasso – Guernica
Rothko – Black on Maroon

Why did I find this series so inspirational?

Take a look at the works below. With the first installment, it begins with an artist – Caravaggio – leaving Rome because he killed a man, I was hooked. The “wink wink” style of storytelling even called Rembrandt “Mr. Cleverclogs”.

DAVID AND GOLIATH by Caravaggio. The head of Goliath is a self portrait.

Bernini

Rembrandt
After he slashed the painting, this is only a fifth of the original work – all that is left

Van Gogh

Guernica
Picasso

David
The Death of Marat

JMW Turner
Slave Ship

Rothko
Black on Maroon

This series simply made me want to learn MORE! Below is a small snippet from the Rembrandt episode.

Now, follow the Flying Sisters blog circle around to see other inspirational works. Next up is Lulu Bea – click here to see her inspiration movie! Enjoy your journey.

PS – this is available on Netflix and YouTube

Vickie Martin

Mixed Media Art