#MarionJones

Cui bono, (1922)

#TakanoriOguiss

Montmartre (1930)

The civil wedding ceremony of Prince Rainer and Grace Kelly took place in the Palace of Monaco #OnThisDay in 1956. The bride wore a pale pink two-piece ensemble of taffeta, covered with French Alençon lace, designed by MGM costume designer Helen Rose. #wedding #fashionhistory

Painting of a woodland scene in dappled sunlight and with the forest flower covered in blue flowers

'Bluebells at Wisley' by contemporary UK painter Susan Entwistle #womensart

Red, pink, white and yellow flowers, illustration.

🖼️ George Brookshaw

Dusky pink magnolia flowers on a mature tree in Cheltenham

🌿☕The term Magnolia was coined in 1703 by French botanist Charles Plumier honouring Pierre Magnol (1638–1715) a physician & botanist from Montpellier, France

It combines the surname Magnol with the botanical suffix -ia, used to name plants

Before then it had regional names like the Beaver Tree 🦫🌿

New Horizons 🎨
acrylic on canvas 24x18”

War And Peace 🎨
acrylic on canvas 14x11”

Dancer Irene Castle was born #OnThisDay in 1893. She collaborated with silk manufacturer Corticelli to create garments, such as this pale yellow and mint green silk georgette dress, under the Irene Castle Corticelli Fashions label. Goldstein Museum of Design. #fashionhistory

'Union Square, Looking up Park Avenue.' (1975) Fairfield Porter cited Édouard Vuillard as one of his most important influences - he learned to paint in a manner that was 'concrete in detail and abstract as a whole.' This work was painted in the last year of his life.

I’ve made a start…

"The Dancer",
oil on canvas 97×59 cm., by Charles Joseph Watelet (Belgian 1867-1954).

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

#JeanGouweloos
Dancer with a Pearl Necklace (1900)

Danilo Donati won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Romeo and Juliet #OnThisDay in 1969. He designed this gold Renaissance-style dress that was worn by Olivia Hussey as Juliet in the death scene of the film. Cerratelli Foundation collection. #film #costume #dress

#JohnLavery

Portrait of Mrs Osler, (1929)

#NicolaiFechin
Ballerina Vera Fokina (1927).

John Lavery
Anna Pavlova (1911).

#LluísMasrieraiRosés
Bajo la sombrilla, (1926)

Josef Kote (Albanian Artist, born 1964)
"Letting Go", 2021.
Acrylic on Canvas, 60 × 48 cm.
Private Collection.

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Kenton Nelson (American, b.1954)
"Workhorse," 2023
Oil on panel
12 x 12 in

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Richard Claremont (Australian, b.1965)
"Open to the South”,
Acrylic on board , 35X45cm

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Back view of a dramatic red silk coat from the 1930s by Schiaparelli. It has long sleeves and a long train

A photograph from the Schiaparelli exhibition showing three dark wool tailored skirt suits from the 1930s and 1940s by Schiaparelli

A 1930s pink striped silk evening jacket with metallic embroidery by Elsa Schiaparelli

Two 1930s floral printed silk ensembles showing the complexity of Schiaparelli’s fabric choices

What a feast for the eyes, the Schiaparelli show #V&A was spectacular and inspiring, illuminating the possibilities of fashion and art in collaboration. Here a selection of the #1930s from daytime tailoring to all the glam of evening wear #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

My next painting will be something resembling this..

Gene Tierney as Laura. A woman seated wearing a black sleeveless dress

I’ve finished my version of the iconic ‘Laura’ painting, surely there’s a #filmnoir fan out there with a bit of a wall space.

#cinema

A painting of a woman, the actress Gene Tierney.

Close up. #painting #filmsky #genetierney

Heather Neill (American Artist, born 1958)
"Map Room", 2019.
Oil on Panel, 24 × 26 inches.
Private Collection.

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Mark Demsteader (British. b.1963)
"Alana in Blue,"
Oil on canvas
24 x 32 in

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Interior: The Orange Blind (circa 1927) by Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883-1937)

Oil on canvas

112 x 87 cm

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and MuseumArgyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AG Scotland

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Nick Patten (American, born 1953)
Nightowl, 2020
Oil on panel
24 x 20 inches
Private collection

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

#JuanBrufal