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Poetry: A Particle of You / Une parcelle de toi

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit. Kahlil Gibran A PARTICLE OF YOUThere is a particle of youThat I will love, always.A speck of tendernessMixed with a grain of happinessThat I remember, always.You are greater than you think.That particle of youIs a gift to the world.It …

Inspirational art: Thoughts – Myra Viola Wilds

Sharing the most inspirational art I can find on the web! Title: Thoughts Publication date: 1915 Artist: Myra Viola Wilds Type of art: poem Source and information: Poets.org / Internet Archive Note: “Thoughts” is part of Wilds’s book titled Thoughts of Idle Hours, which you can read below.

Early photography: View from the Sentinel Dome, Yosemite – Carleton E. Watkins

Sharing my favorite images from the early days of photography… Title: View from the Sentinel Dome, Yosemite Date: 1865-1866 Location: U.S. Photographer: Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916) Process: albumen silver print from glass negative Source and information: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Photography: Taormina, Italy

Photography: Taormina, Italy Taormina is a Sicilian town perched on a cliff overlooking the Ionian sea. There, you’ll find an ancient Greek theatre, old churches, and antique shops. The town is also close to Mount Etna and has been a tourist destination since the 19th century. Photos taken in 2016.

Inspirational art: Autumn, a Wood Path – Sanford Robinson Gifford

Sharing the most inspirational art I can find on the web! Title: Autumn, a Wood Path Date: 1876 Location: United States Artist: Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880) Type of art: oil on canvas Note: Gifford was one of the leading members of the Hudson River School and a practitioner of Luminism. This American painting style …

Photography: Vancouver Island, Canada

Photography: Vancouver Island, Canada In April 2016, I spent a few days on Vancouver Island. I had never been in that area of British Columbia, but had heard wonderful things about it. I was not disappointed at all! The island is lush and beautiful. Everywhere you go, there are photos …

Early photography: Gorge at Eaux Chaudes, Pyrénées – Jean-Jacques Heilmann

Sharing my favorite images from the early days of photography… Title: Gorge at Eaux Chaudes, Pyrénées Date: ca. 1855 Location: France Photographer: Jean-Jacques Heilmann (1822-1859) Process: salted paper print from wet collodion negative Source and information: The Cleveland Museum of Art

Inspirational art: Rosebushes, Bees, and a Dragonfly – Shafi’ Abbasi

Sharing the most inspirational art I can find on the web! Title: Rosebushes, Bees, and a Dragonfly Date: 1669 Location: Isfahan, Iran Artist: Shafi’ Abbasi Type of art: ink on paper Source and information: Brooklyn Museum Check out my digital art!

Early photography: Creek at Ashmonague – George Bradford Brainerd

Sharing my favorite images from the early days of photography… Title: Creek at Ashmonague Date: ca. 1872-1887 Photographer: George Bradford Brainerd (1845-1887) Process: collodion silver glass wet plate negative Source and information: Brooklyn Museum Check out my photography! My new book is out! Order your copy today at https://books2read.com/seizing-bygone....

Inspirational art: Sleep (Jean-René Carrière) – Eugène Carrière

Sharing the most inspirational art I can find on the web! Title: Sleep Date: 1897 Artists: Eugène Carrière (1849-1906), Auguste Clot (1858-1936) – printer, Ambroise Vollard (1867-1939) – publisher Type of art: lithograph Note: This image, which is a portrait of his young son Jean-René, appears in L’Album d’estampes originales …