Fairy paintings

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1595–96 and published in 1600. This story was depicted many times, namely by the painter John Simmons. « Theseus, duke of Athens, has conquered Hippolyta, … Continue reading

La belle Orientale

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André Suréda portrait and my designs (flower background and frieze). André Suréda (1872-1930) was a French orientalist painter who painted mostly North Africa.

The sky adorned with bright colors reflected on the sea

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Delpozo’s dress and Claude Monet’s painting “Sunset at Pourville, open city” in 1882. The French artist (1840-1926) painted many times Pourville. I made a different version of the set. Pourville is a seaside resort in the municipality of Hautot-sur-mer, in … Continue reading

Vintage Halloween illustrations and paintings

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Halloween’s origin dates back to the Ancient Druidic (Celtic) festival of Samhain taking place in Scotland, Wales and Ireland. On the night of October 31, about 2000 years ago, people celebrated Samhain. They believed that the ghosts of the deads … Continue reading

Bastille day celebrations at night

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Bastille day is a French national holiday celebrated each year on the July 14th. In France, we call this day the “Fête Nationale” or “Fête du 14 juillet”. It commemorates the storming of the Parisian prison, named Bastille in 1789. … Continue reading

The American painter Will Cotton

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Will Cotton (born in 1965) is an American painter whose favourite subjects are sugar (candies, pastries…) and female nudes. Besides painting (oil on linen), he draws and sculpts. He creates surrealistic landscapes teeming with candies and pastries.

The American vintage artist and illustrator Edna Crompton

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Edna Crompton (1882-1952) was an American artist and illustrator from the “Golden Age of illustration“. She painted with oil on canvas, portraits of women. Mainly in the 1920s, her oil paintings were used as covers in American magazines like The Saturday Evening … Continue reading

The painting “Lady Lavery” by Sir John Lavery

The Irish painter John Lavery (1856-1941) made a portrait of his wife Lady Lavery in 1922. It is a delicate, charming and graceful paint.  The warm light emanating from Lady Lavery is somptuous and contrasts with the dark background. The lady is very elegant with a steamy dress. The transparence and movement of the dress as well as the lady’s face are wonderful.

Among gold trees

Michael Aram’s home decor. I used the wonderful Gustav Klimt’s paint called “The tree of life” (1905). Klimt used oil painting techniques with gold paint : Source : http://www.gustav-klimt.com/

The French painter Raoul Dufy

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Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) was a French painter, illustrator and designer . He admired the works of Van Gogh, Gauguin and Impressionist painters. He wasn’t really a Fauvist painter : he only adhered to the Fauve movement during three years until … Continue reading