New Year's eve - time for change and women that changed lives - Happy New Year!

We all think about changes in the year last the of the year while waiting for the new one to arrive. Maybe we will forget it all at the first Monday of the year but I hope you don't and that you can reach some of the plans you did for the next 365 days.I did chose four women from the movies that did...

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The vanishing point - the ironic parallels meeting

I believe everybody remembers the perspective lesson and the amazement of searching for the vanishing point where two parallels converge. The photo of the post below made me remember it and I searched for "vanishing point"and found many amazing sites different fields not only about how to draw.I found...

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Trey Ratcliff road to the Andes

This is one of Trey Ratcliff amazing pictures. If you visit his site you will understand how difficult it is to chose one of his pictures. I decided for this one because I love road pictures and this one makes me remember that finding our way is an eternal, an infinite search.Have a great Monday!...

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Goya - The Naked Maja" and "The Clothed Maja"

Right: La maja vestida (The Clothed Maja), 1797-98, Francisco GoyaLeft: La maja desnuda (The Naked (or Nude) Maja), 1797-98, by Francisco GoyaYes. One posts below there are the "cousins" of this paintings and there still one Manet to come.Goya has many different phases or worked at different themes...

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I will become rich according to two web astrologers

Yes!I have asked my astrological map in two sites because I lost mine. Instead of the maps the two sites, this one, Pasqualina astrologer, claims that I will become rich, and this one, Jenna astrologer, have all the orientations so that I can change my future for the better paying US$ 60,00.I just...

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Urbino Venus by Titian and Sleeping Venus by Giorgione

Left: "The Sleeping Venus" or "The Dresden Venus", 1510 by GiorgioneRight: "The Urbino Venus", 1538, by TitianYes! They influenced each other. (click to enlar...

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Jokes for Christmas day

Sorry! I changed for the quotations because I did read all the jokes and found out that some of them are offensive, I think. One have to be careful with stereotypical jokes nowadays at least that is what I try to do. These are good quotations to start another year and some of them are funny t...

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Funny Fail Pictures - Sense of smell fails

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Merry Christmas! Fraga and Bob Dylan

This is a caricature by Fraga, a great Brazilian caricaturist. I have already published Marcelo Rampazzo here and the same happened again. I found this work at Fraga's blog and I left a comment telling him I have published it without permission. This is a caricature he did for a newspaper for an article...

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"Let's say thanks" the thanks to soldiers project

I came across with the project "Let's say thanks" sponsored by Xerox. You can choose a post card from their database and send a message for soldiers. Above you can see what Whoopi sent.I sent one but I could not return to save the message. You can choose yours he...

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This is the year of the tiger according to Chinese astrology

I have searched the web and found a very westernized way of dealing with Chinese astrology.Anyway... this is what one of them says:"Chinese New Year 4708, or 2010 in the Western calendar, is the Year of the Metal Tiger.The Tiger represents the third year in the 12 year cycle of the Chinese zodiac.Like...

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Strange warnings labels

Left: "Do not iron" --(on a lottery billet)"Warning: knives are sharp!" -- On the packaging of a sharpening stone."Not for weight control." -- On a pack of Breath Savers."Twist top off with hands. Throw top away. Do not put top in mouth." -- On the label of a bottled drink. "Theft of this container...

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The Flea by Giuseppe Maria Crespi

The Flea, 1707-09, by Giuseppe Maria CrespiIt seems that in Italy fleas were also a theme for genre paintings. :)I have already published "The Poor Poet" by Carl Spitzweg where the poet examine a flea that he is holding in his fingers. (click to enlar...

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Boy picking fleas from his dog by Gerard Ter Borch

A great portrait painter of the 17 century the Dutch painter Gerard ter Borch was known for depicting the rich and cultured people of his era but he also was a master painting the quotidian and rude people doing their activities.Here the boy, perhaps the son's painter Mozes, is picking fleas from his...

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The Death of Socrates by Jacques Louis David

Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)This video is at the Smarthistory which is a great site with amazing resources for art appreciation and education.This video is about many aspects of the painting and also the life of Socrates. Listening to this 6:46 minutes conversation is pleasant and very informative.I...

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Polar Bears by Nick Norman

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Most Inspirational Award - Thank you Herrad

Herrad at Access Denied passed me this award. I have already talked about her at this post. I know you will not click at the link so I copied it for you:I wanted something that could put a smile on our faces and saw this Keith Hearing's collection Herrad's published. You don't know who Herrad is?......

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Army Historical Foundation US - you can donate if you want

Contribute to the National Army MuseumBecome a Founding Sponsor of the National Museum of the United States Army.To understand ourselves, our country, and our culture, we can learn much from our Army and its Soldiers, past and present. Their history is our history, told from a unique and remarkable...

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National Army Museum UK - still putting new items to their collections

500 oil paintings25,000 prints, drawings and soldiers' artover half a million photographspeople, places, weapons, medals, uniforms, equipment,topography – from two world wars, Britain’s nineteenth century global empire, and four centuries of British IndiaAbout the Picture LibraryClick at the image if...

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Women reading as theme for painters

This is a preview of a post I am doing about women reading. Put your mouse at each painting an you will see the title and the name of the painter at the status bar. Yes, the biggest is Maria Magdalena reading the bible, a 1500-10 painting by Piero di Cosimo. This is very interesting that he did this...

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Musicians by Caravaggio and Picasso - music and painting

Right: Three Musicians, 1921, PicassoLeft: The Musicians, 1595-96, by CaravaggioThere is a good test about the theme music in arts at this page."One can almost hear the music."Here is the list they did of paintings whose theme is music:Works A Christmas Carol (Dante Gabriel Rossetti)A Lute Player...

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August Macke - "The Fashion Shop"

August Macke is known as an expressionist and his work is diverse. This is another work of the series he did depicting women while looking at shop windows.I have already publish two of his work he...

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Musée Mécanique in San Francisco - Visit the site while I am away due to medical prescription

The post below is not by chance. I am having serious back problems and went to the physician today. He has forbidden the computer for at least five days and I will have to make therapeutic treatment next week.So this is the museum I prescribe you to visit:"We will take you on a journey from turn of...

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True meaning of technological evolution

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