4:32 pm: parade 48 as it looks at the end of my painting day. travel tomorrow through friday, back in the studio saturday. i'll post from the road when i can.
1:55 pm: latest parade 48 state, just a few minutes ago.
noon: van gogh had a large collection of japanese prints, some of which he made copies of. he and many of his contemporaries were deeply influenced by the japanese spirit, their mastery of pattern, bold colors and elements of design and a lot more, much of which was lifted from ancient chinese prototypes. these prints were new to france, and gave french artists of the period inspiration. BELOW: row 1: 2 of van gogh's copies, in amsterdam's van gogh museum collection. row 2: a few of the prints in his collection, with a tracing he made of one of them. row 3: left- a hiroshige print not in his collection. he greatly admired hiroshige, but the prints were hard to come by & expensive, so his brother theo, who acquired the prints in vincent's collection, was unable to get him one. center: a van gogh clearly influenced by japanese art and right: a tracing vincent made of this paris illustré cover.
on the right, a shelf of art books in my studio and some past photos of mikela and i.
and now, back to work on parade 48, on the left; pics of the progress when available.
why my new zenni shades rock:
they are progressive lenses, with all the anti-reflective bells & whistles & cost $115.84 inclusive of lenses & frame & expedited shipping. they look cool, with their beautiful shape & faux wood texture frames; the prescription is spot on (something i can't say for my silhouette frames & lenses purchased at cherry creek mall in denver & costing 4x as much); they are light on the face; i received them, after paying the extra 18 bucks for express shipping. in less than a week. ok, so they are made in china. no slave or underage labor involved however, as far as my research shows. i always prefer supporting the little guy and small retail businesses, but frankly, they way overcharge for glasses & frames. many of the negative zenni reviews you see are, i'm sure, cooked up by the eyeglass industry, who are freaking out.