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Category: A to Z Challenge

R is for… Rebecca &tc.

Posted on April 21, 2017June 19, 2019 by thejoyousliving

Today we’re focusing on… A … Ilya Repin (1844–1930) “What Freedom!” 1903 R… Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier ** one of my all time favorite books ** “Of course we have our moments of depression; but there are other moments too, when time, unmeasured by the clock, runs on into eternity and, catching his smile, I know…

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Q is for… Quotes

Posted on April 20, 2017June 19, 2019 by thejoyousliving

Today we’re focusing on… QUOTES A –  Autumn Landscape with Boats. Kandinsky. “There is no must in art because art is free.” Wassily Kandinsky R –  William Wordsworth, by Benjamin Robert Haydon “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” – William Wordsworth T –  “Well, for goodness sake, what’s the matter with you people?…

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P is for… My Birthday POST!

Posted on April 19, 2017June 19, 2019 by thejoyousliving

Happy birthday to me… O yeah. Today we’re focusing on… A for Leonid Pasternak I love the innocence his family scenes capture. R for “To Mrs. M.B. On Her Birthday” by Alexander Pope Oh be thou blest with all that Heav’n can send,Long Health, long Youth, long Pleasure, and a Friend:Not with those Toys the…

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O is for… Oliver

Posted on April 18, 2017June 19, 2019 by thejoyousliving

Today we’re focusing on… Oliver Oliver is of course one of Charles Dickens’ most cherished and loved characters in Oliver Twist and the title of the beloved Lionel Barry musical. When buying a copy of the book, be sure to get an illustrated copy, preferably by George Cruikshank such as the Barnes & Nobles Classics series copy….

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N is for… Sergey Novikov

Posted on April 17, 2017June 19, 2019 by thejoyousliving

Happy Easter Monday! Today we’re focusing on… Sergey Novikov a Russian photographer based in Moscow. Visit his website at: http://sergeynovikov.com. from “Zato”, (c) Novikov from “Breathless”, (c) Novikov from “Infrastructure”, (c) Novikov

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M is for… Miracle Maker!

Posted on April 15, 2017June 19, 2019 by thejoyousliving

Happy Good Saturday, A – Andrea Mantegna Mantegna was an Italian painter in the 1400s who loved to experiment with perspective as is plainly seen in “The Agony in the Garden” (c. 1459). What interests me more is his use of perspective in “The Dead Christ” (c. 1480) — this poignant portrait of the Lord as…

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Good Friday: L is for…

Posted on April 14, 2017June 19, 2019 by thejoyousliving

A – Łukasz Jankowski-Wojtczak I could find very little in English about this photographer but this photo entitled “Jesus Falls For a Third Time” spoke volumes to me, partially in its simplicity but also because of the photographer’s choice of angles and dimensions. What do you think? R – “Love’s Eternal Wonder” by Amy Carmichael…

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K is for…

Posted on April 13, 2017June 19, 2019 by thejoyousliving

A – Lev Lvovich KAMENEV Russian landscape artist Lev Lvovich Kamenev is unfortunately under appreciated and criticized for a ‘sameness’. Funny enough, what I enjoy most about his work is the way his focal source of light draws the eye away from the mundane and ‘sameness’ whether it is a brook of water where the reflection of light…

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J…

Posted on April 12, 2017June 19, 2019 by thejoyousliving

A – Valery Jacobi (Russian, 1834-1902) The Prisoner’s Rest, 1861 R – Jane Austen Ruined My Life by Beth Pattillo For any fans of Jane Austen and a fun mystery they will surely enjoy this fast paced modern story of an English teacher who makes her way to England where she stumbles across a secret…

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I… (forgot!)

Posted on April 11, 2017June 19, 2019 by thejoyousliving

oops… forgot my “I” post. So here is an extremely abbreviated one… Hope you are all enjoying your Tuesday! Happy Passover to those who are celebrating x I is for… Ivanov Alexander His biblical masterpieces in particular are beautiful and full of complex emotion with his characters almost seeking to convey that same depth of…

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