Category: Fine Art Tuesday

Clogging is the national dance of Appalachia, and has its roots in England and Wales sometime before the 15th Century. It’s an enthusiastic form of…

Should a literature entry for Fine Art Tuesday be what is considered “great” literature? If so, what are the criteria and who gets to make…

Satire has a long history, probably first in the spoken word. Can you imagine Og satirizing one of his neighbors? OK, so that attempted joke…

I’ve always been attracted to sunsets. Many years ago, when I first started playing with photography, I was almost a fixture at a certain local…

In deference to the many and varied goings on in our world, I present you “Atlas Holding the World”. This Art Deco statue can be…

I believe it’s time for architecture to be our topic. If it isn’t, we’ll, it is now. Himeji Castle is the finest existing example of…

“A new AA cruiser out to join Halsey.” “A fast ship going in harm’s way. A lousy situation, Commander Eddington.” I may not have the…

I’m in trouble again. It’s dance’s turn in the spotlight. I was born in the 60s, grew up in the 70s and matured in the…

We are back to take a swing at literature. I have to admit that, as much as I have read in my life, most of…

(I’ve got to start doing these ahead of time again. Time, time, time.) American composer Aaron Copeland was the son of Russian immigrants. Born in…

(I’m still learning the fine art of scheduling a post on WordPress by trial and error. This should have appeared yesterday.) (Apologies for the poor…

This Tuesday’s topic is sculpture. Pardon the quality of the picture-it was taken in 2002, using a wholly inadequate camera, by a wholly inadequate photographer…

This week we cycle back around to architecture. I’ve always loved the look of the Chrysler Building. But I’m also a fan of Art Deco,…

My list says that the subject for this week is cinema. Given I’m a bit of a movie freak, I’ve been looking forward to this…

According to the list, this week’s subject shall be theater. At least I know a little more about this one, thanks to another old girlfried.…

This week, Fine Art Tuesday’s topic is dance. OMG, am I in trouble. Honestly, I know very little about dance as an art form. I…

Sorry, but we’re a day late and a dollar short lately at the Freehold. Too much work and not enough me. This week’s fine art…

This week, it’s music’s turn in the spotlight. And what music I have for you: Antonio Vivaldi was born in 1678 in Venice. Most likely…

This week, we’re looking at the fine art of painting. Winslow Homer was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1836. Raised in the-rural Cambridge, his artistic…

(Sorry for being late, but it was also Fine Weather Tuesday before Crappy Rainy Wednesday. First things first.) Gloria Victus, also known as Fame, is…

We’re going to try something new. In looking for inspiration for this post, I stumbled across this definition of fine art. According to this definition,…

The lovely young woman has collapsed, exhausted, on her chaise longue after an evening of dancing. The look on her face seems dissatisfied. Perhaps the…

Old Salem was originally know as Salem, and was founded in 1766 by the Moravians, German speaking Protestants (ethnographically they’re Slavs, but at this late…

I’ve always had a thing for Normal Rockwell. It’s not so much that he documented how America was, which he did, but that he documented…

Mary Cassett was born in Pittsburg, PA to wealthy parents. They viewed travel as a necessary part of education, and so mary travelled Europe for…

The Terrace at the Restaurant Jacob in Nienstedten on the Elbe, Max Liebermann, 1902 Max Liebermann was a German artist, born in Berlin in 1847,…

Autumn’s Glory, Kyle Buckland It’s said that art is supposed to evoke an emotion, a feeling, a time in your life. To me, this just…

Night, Arkhip Kuindhzi, c 1905-1908 Arkhip Kuindhzi was a Russian landscape painter connected with the Realism Movement. Born in 1842, his parents died when he…

Italian Landscape, Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, c 1840 Johann Wilhelm Schirmer was a Prussian artist and was a leading Romantic landscape artists of his day. He is also…

Liberty Leading the People, Eugéne Delacroix, 1830 Eugéne Delacroix was a French Romantic artist and is regarded as the leader of the Romantic movement in France.…