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Streetscape
This picture was a kind gift from our friend Elisa di Saro. She was born in Sardinia but now lives in Treviso, near Venice. She painted it during a visit to a small town in Tuscany. I think it catches … Continue reading
Corners
Posted in Photographs
Tagged corner, corners, frame, home, old house, picture, shadow, shadows
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Picture 6
Our son’s picture (Picture 5) I mounted myself using an old frame we already had. Our eldest granddaughter did this one for my birthday and we got it framed through a little art and craft shop in the town. It … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs
Tagged canal, canals, Carnival, granddaughter, mask, narrowboat, picture, son, Venice
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Picture 5
Nina has has put up some very nice pictures in her blog at: http://wordpress.com/read/post/id/60526028/1119/ She asks : “If these were properly framed and presented in an upscale gallery with elegant white walls, would they pass for “real” cutting-edge art?” We … Continue reading
Picture 4
We have probably had this picture about 30 years. It is a reproduction print but we cannot now recall who the little girl is, her name being hidden by the old picture frame we put the print in. Our recollection is that she might … Continue reading
Picture 3
We got these hand painted miniatures during a visit to the artists’ workshop in Rajasthan, India. Each is about 2.5ins/6cm across. They rather remind me of the miniatures that were produced in the Elizabethan period in England.
Posted in Photographs
Tagged artist, Elizabethan, hand painted, home, India, picture, Rajasthan
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Picture 2
This is an acrylic by Peter Osborne. The view is from one of the windows of a house in Bourdiguet, Provence.
Picture 1
A print by Charlotte Cornish.