#vermeerpainting

[jimfostercoc]

Blue Balliett, author of "Chasing Vermeer," talks about how illustrator Brett Helquist was able to make the paintings in the book so real, and also discusses the puzzles interwoven throughout the story and the power art can have.  The full interview from a 2004 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. 

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[artsology]

Noticed this whimsical “plush toy” or doll based on Johannes Vermeer’s painting “The Milkmaid” at an antiques store in Cold Spring, NY. #vermeer #johannesvermeer #vermeerpainting #plush #plushies #plushtoy #milkmaid #arthistory (at Cold Spring, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYAX94hlFKG/?utm_medium=tumblr

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[mistysworldboutique]

Today I'm in the Mauritshuis Art Museum in The Hague, Netherlands. I'm admiring a painting called "Girl With a Pearl Earring" by some Dutch guy named Johannes Vermeer .⁣⁣

Not much is known about this girl with the earring that looks like a piece of tin but is supposedly a pearl. We don't know her name, her background, her occupation, her social standing, what organizations she follows on Facebook..... Nothing!� But nonetheless this painting is one of the most famous paintings in the world.

⁣⁣For those who know art, it's the technique in which it was painted, but for the average viewer, it's the allure of the girl. From her expression she may be thinking anything. Is she pleased? Is she sad? Is she worried about what to cook for dinner? is she thinking about lifting the artist's coin purse when he's not looking? Is she planning to visit the sick in a hospital? Does she hear voices in her head telling her to cleanse the city?

⁣⁣Her mysterious nature makes her attractive, and this painting is now priceless. I admired it so much that I painted my own version that I have here on the floor with me.� I call mine, "Cat With a Purrl Earring." I can tell you what I'm thinking though. I'm thinking if I can switch mine for the original without the guards seeing.

⁣⁣In my Etsy shop I have both Vermeer's painting plus my own painting for sale on refrigerator magnets. I also have many other artworks and other themes too. Please click on the link below to visit, and use the code LISA 2024 at checkout for 15% off.⁣⁣

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MistysWorldBoutique⁣

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