Artwork and Images - To Catch A Fancy

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

I wanted to start a thread where we could share artwork that catches our fancy. Favourite works of art, or things that we just stumble across as we surf. Whatever you find beautiful and want to share from the world of art

Here's one I just found that caught my eye.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

I love it! I love this thread.

Oh 'cousin' I love it!

Back soon!

Soon and often, I hope

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Blue]

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

"A" for effort ^^^^

Very nice, Elle. Love them both! I had not thought about peach/apricot never being in fashion, but she looks so marvellously... feminine in it!

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Blue]

The last supper, you say?

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

One of my childhood favourites.
John William Waterhouse, The Lady of Shalott.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Farawyn]

I wanted to start a thread where we could share artwork that catches our fancy. Favourite works of art, or things that we just stumble across as we surf. Whatever you find beautiful and want to share from the world of art

Here's one I just found that caught my eye.

This.

 

[MastersDelight]

Our neighbors had a weeping willow in their yard for years. I spent a lot of time under it as a child.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[MastersDelight]

Weeping Willows are special huh? Our neighbour's to the south have one and I love it, they pollarded it this winter and I was very sad; these people have grandchildren, if nothing else their grandchildren are just the right 'tree age'

So sad . Our neighbors lost theirs to a storm and had to cut what was left of it down. I was heartbroken

 

[Farawyn]

Our neighbors had a weeping willow in their yard for years. I spent a lot of time under it as a child.

Love this soothing waterfall of a painting. Quoting it again so we can keep looking at it.

 

[pete]

i'd like to claim partial responsibility for this lovely thread.

 

[Farawyn]

i'd like to claim partial responsibility for this lovely thread.

*hands you a cookie*

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

i'd like to claim partial responsibility for this lovely thread.

Sure, you get 10 percent of the profits

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I am also a fan of whimsy (of course ) and am particularly fond of trees and birds. They make me happy

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

A mystical collared and cuffed curly bird

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

And Russian art, especially when horses are the subject matter

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Gain has a fondness for Flamingo art..the very classic, and the modern stunning watercolours. . There are SO many I shall not pick for him, but will ask at the weekend if he would like to respond to you arts birds. We have some dreary oils on wood of dead birds. I could probably share them here, they are rather grim though. The antithesis of frivoloty

Oddly enough, I positively adore still life paintings with game birds. Usually dead on a table with fruit I know, not very frivolous, but there is something so heart breakingly beautiful about them. And they are accessible in a way they never would be if alive. I have never thought about this before. A little weird, but.. hey. It's art. Needs no justification

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

I am also a fan of the weeping willow

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Willow, too big to post.

Willow