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Le Bassin aux Nymphéas

June 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Claude Monet’s, “Water Lily Pond” sold for over $80 million dollars at a Christie’s auction today. I had the opportunity to see one of the water lily paintings from the collection, painted in 1919, at the Tate Modern in London. In particular, the water lily paintings have a luminosity to them that is almost hypnotizing […]

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Mid-Century Modern Architecture

May 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I am on the hunt for a new place to live which reminds me how much I love the “post and beam” construction of mid-century modern architecture. Los Angeles is the perfect place to live with any chance of getting your hands on one of these minimalistic works from a modern master such as Neutra, […]

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Happy Cinco chi Mayo

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments


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Pet memorials

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

 

1st Century AD Cat Mummy, British Museum, London, England
During the time I lived in London, I spent many hours in the British Museum and more specifically in the Egyptian Mummy exhibit which is the most extensive collection in the world. I was fascinated by the cat mummies. It made me think, why not continue to […]

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Will we ever know BANKSY?

March 19th, 2008 · No Comments

BANKSY

I became interested in BANKSY after seeing his graffiti in L.A.
At first, it seemed humourous to me but when I saw more of his work,
it began to have a profound effect on me. His graffiti crosses over into
performance art on the sly. You can find more BANKSY videos on
YouTube with some pretty amazing stunts […]

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Tags: Carolyn · Art