Love is precious - you can never have enough love - be it friendship, the romantic love of two lovers, the love of a family or the love of nature or animals.
Did you know - In many countries people believe the tricolor or calico cats bring good luck. In Germany they are called Glückskatze, which means literally lucky cat.
A shot from this morning, now up in the gallery as a monochrome print after some tweaks, titled 'Mondays' (Maple Leaf on Concrete, Monochrome) :)
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Knight painted completely outside of the style of her times, and her reputation and success paid the price. I particularly like this portrait of a popular pianist, which recalls more than a little Ingres.
New art thread for 2024 starts here! This is a mostly daily thread with a different artist featured in each post, primarily modern and contemporary stuff since that's my thing.
Mixed media works by Palestinian artist Laila Shawa, 1980s-2010s, whose practice explored political and cultural themes drawn from her own experiences. In 1985 she founded the Rashad Shawa Cultural Center in her home city of Gaza, but it was targeted and destroyed by IDF bombing in 2023.