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from my vantage point
at the edge of the Pacific Ocean

Lavinia Fontana Born August 24, 1552 in Bologna Italy - Died August 11, 1614 in Rome Self-Portrait in the Studiolo by Lavinia Fontana c....

Self - Portrait by Sofonisba Anguissola c. 1554 SOFONISBA ANGUISSOLA (1532–1625) Sofonisba Anguissola is considered the first great...

An Uphill Battle by Shirl Ireland 6" x 6" Oil on panel Considering that the beginning of the modern era of Art is around the fifteen...

Percolating by Shirl Ireland 9" x 12" Plein Air Oil on linen I have been thinking a lot about what I can contribute here....

I'm hopping around in this blog lately (and my painting), as we find our way through this pandemic together. Right now, I'm feeling like...