#en plen aire

[incorrect-anatomy]

I've been loving all of these en plen aire paintings. It was a struggle but I got there in the end!

I also finally figured out how to get black with my limited kit which I was really excited about. Before it kept pulling way too red but I have definitely fixed it now

[duckintrenchcoat]

Today had to sketch outside. Some sketches might be better than other, but it's all a part of process :)

[surripedia]

Addiaccio

Addiaccio sost.s.m. en plen air in Corsica.

[arte-e-homoerotismo]

Henry Scott Tuke

Apesar de ser um prolífico artista com mais de 1300 obras, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929) é provavelmente mais conhecido pelas suas pinturas de meninos e de rapazes nus em marinas, destacando-se no estilo impressionista. Houve um resgate de sua produção na década de 1970, quando foi redescoberto pela primeira geração de artistas e colecionadores de arte gays (Elton John, por exemplo) e sua Arte passou a obter preços altos em leilões.

Henry era o segundo filho de uma proeminente família inglesa quacre, que se mudou de York – onde nasceu – para Falmouth, de forma que o pai, médico psiquiatra e ativista, pudesse estabelecer consultório e tratar sua tuberculose. Junto a seu irmão mais velho, William, e sua irmã mais nova, Mary, aprendeu a ler e a escrever com uma governanta. Henry foi incentivado a desenhar e pintar desde muito pequeno, pois mostrava grande talento. Sua irmã revelou – na biografia póstuma que escreveu de Henry – que a infância deles foi muito feliz e os longos dias de verão passados na praia e a nadar nu no mar tiveram um efeito duradouro sobre o jovem artista.

Em 1874, com dezesseis anos, Henry matriculou-se na Slade School of Art, em Londres. Inicialmente, seu pai pagou as despesas, mas, em 1877, Henry ganhou uma bolsa que lhe permitiu continuar a sua formação. Assim que terminou os estudos, em 1880, viajou para Florença e fez seus primeiros estudos a óleo de jovens nus masculinos em cenários mitológicos. No ano seguinte, foi para Paris, onde ficou por três anos aprendendo a pintar en plen air* e conheceu John Singer Sargent.

Decidiu, então, se mudar para Newlyn, na Cornualha, em 1883, onde alguns de seus amigos de formação haviam se juntado para criar a Escola Newlyn de pintores. Atraídos pela luz local, pelo estilo de vida barato e pela disponibilidade dos modelos, os artistas se encantaram pelo cotidiano no porto e o transformaram em temática principal. Lá Tuke pintou seu primeiro quadro com a temática de rapazes e barcos (Summertime, 1884).

Por ter um estilo mais impressionista – com pinceladas ásperas e visíveis – que seus companheiros academicistas, Tuke retornou a Falmouth em 1885 e pode viver do jeito que queria. Como o clima da região era agradável para banhos nus de mar, comprou um barco de pesca (o Julie of Nantes) e converteu-o no seu estúdio flutuante e casa de habitação. Seu interesse por cenas marítimas com rapazes a tomar banho, a pescar e a se bronzear em praias ensolaradas resultou em obras que exibiam cores quentes com efeitos realistas da luz natural refletida no mar e na pele. Seus primeiros modelos vinham de Londres, mas rapidamente fez amizade com vizinhos, filhos de empregados, alguns dos pescadores e nadadores locais, que se tornaram seus grandes amigos.

Tuke ia muitas vezes a Londres, pois Falmouth tinha uma boa ligação ferroviária com a capital, o que o mantinha conectado ao mundo da arte. Conheceu Oscar Wilde e John Addington Symonds, entre outros poetas e escritores que enalteciam o amor entre jovens homens. A sexualidade de Tuke não pode ser confirmada, mas ele abraçou abertamente o mundo dito uraniano*.

* Uraniano é um termo do século 19 que se referia a uma pessoa que se acreditava ter uma psique feminina em um corpo masculino. Os uranianos celebravam e defendiam o desejo homossexual e recorriam a uma versão idealizada da Grécia antiga. Eles escreveram poesias em louvor ao “amor varonil”, contemporizando a tradição helênica perdida.

Em um poema anônimo (atribuído a Tuke) chamado Juventude, ele lamenta a perda da liberdade erótica da Grécia antiga nos tempos modernos.

Essa celebração da antiguidade grega permitiu que Tuke (e outros) explorasse, retratasse e até mesmo legitimasse o desejo homossexual sem repercussões sociais ou perseguição.

Embora tenha abordado brevemente a temática mitológica, uma influência clássica permaneceu em suas obras, especialmente na representação dos corpos escultóricos.

Por mais que suas pinturas agradassem seus amigos e os compradores de arte homoerótica, elas não tinham caráter explicitamente sexual, como as fotos de Wilhelm von Gloeden. Tuke não faz qualquer sugestão explícita de sexualidade: os genitais, por exemplo, quase nunca são mostrados. Quase não há contato físico entre os rapazes, mas muitas trocas de olhares que direcionam o fluxo visual e brincam com as possibilidades ocultas (ou não) dos acontecimentos. Grande parte das pinturas apresenta os personagens em contemplatividade, ou seja, de costas para o observador em enquadramentos fotográficos. 

Henry Scott Tuke, (English, 1858-1929) Orange Jersey, 1915 oil on canvas

[incorrect-anatomy]

This might be one of my best paintings to date

[brandonwaratah01]

🖤 Figs with Honey 🤍

- C r e a t i v e L i t e r a t u r e -

“ The piercing sunlight through the subtle coral coloured clouds above shines onto the lively foliage below. The lively plant flourishes with warm sunlight making it photosynthesis. It starts off as a foliage filled with life. Prosperous green is the colour of a veiny leaf that grows in the sunlight after absorbing clean aqua at the base. As the clock spins clockwise with the correct time, the fig foliage would wither and the moisture inside it evaporates because of the warm sunlight. The prosperous fig foliage had fig fruits growing on it’s branches and is to be eaten with drizzled floral honey. Let’s play a slow paced song to hear. Your laughter sounds funny, dear! Today was definitely sunny. We decided to make en plen air paintings with hopping bunnies near. Your oil paint is definitely a bit runny. Why are you on one knee? What’s with the glowing lights on the tree? The diamond gold ring is a must see. Our heartbeats were increasingly beating heavily. The reflective ring was as gold as a fifty. Our intentions is to have a big family. Things to go to our plan so we could breath easily. The sweetest efforts made by the black striped honey bees. This is absolutely heavenly! A moment to definitely last forever, metaphorically. Stop calling our phones, we’re a-bit busy! It’s our besties wanting to find out and hear this unforgettable story! ”

🖤 - B r a n d o n v.p N g u y e n - 🤍

[ernestdescalsartwok]

PELIGROS-PINTURA-PINTAR-CALLE-PASSEIG DE LA COVA-LA COVA-MANRESA-AIRE LIBRE-AUTOMOVILES-FOTOS-PINTANDO-ESCULTURAS-ARTISTA-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS por Ernest Descals Por Flickr: PELIGROS-PINTURA-PINTAR-CALLE-PASSEIG DE LA COVA-LA COVA-MANRESA-AIRE LIBRE-AUTOMOVILES-FOTOS-PINTANDO-ESCULTURAS-ARTISTA-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS- Pintar en la calle a pleno aire libre pude conllevar diversos peligros y problemas, aquí mismo en esta foto se observa la peligrosa proximidad del automóvil que circula demasiado cercano y con rápida velocidad, dentro de mi historial de anécdotas pintado por todas partes, recuerdo algunas divertidas historias como la que hace tiempo me encontraba pintando en la Plaça Major en el Mercat del Ram de Vic y la masa humana formada por miles de personas se me llevaron todo el caballete sin ni darse cuenta, el caballete con la pintura y la paleta se fue trasladando mientras intentaba perseguirlo, una sensación paranoica digna de las mejores pesadillas, otro dia pintando en la Rambla de El Vendrell en Tarragona, se me acercó un diligente miembro de la Guardia Urbana para pedirme el permiso correspondiente, seguro que al agente del orden le pudo parecer que estaba cometiendo alguna grave infracción, o en otras ocasiones en el pintar agarrado en arriesgado equilbrio en una fuerte pendiente inclinada de una montaña, si me movia unos centímetros podía irme por la pendiente sin ninguna posibilidad de agarrarme a nada ,situaciones peligrosas pero siempre excitantes en la vida de los pintores. Fotos del artista pintor Ernest Descals en el Passeig de La Cova de Manresa.

[daraprispumanti]

Sono di scena oggi 8 luglio Brut Rosé e Sansevieria Rosé 2017 insieme a tantissime eccellenze rosate in degustazione nell' incantevole cornice dei giardini di Villa Appia Antica, in via Pompeo Licinio 8 - Roma

L'evento #Bererosa 2021 organizzato da @cucinavinirivista è totalmente ”en plen air” per consentire uno svolgimento più agile e in tutta sicurezza. Si inizierà innalzando i calici alle 17.00 per continuare fino a mezzanotte.

#dAraprì #metodoclassico #rosé #montepulciano #pinotnero #Sansevieria #neroditroia #daunia #weareinpuglia #rosédipuglia

#rosewine #winelovers #pinkwines #rosatierose #winetasting #rosétime #sommelierlife

@francescodagostino62

[skullrock]

What’s your opinion museums? 😉♥️

ok you asked for it

Museums are worth so much more than just a place to take cute pictures. They bring such amazing educational content to visitors from all around the world, using world-class education systems to meet their goals. Hands on/tactile learning, visual learning, lectures, movies, videos, live demonstrations - they do it all, and they do it extremely well. Many museums give tours for children, too, allowing them to explore the spaces at their own pace and in their own language. I think the museum experience for children is SO powerful. Do you remember the first time you went to a museum? How big those dinosaurs seemed? Or how pretty the gems were? How ancient the artifacts seemed, too old to comprehend? That shit sticks with you. Museums are a way for children to learn at their own pace and about things they enjoy - I think museums can be much more valuable in regards to education than a lot of school systems! But that’s just me.

Museums also let us remember things that we should never forget. Take the Holocaust Museum in DC for example. That museum will resonate off of your bones for the rest of your life. It reminds us of the people who were affected, the things they carried, the fear they felt, the lives they lost. It reminds us to never turn our eyes away from terrible things. It’s more powerful to be in that space than any lecture could ever be.

They allow us to travel through means of art and artifacts. We can see clothes people wore in feudal Japan, Monet’s en plen aire paintings from France, wall paintings from 30,000 BCE. It moves us through the world not just country by country, but century by century.

The most amazing part of museums for me is the emotional experience. When I look at hand tools from a colonial American, I can see the hands that held it, strong and firm. I can see the woman who used the teapot to make her friends a brew. I can see the Egyptians who paddled that boat to shore, full of fish and song. I can hear the wagon wheels creak as the adventurers moved West. I can see the children playing with the kite by the lake. I can see it, I can imagine those people - someone, just like me, used this, painted this, saw this, too. It makes me so emotional. These people are not forgotten. We might not know what they looked like, but we see their tools, their clothes, and in that way, we remember them. Someone as insignificant as me can make an impact on history just because their pottery wasn’t crushed by hundreds of years of sand and mud and dirt. It’s amazing.

Museums are my life and my passion. Museum education is all I ever want to do. I want to see children’s faces light up, their eyes glistening with joy as I recount what dinosaur this was; I want to see the art major brought to tears when standing in front of a Pollock; I want to see the old man smile tearfully as he remembers his mates in the war. I want to see it, I want to be a part of it, I want to facilitate these discussions and discoveries more than anything in the world.

I need to stop bc I am literally crying but I love museums so much and I miss mine and I just want her back

[bhandarimarblekishangarh]

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Style in the new standard: The Amazonite granite

Looking at a slab of Amazonite, a very precious granite from Brazil, it seems like you are in front of a contemporary work of art: it’s incredibly moving structure, in fact, creates unexpected suggestions that come to life through the thousand tons of emerald and blue. The Amazonite granite has the power to enchant those who stop to observe it and its value reinforces the magic. In luxury interior design, this material is mainly used as a coating with an open-book stain finish in small spaces, niches in showers in particular, to reinforce the en plen air effect. Not being resistant to frost, the Amazonite is unlikely to be used for outdoor installations.

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[sora2937]

Day 3: Favourite couple

- Així avui has quedat amb Hakkekkyiū, eh?

- S-senpai no em miris així!

- Aixi com, eh? -pregunta AA-5100 amb un mig somriure mentre fa un moviment suggerent amb les celles.

- Només hem quedat per passejar per l'orella interna!

- Diuen que a la tarda s'escolten belles melodies... -murmura NT-4201 pensativa.

- Exacte, exacte! Així que dues cèl·lules més música és igual a cita romàntica! -exclama la castanya amb un somriure.

Avergonyida, AE-3803 comença a balbucejar paraules incomprensibles fent que les altres dues eritrócits riguin per sota el nas.

No era un secret per elles, ni pels amics del neutrófil, que els dos tenien sentiments que anaven més enllà d'una simple amistat, tenien masses proves que ho corroboraven com el gran sonriure d'AE-3803 en reconèixer la figura blanca del neutrófil, la preocupació que l'assalta cada cop que el veu lluitar contra un bacteri o quan el veu tacat de sang i no sap si és perque està ferit, o també el petit somriure que U-1146 sempre dibuixa quan la veu esforçar-se en la seva feina, la completa atenció que li dedica quan AE-3803 li explica el seu dia a dia -rebent més d'un cop, una bronca dels seus companys per apagar "accidentalment" el transmissor- o les acrobàcies que realitza per ajudar-la a seguir el camí correcte sense que ella se n'adoni. Però malgrat tots aquests detalls, els dos implicats eren massa innocents i despistats com per adonar-se'n, fent que els seus amics es frustressin i comencessin a pensar que la situació s'allargaria per sempre si no els donaven una petita empenta.

- Vosaltres sereu les meves víctimes!

Espantades, les tres eritrócits miren al seu voltant per veure un Bacillus cereus flotant sobre seu.

- Correu!!

Sense cap més ordre, les tres cèl·lules sanguínies arrenquen a córrer mentre esquiven els atacs del bacteri, agafant amb força els seus respectius cistells plens de nutrients. Veient que el camí es divideix en dos, AA-5100 exclama:

- A la dreta!

- Oh? Ni parlar-ne!

Estirant un dels seus tentacles, AA-5100 i NT-4201 segueixen corrent per la dreta mentre que AE-3803 es veu obligada a seguir per l'esquerra i poc després, perseguida pel bacteri.

- Per què sempre m'he de creuar en el camí dels bacteris!? -exclama l'eritrócit espantada, esquivant amb salts i tombarelles les estocades del microorganisme.

Sense fixar-se gaire en el camí, AE-3803 continua corrents fins creuar una porta metàl·lica oberta, en l'interior de la qual hi ha una cinta transportadora llarguíssima flanquejada per màquines acabades en pinces.

- Això és... un dels glomèruls renals de reserva...

- On ets, eritrócit? Què vols jugar a fet i amagar, pot ser?

Ajupida a sota d'una cinta, AE-3803 comença a arrastrar-se sigilosament cap a la sortida, intentant despistar al bacteri que es dedica a trencar les cintes i a volar d'un extrem a l'altre de la sala.

- Una mica més...

Ja podia veure la senyal lluminosa de sortida quan xuta una clau anglesa abandonada al terra.

- Aquí estàs!

El flagel blanc trenca la cinta que protegia AE-3803 que aconsegueix apartar-se just a temps, quedant al descobert.

- Mira, ho podem fer per les bones: tu em dones els nutrients i jo et deixo marxar, què hi dius?

- N-no...

- Perdona?

- Que no t'ho donaré! Això és per una cèl·lula no per un bacteri!

- Què t'has cregut!?

Furiós, el bacil estira un dels flagels per lligar-lo al voltant del coll d'AE-3803, alçant-la del terra. La cèl·lula sanguinia lluita per alliberar-se, amb esgarrapades i cops de peu, però sense deixar anar el cistell, decidida a complir la seva funció fins a les últimes conseqüències. Estrenyent el seu coll amb més força, AE-3803 comença a boquejar en busca d'un aire que no li entra, notant com la seva consciència s'emboirina i els seus moviments van perdent força. El riure cruel del Bacillus ressona en les seves orelles, i amb els ulls humits, xiuxiueja:

- Hak...ke...ky...ū...sa

- Aquí estàs! Mor bacteri!!

Caient de cul a terra i amb el coll lliure, AE-3803 s'abraça al cistell mentre tus i respira forçadament, aliena a la lluita que es desenvolupa al seu davant. Al cap de pocs minuts, el silenci s'apodera de la sala sent interromput per unes ràpides passes que s'aturen al davant de l'eritrócit.

- Sekkekkyū, estàs bé? Estàs ferida?

- E-estic bé, no pateixis. Gràcies per ajudar-me.

- Gràcies a la cèl·lula mare que estas bé... -murmura U-1146 abraçant a AE-3803, agafant-la per sorpresa.

- Hakkekyū-san?

- Quan t'he vist quieta, m'he espantat molt... He pensat que havia fet tard, que ja no...

- Hakkekyū-san! Estic bé, has arribat a temps! Veus? Mira'm, estic bé, mira'm. -ordena la cèl·lula vermella, mentre ajunta les dues fronts i acaricia les galtes blanques del contrari.

- Sí... Estàs bé...

- Estic bé, perquè tu sempre m'ajudes.

- Però i si...?

- Mai passarà, jo sé que sempre arribaràs. -interromp AE-3803 amb un somriure, notant com els braços ferms del contrari la rodejen amb cura i afecte.

- Entesos. Sekkekyū?

- Sí?

- P-podem quedar-nos una estona així? -pregunta U-1146 amb un curiós to vermell a les galtes.

- És clar, tot el temps què vulguis.

Pot ser, el dia en què els dos protagonistes corresponguin els seus sentiments no és tan llunyà com els altres volen creure.

[chi-va-piano-arriva-dopo]

Dopo tanto sono passata a vedere il tuo blog. Come si dice, meglio tardi che mai, no?😊 Ero incuriosita da quanto aveva detto Laura e ammetto che aveva ragione perché è originale e personale. 👍 Per il resto, prossima settimana preparati a sonore tirate d'orecchie ma soprattutto ad offrirci da bere (e non alle macchinette come lo scorso anno!) Auguri 💕💕 Fabi

Ma che sorpresa! Ciao Fabiana, prima di tutto ti ringrazio per gli auguri e perle considerazioni a riguardo del mio blog, secondariamente tengo a dirti chehai ragione, vi ho già offerto una volta da bere alle macchinette, pertanto quest’anno, poiché siamo in piena recessione, “l’ape” lofacciamo en plen air al drago verde!

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My paintings from Parc de la Cuitadella in Barcelona. I wish that I had seen the heron on the griffin statue earlier, but it didn't land there until I needed to leave so I got some pictures so that I can hopefully paint from reference later

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taiga - dense forest

Walking amongst the trees in a dense forest full of doubt, the fruit there could be very sweet, or it could be that it is not.

One thing is reality the other, fantasy.

It could be there is no easy way, it could be there is no black or white, everything could be grey. It could be there is no time to be bitter, when there are no more options to try.

Like the dead skin of a snake, the afterbirth of change, we drag along with our feet all that rare pity and rage

In a small clearing it was found, dressed in the light of white skin playing with what’s hidden and done if your hair is blue, this is heaven.

When we are full of rose-colored hope what good are these reams of words whose leaves reflect the tree into which we will one day convert.

Walking amongst the trees, in a dense forest full of doubt, the fruit there could be very sweet, or it could be that it is not.

The sun faints between the trees guarding over the quiet tomb, graying air cooling the end days of glory and what’s to come.

Darkness falls flat with no warning, the sweetness of fruit on the lips replaces doubt with a yearning for how this life might eclipse.

The star brilliance outline the trees in this thin forest full of life, the dense darkness calls us down but we somehow fly to the light.

Floating amongst the trees in this forest now, no doubt, the fruit seems to be very sweet. We could be here or we could not.

Copyright (c) Esteban Ribas Mari & Helen Gosch 2019. Original lyrics by Esteban Ribas (see below), translated, edited, and extended by Helen Gosch. Permission granted.

(Photo copyright (c) Nilofer Ali).

Taiga (original lyrics in Ibicenc from the album Niu de Born - Nest of Medusa)

Camin entre els arbres D’un bosc ple de dubtes, Potser aquell fruit d’alla sigui ben dolc, o potser no sigui ni aixo.

Es dificil distingir entre veritat i mentida.

Potser aqui no hi ha eleccions facils, potser aqui no hi ha blanc i negre, tot es gris. Potser aqui no hi ha lloc on amagar-se, Potser aqui no hi ha mes opcio que triar.

Com sa pell morta d’una serp, augurant un canvi, m’arrossegare fins als teus peus plens de pietat.

I en aquest petit clar et vaig trobar, vestint de llum sa teva banca pell, jugaven a fet i amagar, si aixo es es cel, es teus cabells son blaus.

Que ens ompli d’esperanca sa rosada, que mulli aquestes fulles de paper, vore es teus ulls reflectint l’arbre, Aquell amb qui jo un dia em convertire.

Camin entrte els arbres d’un bosc ple de dubtes, potser aquell fruit d’alla sigui ben dolc a potser no sigui no aixo, ni aixo.

Copyright (c) Esteban Ribas Mari, 2018. From the album Niu de Born (Nest of Medusa). Reproduced with permission.

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karmina // ballet.

Though this is a skill she doesn’t practice often anymore, Karmina is actually a rather talented ballet dancer.

Years back, I’d say between the 18th and 19th century, she living with the aristocratic Siniy family, Karmina was taught a number of things that were related for the most part to---but not solely restricted---acting as a proper, dutiful landlady and being carrier of the noble family name. Consequently, she had been guided through learning about various artistic and creative fields, such as music (playing the piano, singing), drawing (sketching en plen air, to be more specific), writing poems, reading classic, modern literature and such. All things she still perfectly masters to this day.

However, the one activity that she personally enjoyed the most, that she found less bothersome than the rest, was ballet. She thought of it as quite fun. As a plus, she found it an extremely graceful kind of artistic expression, so of course she did all she could to become the best at it. Surely, she did not surpass nationally famous dancers; she did not participate in any actual choreographies and exhibitions, but she did, the more she trained, demonstrate great dexterity and determination. It’s lively, energetic, while still able to retain a classy, elegant style. Basically, the perfect activity for a being such as Karmina, who thrives on vibrant yet nimble things.

After quite literally a couple centuries of training (she kept going long enough to be able to learn the Russian Vaganova method), Karmina got tired of it, as with most things. The difference between ballet and say, piano playing, is that if she were requested to make a demonstration of her dancing skills, she would much more gladly comply. Perhaps she may not enjoy doing it on a regular schedule, but once in a while she likes entertaining others with this unexpected passion of hers.

Additional notes:

despite being extremely fragile in her human shell, practicing ballet dancing actually helped her become very flexible. Her skin doesn’t crack when she practices it. On the contrary, she is able of rather monstrous feats when it comes to twisting her body.

she can stand en pointe even without wearing appropriate pointe shoes. She can’t do it on heels, but barefoot, definitely.

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En plen air 2021

En plen air 2021

Corsi di scrittura dal 19 al 30 luglio Presso Oasi Café Viale Po, 31, 35030 Sarmeola di Rubano PD 1) Scrivere base: Per ogni persona che voglia sperimentare quanto la scrittura sia per tutti! Semplici regole e facili esperienze per scrivere meglio anche al lavoro. Schemi e strutture per la stesura del romanzo che abbiamo in testa. Frequentazione e abitudine alla scrittura, per uno scritto…