#mtne

[erisis]

A few more LeslieAnne photos. Of the three trans women in the first photo, I’m the only one still alive. LeslieAnne, on the left of me, died recently of a heart attack. Christa, on my right, who was the Miss Trans Northampton/New England founder and producer, was murdered by her husband a little over 4 years ago. This was our first public appearance together as the newly minted, Miss Trans Northampton and my lovely runner-up. #trans #transgender #transwomen #mtne #misstransnorthampton #misstransnewengland #deadfriends #restinpower #pageantqueens (at Western Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChP_ZLXplr9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[navxry]

I have this urge to play DR Lapse again after recalling the game and man it's tempting

But I gotta finish MTNE on stream... And do the blue riding hood game... orz

[stmaryredcliffe]

On Wednesday 7 December we’ll be hosting @piccadilly_sinfonietta for a special festive musical treat - Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at Christmas. Tickets are available online via the QR in the second image or via our link in bio #stmaryredcliffe (at St Mary Redcliffe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkdcK1-MtNe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ladygavgav]

Day 28 of Orange August. Whenever I travel, I always carry snacks. This is after an incident where I was on a narrowboat that broke down less than an hour into its journey, leaving us stranded without anything to eat. (at Dundee railway station) https://www.instagram.com/p/Chy8B8-MtnE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mothpile]

actually while im talking about languages . english ? i know the rules of conjugations and stuff i cant get away with horrible grammar. but in armenian? i know nothing i never learned i failed gr1 armenian saturday school for a reason . i am lawless and only know Insults Basically . its Great

[wxlfbites]

A Better Visual Representation

Until now, I have used images of the merfolk from the Animal Planet mockumentary Mermaids: The Body Found and Mermaids: The New Evidence to describe my vision of merfolk and how I experience them. However, I was looking through Google to see if I could find any other kinds of art that would be a better depiction because despite them having been the most accurate I’d found so far, the merfolk from MTBF/MTNE are simply not the exact image I’ve been seeing in my memories and dreams. I came across this gif of one of the characters from the show Siren and I’m now completely abandoning the merfolk from MTBF/MTNE as visual representations because this is much more accurate. Besides the spike in the middle of the fluke and all of the smaller fins on the sides, as well as the gills on her torso, this body structure is very much the one I see merfolk having. The hands, with the webbing and longer nails, the color, the fact that the tail looks much more mammal than fish, the dorsal fins along the back. The only other things I have an issue with besides the ones I pointed out above, is the human hair and face, her arm movements are a bit off and the slight difference in torso to tail color along with the shimmer that looks fish-like isn’t right, but other than that, this is generally what I’ve seen and envisioned. Recent memories have been giving me the feeling that merfolk do have hair, contrary to what I first believed, but it’s different than the hair typically depicted and seen here. And merfolk faces are much less human-like. Otherwise, this is the best example of merfolk I have found to date.

03.23.20

[bookforgroup]

Mtne Anna Josephoff

Anna Josephoff has won for herself a name as the best painter of flowers, while Mme Hadji Mitcheff (nee Brown) is the only painter of miniatures in Bulgaria. This lady possesses a keen sense of line and delicate colouring, and a sure touch in rendering the details of hair and dress. Another woman artist, Mme Naoumoff, (nee Ostroveka), is well known as portraitist, especially in pastel.

Bulgarian artists

There are few Bulgarian artists who at one time or another have not tried their hand at portraiture. Among the older artists, Ivan Markvitchka obtained considerable success in this department, but the best Bulgarian portraitist is unquestionably Nicolas Mihailoff. He has studied in Sofia, Munich, Paris, and London, and, before taking to portraiture, spent a considerable time in copying old and modem masters. He also made an attempt at large compositions, taking his subjects from Bulgarian folklore. These pictures, which were not devoid of merit, especially in their colouring, were the result of the influence exerted on the young artist by such masters as BScklin, Franz Stuck, and Ludwig von Hoffmann. The scenery and figures, and their general inspiration, had nothing Bulgarian about them. The influence of these Servian artists on Miha&off may be easily traced, even in some of his later productions of the same kind. He appears much more personal and independent in his portraits, although here also the influence of Rubens, Lenbach, Stuck, Hubermann, and F. A. von Kaulbach was for a time manifest. As a portraitist Mihailoff has a distinct talent for catching the most characteristic side of a face and concentrating the expression in the eyes, as well as rendering everything that is typical of the .subject. Much of the work of this talented artist, however, suffers in consequence of overproduction, often at the expense of the execution. Among the best portraits of Mihailoff are those of his wife.

Unique of his kind as portraitist and caricaturist is Alexander Bojinoff, one of the most popular and most imitated artists, not only in Bulgaria but also among the other Southern Slav nations. Bojinoff has met with considerable success as poet, as feuilletonist, as symbolical painter, in landscape and in portraiture; but the general public associates him mainly, if not exclusively, with caricature, in which line he excels equally in inspiration and in execution. Bojinoff himself, however, conscious of this rather onesided reputation, values highest his symbolical pictures and his landscapes. In his caricatures of public men, politicians, poets, writers*, etc., Bojinoff is distinguished by rendering not only what is typical in the face, but also the mental or moral peculiarities and habits of the subject caricatured. The symbolical pictures of Bojinoff are characterised by their spiritual conception. He seldom works in oils, preferring pastel, watercolour, and pen. This comparative neglect of oils is sufficiently accounted for by lack of time and other distractions with which a regular contributor to the daily press is beset. Bojinoff studied for a while at the School of Painting in Sofia. He has spent a considerable time in Munich, but never studied in the Academy there. All that he has been able to do as artist he owes to his hard work and perseverance.

The same may be also said of the best Bulgarian decorative artist, Har(dampy Tatcheff, who graduated at the School of Painting in Sofia, where, however, he could not find a teacher worthy of his talent. He owes everything to private work and the study of the Western masters, and of nature. He is well acquainted with ancient Bulgarian and modem Bulgarian ornamentation, of which he has made free use in his work. Tatcheff is the first Bulgarian artist who has systematically worked on bookcovers, vignettes, and glasspainting.

Sculpture in Bulgaria, owing to the somewhat puritanical attitude of Bulgarian public opinion towards undraped figures, remains in a very backward state. Of the two sculptors who, as students, gave considerable promise, Marin VassUeff has never been able to raise himself above the conventional style, while Yctcho Spirtdonoff, with his unquestionable talent, has thus far produced very little.

[xholidays]

Mtne Anna Josephoff

Anna Josephoff has won for herself a name as the best painter of flowers, while Mme Hadji Mitcheff (nee Brown) is the only painter of miniatures in Bulgaria. This lady possesses a keen sense of line and delicate colouring, and a sure touch in rendering the details of hair and dress. Another woman artist, Mme Naoumoff, (nee Ostroveka), is well known as portraitist, especially in pastel.

Bulgarian artists

There are few Bulgarian artists who at one time or another have not tried their hand at portraiture. Among the older artists, Ivan Markvitchka obtained considerable success in this department, but the best Bulgarian portraitist is unquestionably Nicolas Mihailoff. He has studied in Sofia, Munich, Paris, and London, and, before taking to portraiture, spent a considerable time in copying old and modem masters. He also made an attempt at large compositions, taking his subjects from Bulgarian folklore. These pictures, which were not devoid of merit, especially in their colouring, were the result of the influence exerted on the young artist by such masters as BScklin, Franz Stuck, and Ludwig von Hoffmann. The scenery and figures, and their general inspiration, had nothing Bulgarian about them. The influence of these Servian artists on Miha&off may be easily traced, even in some of his later productions of the same kind. He appears much more personal and independent in his portraits, although here also the influence of Rubens, Lenbach, Stuck, Hubermann, and F. A. von Kaulbach was for a time manifest. As a portraitist Mihailoff has a distinct talent for catching the most characteristic side of a face and concentrating the expression in the eyes, as well as rendering everything that is typical of the .subject. Much of the work of this talented artist, however, suffers in consequence of overproduction, often at the expense of the execution. Among the best portraits of Mihailoff are those of his wife.

Unique of his kind as portraitist and caricaturist is Alexander Bojinoff, one of the most popular and most imitated artists, not only in Bulgaria but also among the other Southern Slav nations. Bojinoff has met with considerable success as poet, as feuilletonist, as symbolical painter, in landscape and in portraiture; but the general public associates him mainly, if not exclusively, with caricature, in which line he excels equally in inspiration and in execution. Bojinoff himself, however, conscious of this rather onesided reputation, values highest his symbolical pictures and his landscapes. In his caricatures of public men, politicians, poets, writers*, etc., Bojinoff is distinguished by rendering not only what is typical in the face, but also the mental or moral peculiarities and habits of the subject caricatured. The symbolical pictures of Bojinoff are characterised by their spiritual conception. He seldom works in oils, preferring pastel, watercolour, and pen. This comparative neglect of oils is sufficiently accounted for by lack of time and other distractions with which a regular contributor to the daily press is beset. Bojinoff studied for a while at the School of Painting in Sofia. He has spent a considerable time in Munich, but never studied in the Academy there. All that he has been able to do as artist he owes to his hard work and perseverance.

The same may be also said of the best Bulgarian decorative artist, Har(dampy Tatcheff, who graduated at the School of Painting in Sofia, where, however, he could not find a teacher worthy of his talent. He owes everything to private work and the study of the Western masters, and of nature. He is well acquainted with ancient Bulgarian and modem Bulgarian ornamentation, of which he has made free use in his work. Tatcheff is the first Bulgarian artist who has systematically worked on bookcovers, vignettes, and glasspainting.

Sculpture in Bulgaria, owing to the somewhat puritanical attitude of Bulgarian public opinion towards undraped figures, remains in a very backward state. Of the two sculptors who, as students, gave considerable promise, Marin VassUeff has never been able to raise himself above the conventional style, while Yctcho Spirtdonoff, with his unquestionable talent, has thus far produced very little.

[summertravelsbg]

Mtne Anna Josephoff

Anna Josephoff has won for herself a name as the best painter of flowers, while Mme Hadji Mitcheff (nee Brown) is the only painter of miniatures in Bulgaria. This lady possesses a keen sense of line and delicate colouring, and a sure touch in rendering the details of hair and dress. Another woman artist, Mme Naoumoff, (nee Ostroveka), is well known as portraitist, especially in pastel.

Bulgarian artists

There are few Bulgarian artists who at one time or another have not tried their hand at portraiture. Among the older artists, Ivan Markvitchka obtained considerable success in this department, but the best Bulgarian portraitist is unquestionably Nicolas Mihailoff. He has studied in Sofia, Munich, Paris, and London, and, before taking to portraiture, spent a considerable time in copying old and modem masters. He also made an attempt at large compositions, taking his subjects from Bulgarian folklore. These pictures, which were not devoid of merit, especially in their colouring, were the result of the influence exerted on the young artist by such masters as BScklin, Franz Stuck, and Ludwig von Hoffmann. The scenery and figures, and their general inspiration, had nothing Bulgarian about them. The influence of these Servian artists on Miha&off may be easily traced, even in some of his later productions of the same kind. He appears much more personal and independent in his portraits, although here also the influence of Rubens, Lenbach, Stuck, Hubermann, and F. A. von Kaulbach was for a time manifest. As a portraitist Mihailoff has a distinct talent for catching the most characteristic side of a face and concentrating the expression in the eyes, as well as rendering everything that is typical of the .subject. Much of the work of this talented artist, however, suffers in consequence of overproduction, often at the expense of the execution. Among the best portraits of Mihailoff are those of his wife.

Unique of his kind as portraitist and caricaturist is Alexander Bojinoff, one of the most popular and most imitated artists, not only in Bulgaria but also among the other Southern Slav nations. Bojinoff has met with considerable success as poet, as feuilletonist, as symbolical painter, in landscape and in portraiture; but the general public associates him mainly, if not exclusively, with caricature, in which line he excels equally in inspiration and in execution. Bojinoff himself, however, conscious of this rather onesided reputation, values highest his symbolical pictures and his landscapes. In his caricatures of public men, politicians, poets, writers*, etc., Bojinoff is distinguished by rendering not only what is typical in the face, but also the mental or moral peculiarities and habits of the subject caricatured. The symbolical pictures of Bojinoff are characterised by their spiritual conception. He seldom works in oils, preferring pastel, watercolour, and pen. This comparative neglect of oils is sufficiently accounted for by lack of time and other distractions with which a regular contributor to the daily press is beset. Bojinoff studied for a while at the School of Painting in Sofia. He has spent a considerable time in Munich, but never studied in the Academy there. All that he has been able to do as artist he owes to his hard work and perseverance.

The same may be also said of the best Bulgarian decorative artist, Har(dampy Tatcheff, who graduated at the School of Painting in Sofia, where, however, he could not find a teacher worthy of his talent. He owes everything to private work and the study of the Western masters, and of nature. He is well acquainted with ancient Bulgarian and modem Bulgarian ornamentation, of which he has made free use in his work. Tatcheff is the first Bulgarian artist who has systematically worked on bookcovers, vignettes, and glasspainting.

Sculpture in Bulgaria, owing to the somewhat puritanical attitude of Bulgarian public opinion towards undraped figures, remains in a very backward state. Of the two sculptors who, as students, gave considerable promise, Marin VassUeff has never been able to raise himself above the conventional style, while Yctcho Spirtdonoff, with his unquestionable talent, has thus far produced very little.

[holidaysinn]

Mtne Anna Josephoff

Anna Josephoff has won for herself a name as the best painter of flowers, while Mme Hadji Mitcheff (nee Brown) is the only painter of miniatures in Bulgaria. This lady possesses a keen sense of line and delicate colouring, and a sure touch in rendering the details of hair and dress. Another woman artist, Mme Naoumoff, (nee Ostroveka), is well known as portraitist, especially in pastel.

Bulgarian artists

There are few Bulgarian artists who at one time or another have not tried their hand at portraiture. Among the older artists, Ivan Markvitchka obtained considerable success in this department, but the best Bulgarian portraitist is unquestionably Nicolas Mihailoff. He has studied in Sofia, Munich, Paris, and London, and, before taking to portraiture, spent a considerable time in copying old and modem masters. He also made an attempt at large compositions, taking his subjects from Bulgarian folklore. These pictures, which were not devoid of merit, especially in their colouring, were the result of the influence exerted on the young artist by such masters as BScklin, Franz Stuck, and Ludwig von Hoffmann. The scenery and figures, and their general inspiration, had nothing Bulgarian about them. The influence of these Servian artists on Miha&off may be easily traced, even in some of his later productions of the same kind. He appears much more personal and independent in his portraits, although here also the influence of Rubens, Lenbach, Stuck, Hubermann, and F. A. von Kaulbach was for a time manifest. As a portraitist Mihailoff has a distinct talent for catching the most characteristic side of a face and concentrating the expression in the eyes, as well as rendering everything that is typical of the .subject. Much of the work of this talented artist, however, suffers in consequence of overproduction, often at the expense of the execution. Among the best portraits of Mihailoff are those of his wife.

Unique of his kind as portraitist and caricaturist is Alexander Bojinoff, one of the most popular and most imitated artists, not only in Bulgaria but also among the other Southern Slav nations. Bojinoff has met with considerable success as poet, as feuilletonist, as symbolical painter, in landscape and in portraiture; but the general public associates him mainly, if not exclusively, with caricature, in which line he excels equally in inspiration and in execution. Bojinoff himself, however, conscious of this rather onesided reputation, values highest his symbolical pictures and his landscapes. In his caricatures of public men, politicians, poets, writers*, etc., Bojinoff is distinguished by rendering not only what is typical in the face, but also the mental or moral peculiarities and habits of the subject caricatured. The symbolical pictures of Bojinoff are characterised by their spiritual conception. He seldom works in oils, preferring pastel, watercolour, and pen. This comparative neglect of oils is sufficiently accounted for by lack of time and other distractions with which a regular contributor to the daily press is beset. Bojinoff studied for a while at the School of Painting in Sofia. He has spent a considerable time in Munich, but never studied in the Academy there. All that he has been able to do as artist he owes to his hard work and perseverance.

The same may be also said of the best Bulgarian decorative artist, Har(dampy Tatcheff, who graduated at the School of Painting in Sofia, where, however, he could not find a teacher worthy of his talent. He owes everything to private work and the study of the Western masters, and of nature. He is well acquainted with ancient Bulgarian and modem Bulgarian ornamentation, of which he has made free use in his work. Tatcheff is the first Bulgarian artist who has systematically worked on bookcovers, vignettes, and glasspainting.

Sculpture in Bulgaria, owing to the somewhat puritanical attitude of Bulgarian public opinion towards undraped figures, remains in a very backward state. Of the two sculptors who, as students, gave considerable promise, Marin VassUeff has never been able to raise himself above the conventional style, while Yctcho Spirtdonoff, with his unquestionable talent, has thus far produced very little.

[erisis]

And still another old friend is dead…… I went to a funeral today for one of the most talented trans women I have had the pleasure of knowing. LeslieAnne (Rios) Millier was the first runner up in the very first Miss Trans Northampton Pageant. I honestly was pretty sure she was going to be the winner, and was absolutely dumbstruck to find myself standing next to this incredible woman on stage just before I the winner was announced. And somehow, it was not her, but me.
She was tall, beautiful, strong, and an incredibly good guitar player. Gods but she could ROCK!! She really should have been the winner. But when she wasn’t, she was an incredibly gracious and supportive runner-up. 
We even did several appearances and performances together. One of which, a show we called the Tr***y Rat Pack, that was me, LeslieAnne, and Tammy Twotone, was one of my favourite shows that I’ve ever done. LeslieAnne made for an ironically incredible “straight man” (in the comedy sense) to Tammy and me being our maximum goofball selves!
We got in so much trouble for that name actually, but the show itself was so much fun!!! As close as I’ve ever come to my Smothers Brothers/Rat Pack performance dream!!
After that, LeslieAnne kind of dropped out of our scene. She devoted herself to building her house, starting a trucking company, and settling down with her long-time boyfriend and eventual husband Bob.
Today, lying in a coffin, was the first time I’ve actually seen her in half a decade….. I much prefer to remember her as the wonderfully vivacious and full-of-life woman she was.
She’s gone too soon. Love you LeslieAnne. I hope you’re rocking out the house in the great afterlife venue in the sky! #transwomen #rockerchick #guitarplayer #womenwhorock #transwoman #mtne #misstransnewengland #misstransnorthampton #transpride #northamptonma #northampton #pageantqueens #transperformers #oldfriends #deadfriends #beautifulwomen #trans #inmemoriam (at Northampton, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChOEqUIM3Su/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[navxry]

I finally punted out my ideas of one of my sona reworks (not my OG or SD OR MTNE, to clarify)

And man, designing them is. going to be... Interesting

[huytas]

Mtne Anna Josephoff

Anna Josephoff has won for herself a name as the best painter of flowers, while Mme Hadji Mitcheff (nee Brown) is the only painter of miniatures in Bulgaria. This lady possesses a keen sense of line and delicate colouring, and a sure touch in rendering the details of hair and dress. Another woman artist, Mme Naoumoff, (nee Ostroveka), is well known as portraitist, especially in pastel.

Bulgarian artists

There are few Bulgarian artists who at one time or another have not tried their hand at portraiture. Among the older artists, Ivan Markvitchka obtained considerable success in this department, but the best Bulgarian portraitist is unquestionably Nicolas Mihailoff. He has studied in Sofia, Munich, Paris, and London, and, before taking to portraiture, spent a considerable time in copying old and modem masters. He also made an attempt at large compositions, taking his subjects from Bulgarian folklore. These pictures, which were not devoid of merit, especially in their colouring, were the result of the influence exerted on the young artist by such masters as BScklin, Franz Stuck, and Ludwig von Hoffmann. The scenery and figures, and their general inspiration, had nothing Bulgarian about them. The influence of these Servian artists on Miha&off may be easily traced, even in some of his later productions of the same kind. He appears much more personal and independent in his portraits, although here also the influence of Rubens, Lenbach, Stuck, Hubermann, and F. A. von Kaulbach was for a time manifest. As a portraitist Mihailoff has a distinct talent for catching the most characteristic side of a face and concentrating the expression in the eyes, as well as rendering everything that is typical of the .subject. Much of the work of this talented artist, however, suffers in consequence of overproduction, often at the expense of the execution. Among the best portraits of Mihailoff are those of his wife.

Unique of his kind as portraitist and caricaturist is Alexander Bojinoff, one of the most popular and most imitated artists, not only in Bulgaria but also among the other Southern Slav nations. Bojinoff has met with considerable success as poet, as feuilletonist, as symbolical painter, in landscape and in portraiture; but the general public associates him mainly, if not exclusively, with caricature, in which line he excels equally in inspiration and in execution. Bojinoff himself, however, conscious of this rather onesided reputation, values highest his symbolical pictures and his landscapes. In his caricatures of public men, politicians, poets, writers*, etc., Bojinoff is distinguished by rendering not only what is typical in the face, but also the mental or moral peculiarities and habits of the subject caricatured. The symbolical pictures of Bojinoff are characterised by their spiritual conception. He seldom works in oils, preferring pastel, watercolour, and pen. This comparative neglect of oils is sufficiently accounted for by lack of time and other distractions with which a regular contributor to the daily press is beset. Bojinoff studied for a while at the School of Painting in Sofia. He has spent a considerable time in Munich, but never studied in the Academy there. All that he has been able to do as artist he owes to his hard work and perseverance.

The same may be also said of the best Bulgarian decorative artist, Har(dampy Tatcheff, who graduated at the School of Painting in Sofia, where, however, he could not find a teacher worthy of his talent. He owes everything to private work and the study of the Western masters, and of nature. He is well acquainted with ancient Bulgarian and modem Bulgarian ornamentation, of which he has made free use in his work. Tatcheff is the first Bulgarian artist who has systematically worked on bookcovers, vignettes, and glasspainting.

Sculpture in Bulgaria, owing to the somewhat puritanical attitude of Bulgarian public opinion towards undraped figures, remains in a very backward state. Of the two sculptors who, as students, gave considerable promise, Marin VassUeff has never been able to raise himself above the conventional style, while Yctcho Spirtdonoff, with his unquestionable talent, has thus far produced very little.

[travellingistanbul]

Mtne Anna Josephoff

Anna Josephoff has won for herself a name as the best painter of flowers, while Mme Hadji Mitcheff (nee Brown) is the only painter of miniatures in Bulgaria. This lady possesses a keen sense of line and delicate colouring, and a sure touch in rendering the details of hair and dress. Another woman artist, Mme Naoumoff, (nee Ostroveka), is well known as portraitist, especially in pastel.

Bulgarian artists

There are few Bulgarian artists who at one time or another have not tried their hand at portraiture. Among the older artists, Ivan Markvitchka obtained considerable success in this department, but the best Bulgarian portraitist is unquestionably Nicolas Mihailoff. He has studied in Sofia, Munich, Paris, and London, and, before taking to portraiture, spent a considerable time in copying old and modem masters. He also made an attempt at large compositions, taking his subjects from Bulgarian folklore. These pictures, which were not devoid of merit, especially in their colouring, were the result of the influence exerted on the young artist by such masters as BScklin, Franz Stuck, and Ludwig von Hoffmann. The scenery and figures, and their general inspiration, had nothing Bulgarian about them. The influence of these Servian artists on Miha&off may be easily traced, even in some of his later productions of the same kind. He appears much more personal and independent in his portraits, although here also the influence of Rubens, Lenbach, Stuck, Hubermann, and F. A. von Kaulbach was for a time manifest. As a portraitist Mihailoff has a distinct talent for catching the most characteristic side of a face and concentrating the expression in the eyes, as well as rendering everything that is typical of the .subject. Much of the work of this talented artist, however, suffers in consequence of overproduction, often at the expense of the execution. Among the best portraits of Mihailoff are those of his wife.

Unique of his kind as portraitist and caricaturist is Alexander Bojinoff, one of the most popular and most imitated artists, not only in Bulgaria but also among the other Southern Slav nations. Bojinoff has met with considerable success as poet, as feuilletonist, as symbolical painter, in landscape and in portraiture; but the general public associates him mainly, if not exclusively, with caricature, in which line he excels equally in inspiration and in execution. Bojinoff himself, however, conscious of this rather onesided reputation, values highest his symbolical pictures and his landscapes. In his caricatures of public men, politicians, poets, writers*, etc., Bojinoff is distinguished by rendering not only what is typical in the face, but also the mental or moral peculiarities and habits of the subject caricatured. The symbolical pictures of Bojinoff are characterised by their spiritual conception. He seldom works in oils, preferring pastel, watercolour, and pen. This comparative neglect of oils is sufficiently accounted for by lack of time and other distractions with which a regular contributor to the daily press is beset. Bojinoff studied for a while at the School of Painting in Sofia. He has spent a considerable time in Munich, but never studied in the Academy there. All that he has been able to do as artist he owes to his hard work and perseverance.

The same may be also said of the best Bulgarian decorative artist, Har(dampy Tatcheff, who graduated at the School of Painting in Sofia, where, however, he could not find a teacher worthy of his talent. He owes everything to private work and the study of the Western masters, and of nature. He is well acquainted with ancient Bulgarian and modem Bulgarian ornamentation, of which he has made free use in his work. Tatcheff is the first Bulgarian artist who has systematically worked on bookcovers, vignettes, and glasspainting.

Sculpture in Bulgaria, owing to the somewhat puritanical attitude of Bulgarian public opinion towards undraped figures, remains in a very backward state. Of the two sculptors who, as students, gave considerable promise, Marin VassUeff has never been able to raise himself above the conventional style, while Yctcho Spirtdonoff, with his unquestionable talent, has thus far produced very little.

[vasilkatravel]

Mtne Anna Josephoff

Anna Josephoff has won for herself a name as the best painter of flowers, while Mme Hadji Mitcheff (nee Brown) is the only painter of miniatures in Bulgaria. This lady possesses a keen sense of line and delicate colouring, and a sure touch in rendering the details of hair and dress. Another woman artist, Mme Naoumoff, (nee Ostroveka), is well known as portraitist, especially in pastel.

Bulgarian artists

There are few Bulgarian artists who at one time or another have not tried their hand at portraiture. Among the older artists, Ivan Markvitchka obtained considerable success in this department, but the best Bulgarian portraitist is unquestionably Nicolas Mihailoff. He has studied in Sofia, Munich, Paris, and London, and, before taking to portraiture, spent a considerable time in copying old and modem masters. He also made an attempt at large compositions, taking his subjects from Bulgarian folklore. These pictures, which were not devoid of merit, especially in their colouring, were the result of the influence exerted on the young artist by such masters as BScklin, Franz Stuck, and Ludwig von Hoffmann. The scenery and figures, and their general inspiration, had nothing Bulgarian about them. The influence of these Servian artists on Miha&off may be easily traced, even in some of his later productions of the same kind. He appears much more personal and independent in his portraits, although here also the influence of Rubens, Lenbach, Stuck, Hubermann, and F. A. von Kaulbach was for a time manifest. As a portraitist Mihailoff has a distinct talent for catching the most characteristic side of a face and concentrating the expression in the eyes, as well as rendering everything that is typical of the .subject. Much of the work of this talented artist, however, suffers in consequence of overproduction, often at the expense of the execution. Among the best portraits of Mihailoff are those of his wife.

Unique of his kind as portraitist and caricaturist is Alexander Bojinoff, one of the most popular and most imitated artists, not only in Bulgaria but also among the other Southern Slav nations. Bojinoff has met with considerable success as poet, as feuilletonist, as symbolical painter, in landscape and in portraiture; but the general public associates him mainly, if not exclusively, with caricature, in which line he excels equally in inspiration and in execution. Bojinoff himself, however, conscious of this rather onesided reputation, values highest his symbolical pictures and his landscapes. In his caricatures of public men, politicians, poets, writers*, etc., Bojinoff is distinguished by rendering not only what is typical in the face, but also the mental or moral peculiarities and habits of the subject caricatured. The symbolical pictures of Bojinoff are characterised by their spiritual conception. He seldom works in oils, preferring pastel, watercolour, and pen. This comparative neglect of oils is sufficiently accounted for by lack of time and other distractions with which a regular contributor to the daily press is beset. Bojinoff studied for a while at the School of Painting in Sofia. He has spent a considerable time in Munich, but never studied in the Academy there. All that he has been able to do as artist he owes to his hard work and perseverance.

The same may be also said of the best Bulgarian decorative artist, Har(dampy Tatcheff, who graduated at the School of Painting in Sofia, where, however, he could not find a teacher worthy of his talent. He owes everything to private work and the study of the Western masters, and of nature. He is well acquainted with ancient Bulgarian and modem Bulgarian ornamentation, of which he has made free use in his work. Tatcheff is the first Bulgarian artist who has systematically worked on bookcovers, vignettes, and glasspainting.

Sculpture in Bulgaria, owing to the somewhat puritanical attitude of Bulgarian public opinion towards undraped figures, remains in a very backward state. Of the two sculptors who, as students, gave considerable promise, Marin VassUeff has never been able to raise himself above the conventional style, while Yctcho Spirtdonoff, with his unquestionable talent, has thus far produced very little.

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Mtne Anna Josephoff

Anna Josephoff has won for herself a name as the best painter of flowers, while Mme Hadji Mitcheff (nee Brown) is the only painter of miniatures in Bulgaria. This lady possesses a keen sense of line and delicate colouring, and a sure touch in rendering the details of hair and dress. Another woman artist, Mme Naoumoff, (nee Ostroveka), is well known as portraitist, especially in pastel.

Bulgarian artists

There are few Bulgarian artists who at one time or another have not tried their hand at portraiture. Among the older artists, Ivan Markvitchka obtained considerable success in this department, but the best Bulgarian portraitist is unquestionably Nicolas Mihailoff. He has studied in Sofia, Munich, Paris, and London, and, before taking to portraiture, spent a considerable time in copying old and modem masters. He also made an attempt at large compositions, taking his subjects from Bulgarian folklore. These pictures, which were not devoid of merit, especially in their colouring, were the result of the influence exerted on the young artist by such masters as BScklin, Franz Stuck, and Ludwig von Hoffmann. The scenery and figures, and their general inspiration, had nothing Bulgarian about them. The influence of these Servian artists on Miha&off may be easily traced, even in some of his later productions of the same kind. He appears much more personal and independent in his portraits, although here also the influence of Rubens, Lenbach, Stuck, Hubermann, and F. A. von Kaulbach was for a time manifest. As a portraitist Mihailoff has a distinct talent for catching the most characteristic side of a face and concentrating the expression in the eyes, as well as rendering everything that is typical of the .subject. Much of the work of this talented artist, however, suffers in consequence of overproduction, often at the expense of the execution. Among the best portraits of Mihailoff are those of his wife.

Unique of his kind as portraitist and caricaturist is Alexander Bojinoff, one of the most popular and most imitated artists, not only in Bulgaria but also among the other Southern Slav nations. Bojinoff has met with considerable success as poet, as feuilletonist, as symbolical painter, in landscape and in portraiture; but the general public associates him mainly, if not exclusively, with caricature, in which line he excels equally in inspiration and in execution. Bojinoff himself, however, conscious of this rather onesided reputation, values highest his symbolical pictures and his landscapes. In his caricatures of public men, politicians, poets, writers*, etc., Bojinoff is distinguished by rendering not only what is typical in the face, but also the mental or moral peculiarities and habits of the subject caricatured. The symbolical pictures of Bojinoff are characterised by their spiritual conception. He seldom works in oils, preferring pastel, watercolour, and pen. This comparative neglect of oils is sufficiently accounted for by lack of time and other distractions with which a regular contributor to the daily press is beset. Bojinoff studied for a while at the School of Painting in Sofia. He has spent a considerable time in Munich, but never studied in the Academy there. All that he has been able to do as artist he owes to his hard work and perseverance.

The same may be also said of the best Bulgarian decorative artist, Har(dampy Tatcheff, who graduated at the School of Painting in Sofia, where, however, he could not find a teacher worthy of his talent. He owes everything to private work and the study of the Western masters, and of nature. He is well acquainted with ancient Bulgarian and modem Bulgarian ornamentation, of which he has made free use in his work. Tatcheff is the first Bulgarian artist who has systematically worked on bookcovers, vignettes, and glasspainting.

Sculpture in Bulgaria, owing to the somewhat puritanical attitude of Bulgarian public opinion towards undraped figures, remains in a very backward state. Of the two sculptors who, as students, gave considerable promise, Marin VassUeff has never been able to raise himself above the conventional style, while Yctcho Spirtdonoff, with his unquestionable talent, has thus far produced very little.