Irene Turner: it Sonoma Style

The art of quilting! Second post, since they are simply awesome

Posting again, because her work simply makes me happy

Claude Monet's Gardens at his estate at Giverny, France.

Aren’t these beautiful?

Yes, I could live here

Fabulous? Or, weird?

As the art world is devastated by the pandemic, new ways are cropping up for us to enjoy. Check this out: SITE was not created specifically for the pandemic but was intended as a way to connect the visual arts and the built environment. By being 100 percent virtual, the Library Street Collective removes the constraints of time and place to redefine how people interface with and experience art.

WOW! Made out of a single piece of ivory, this artist's tool includes six oval paint wells that still contain cakes of blue, green, brown, yellow, red, and black pigments. At one end of the palette is also an inscription of the pharaoh Amenhotep III (ca. 1401-1353 BCE) in hieroglyphics as well as the epithet beloved of Re. Amenhotep III's reign was one of the most prosperous periods of ancient Egypt and filled with achievements in art and culture. Despite its age, the design of this painter's palette closely resembles many of the artistic tools we use today.

Since travel is at a minimum, this is a great way to visit and learn some of the basic history of Versailles. The 3- 3D videos are great! Some of you may know some of the history from the steamy show Versailles. Who’s been? Who will go? Take a look. It’s grand