Happy Birthday Salvador Dali May 11th 1904 - 1989 One of my all time favorite Artists. Salvador Dali with Baubu his pet Ocelot Salvador's work has always captivated me but I sometimes think I'm more captivated by his eccentricities and flamboyant nature especially when it cam to shocking people. Born in Figueres Spain May 11th 1904 Dali believed he was the reincarnation of his older brother. His brother died during childbirth just nine months before he was born. It appears that when Dali was 5 his parents took him to visit his brother’s grave where they told him they believed he was the reincarnation of his deceased brother, a little weird but okay anyway Dali believed that from that day on. Swans Reflecting Elephants courtesy of unknown Gala his wife was aslo Dali's business manager although I'm not sure if this was before or after they were married but apparently they were married in a "city hall" type wedding in 1934 and were remarried again in a Catholic ceremony in 1958. Photo courtesy of The Red List. A very young Gala Courtesy of elcaudecati.blogspot.com.es The story goes that he bought her a castle in Spain however he himself wasn't allowed to visit her at the castle until after obtaining her permission in writing. Although he's primarily known for painting he was also knowledgeable in sculpting, photography and Drafting - never knew he was into photography. THE PHONE with Lobster A collaboration by Dali and Edward James in 1936 only four copies exist. Photo Courtesy of The Guardian.com Sometime during the 1940's Dali dedicated a lot of his time to creating with a variety of materials and designed jewelry, clothes, furniture, stage sets for plays and ballet including display windows for retail stores. At one retail store the story goes that he became so enraged with work he didn't authorize that he shoved a a decorative bathtub through the glass window... Oopsie. Lips with Pearl Teeth courtesy of the Curated Object. The Butterfly Boat courtesy of Salvador Dali Org. Dali for Mc Call's Magazine Here a few example of those "shockers" ...
This is one of my favorite pics of Dali with his wife Gala. Photo courtesy of unknown One if not his most recognized paintings: The Persistence of Memory... Photo courtesy of All That Is Interesting. Dali continued to paint her as they both aged, producing sympathetic and adoring images of his muse. I'm not sure where I learned this but they had an open marriage which must have been true because it justifies this statement. Gala seemed to tolerate Dali's alliances with younger muses, secure in her own position as his primary relationship. Did you see the detail of this pic? He's painting on her forehead Photo courtesy of Vanity Fair. One of his early works Photo courtesy of Salvador Dali Org The Sardana of the Witches. Photo courtesy of Salvador-Dali.Org Photo courtesy of Salvador-Dali.Org And this pick is one of my all time faves of Dali with Yves Saint Laurent. Photo courtesy of unknown. The Woman with the Head of Roses. Lastly here is Dali photographed with another great... Andy Warhol courtesy of The Swinging Sixties Thanks for visiting Marti Back to Home Page here. Sign up for my newsletter for free stuff and subscriber only discounts here Credit to photographs are noted unless otherwise unknown. This post is to share my creative thought process and opinion based on my knowledge and experience as an Artist I am not speaking for all Artists', each artist has their own creative methods, knowledge and opinion.
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Why do I like to paint with acrylics? Very simple, it dries quickly. Acrylics dry quickly which keeps me on my toes, I'm not a methodical thinker I like to make any corrections to the paint on the canvas immediately. I've disliked oil paint since I was a kid when I painted with oils for the first time. The next morning I checked to see if my painting was dry... it wasn't, it was still wet and I ruined my own painting. I prefer to have my paintings completely dry in a few days not two months. Acrylic paint will feel dry to the touch on canvas as soon as 8 hours after painting it depending on the size of the canvas but it may need another week to dry completely before varnishing. If you like this topic and want to learn more let me know. Thanks for visiting. Marti Contact me if you have any questions. Back to Home Page here. Get free stuff and huge discounts when you sign up for my newsletter here This post is to share my creative thought process and opinion based on my knowledge and experience as an Artist I am not speaking for all Artists', each artist has their own creative methods, knowledge and opinion.
So who told you buying Original Art Work is only for the wealthy elite? Who told you that? I think a lot of people think Original Art Work is only sold in prominent auction houses like Christie's or Sotheby's or in local art galleries, wrong. Maybe 25 years ago but not today. Flowers in a Clay Pot you can view more details about this painting here. You can buy Original Art Work, I think any one can, check this out... If you earn a living of some sort, or you can afford to pay your cell phone and/or car payment whatever I would say you can afford to buy a Original Painting or any other piece of fine art. Before we had on-line shopping at our finger tips Artists had no choice but to go through an Art gallery to sell their paintings, the Artist would have to jack up the price on their Art Work because once the gallery sold that particular piece of Art they would keep half the dollar amount of what the painting was sold for and this is how galleries have made their money and still do because there are artists out there who are more comfortable selling through galleries and that's fine because that's their choice. So unlike 10 years ago as an Artist we don't have to sell our art through Art Galleries we can sell our Art online directly to our customers at much more affordable prices. If you really like the work of an Artist but you can't afford to fork out a huge chunk of change just reach out to the artist and let them how much you love their work and that you want to buy one of their paintings but that you can't afford the entire dollar amount at the moment. That artist may offer you installments for the purchase, I know several artists (including myself) that breakdown the cost of a painting into 2-3 installments for you to purchase. Obviously each artist is different and some won't be open but most Artists that I know will, especially if their serious artists' with a passion for the Arts, but if you don't ask you'll never know. Contact me if you have any questions contact me here This post is to share my creative thought process and opinion based on my knowledge and experience as an Artist I am not speaking for all Artists', each artist has their own creative methods, knowledge and opinion.
I adore color a lot of color and Flowers inspire me to create colorful paintings because each flower is unique just as we are. Blue Leaf Floral Bouquet, for more details view here That's me holding two baskets of flowers. Although I love flower I'm definitely not an expert when it comes to what their names are. But I believe this is a Dahlia And the pic below is a field of Lavender flowers a flower that is known for is relaxing properties. Purple Dahlia Photo courtesy of unknown Thanks for visiting, You can contact me here Back to Home Page here.
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