Category Archives: Art

Art Du Jour

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: John Singer Sargent, Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth (1889), oil on canvas Related Blowhard, Esq. shared another enigmatic Sargent portrait in this Gilded Age image gallery. So did I, in my first post. Read about Terry and … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Performers, Women men and fashion | Tagged Ellen Terry, Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth, John Singer Sargent, Lady Macbeth | 1 Comment

Lesbian Pulp Fiction Novels

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Images from Retronaut, via Tex of the late WhackingDay.

Posted in Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Commercial art, Sex, Uncategorized, Women men and fashion | Tagged cheesecake, lesbians, Pulp, sex | 3 Comments

Art Du Jour

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. “Reception of Le Grand Condé at Versailles” (1878) by Jean-Léon Gérôme

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Art Du Jour

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. “Castle of Sin / Arthur Rex” (1978) by Frank Frazetta

Posted in Art, Commercial art | Tagged Frank Frazetta | 3 Comments

“The Last Supper” Five Ways

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Leonardo da Vinci’s original, in the Convent of Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan. The Sesame Street version (click image to enlarge): The Star Wars version (click image to enlarge): The Sopranos version (click image to enlarge): The Big Lebowski version (click image … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Humor | Tagged big lebowski, blasphemy, five ways, heresy, jesus, last supper, leonardo davinci, popped culture, sesame street, Star Wars, The Sopranos | 1 Comment

Art Du Jour

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. “Phryne Revealed before the Areopagus” (1861) by Jean-Léon Gérôme

Posted in Art | Tagged Academic art, French art, Jean-Léon Gérôme, painting | 1 Comment

Gilded Age Gallery

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I enjoyed Mark Siegel’s Sailor Twain, a dark fantasy-romance graphic novel set during the late 19th century on a Hudson steamboat, quite a bit. I had planned on writing a longer review until I realized that, er, all I … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Personal reflections, Photography | Tagged Academic art, American history, Gilded Age, Mark Siegel, Sailor Twain, steamboats, traditionalism | 6 Comments

Art Du Jour

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Sir Sidney Nolan, Gallipoli riders, 1963 textile dye on coated paper, Australian War Memorial

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Art and Booze Together

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Here’s a curious little article detailing the mutually beneficial yet uneasy relationship between the businesses of trend-setting art and liquor. Interesting, though, to note what the arty folks consider to be a downside: Spirits sponsors want signage at … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, The Good Life | 6 Comments