There’s not as much culture on this site as there should be. Someone mentioned a couple weeks ago that I have more traffic than they did, and I explained that it was because he has important and serious things to say, and I have fart jokes. But every once in a while, I like to put some real culture in amongst the rednecks and LOLcats and dirty jokes. Lucky for you, I am able to resist those urges and carry on like I always have. It’s just dressed up a little today. You could call this a work of art! You could, but you won’t.



Women in Art

Here’s a website that identifies all the faces in the video.

The secret of Mona Lisa’s smile.

Fun little art game, the String Spinner .. wake the kids if you need help. If you liked that, you'll love this kaleidoscope.

Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges-Pierre Seurat is often used to illustrate pointilism, the art style that became the precurser of dot-matrix printing. The painting has inspired many recreations, parodies, and unusual uses for the artwork. Frogsmoke has collected many of these in one post, including this tattoo. (via Grow-A-Brain)

Watch Dan Dunn on stage as he paints on a rotating canvas. You WILL be impressed!

Art with a sense of humor. A multi-page site.

THE PORTRAIT

Recently, an elderly woman decided to have her portrait painted. She told the artist, "Paint me with diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets, a ruby broach, and gold Rolex."

"But you are not wearing any of those things." replied the artist.

"I know," the woman said. "It's just in case I should die before my husband. I'm sure he will remarry right away, and I want his new wife to go crazy looking for all of that jewelry."

THE NUDE

(via Bits and Pieces)
Ole, while not a brilliant scholar, was a gifted portrait artist.

As his fame grew, people from all over the country were coming to him in Minnesota for portraits.

One day while Ole was mowing the lawn, a beautiful woman pulled up to his house in a stretch limo. She asked Ole if he would paint her in the nude. She said money was no object -- she was willing to pay him $50,000.

Not wanting to get into trouble with Lena, Ollie asked the woman to wait while he went in the house and conferred with his missus.

In a few minutes he returned and said to the lady, "Ya, shoor, you betcha. I'll paint ya in da nude, but I'll haff ta leave my socks on so I'll have a place to wipe my brushes."

Big Art

Previously at Miss Cellania: Art and Art Class

Thought for today: Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable. -George Bernard Shaw

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