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“A woman should be able to kiss a man beautifully and romantically without any desire to be either his wife or his mistress.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

“A woman should be able to kiss a man beautifully and romantically without any desire to be either his wife or his mistress.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

walkingintowishful: A few close-ups I took of some of Egon Schiele’s self-portraits in the Leopold Collection, Vienna.I took them partly to remind me of just how thickly he’d apply the impasto of his white backgrounds - some reproductions would have you believe there’s no texture at all.
walkingintowishful: A few close-ups I took of some of Egon Schiele’s self-portraits in the Leopold Collection, Vienna.I took them partly to remind me of just how thickly he’d apply the impasto of his white backgrounds - some reproductions would have you believe there’s no texture at all.
walkingintowishful: A few close-ups I took of some of Egon Schiele’s self-portraits in the Leopold Collection, Vienna.I took them partly to remind me of just how thickly he’d apply the impasto of his white backgrounds - some reproductions would have you believe there’s no texture at all.
walkingintowishful: A few close-ups I took of some of Egon Schiele’s self-portraits in the Leopold Collection, Vienna.I took them partly to remind me of just how thickly he’d apply the impasto of his white backgrounds - some reproductions would have you believe there’s no texture at all.

walkingintowishful:

A few close-ups I took of some of Egon Schiele’s self-portraits in the Leopold Collection, Vienna.

I took them partly to remind me of just how thickly he’d apply the impasto of his white backgrounds - some reproductions would have you believe there’s no texture at all.

(via egonschiele)

“Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do.”
Edgar Degas

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“An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.
Charles Bukowski
“Find what you love and let it kill you.
Charles Bukowski
“Life is short. Break the rules. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that made you smile!” Robert Doisneau, on right. French photographer. (1912-1994) A pioneer of photojournalism, he trained his Leica on the streets of Paris in the 1930’s.

“Life is short. Break the rules. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that made you smile!” Robert Doisneau, on right. French photographer. (1912-1994) A pioneer of photojournalism, he trained his Leica on the streets of Paris in the 1930’s.

books0977: Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Julie Manet, at Gorey (1886). Berthe Morisot (French, Impressionism, 1841-1895). Pastel. Julie Manet (French, 1878-1966, age 8 in portrait), a painter and art collector, was the only child of artist Berthe Morisot and Eugene Manet, younger brother of painter Édouard Manet. Throughout her life Julie posed frequently for her mother and other Impressionist artists, including Renoir and her uncle Édouard.

books0977:

Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Julie Manet, at Gorey (1886). Berthe Morisot (French, Impressionism, 1841-1895). Pastel.

Julie Manet (French, 1878-1966, age 8 in portrait), a painter and art collector, was the only child of artist Berthe Morisot and Eugene Manet, younger brother of painter Édouard Manet. Throughout her life Julie posed frequently for her mother and other Impressionist artists, including Renoir and her uncle Édouard.

Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941) was a Russian painter active in the German Expressionist movement. Girl With the Green Face, 1910 

Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941) was a Russian painter active in the German Expressionist movement. Girl With the Green Face, 1910 

“In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.” Vincent Van Gogh The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, 1888

“In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.”

Vincent Van Gogh

The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, 1888