Monday, 8 April 2019

The Florist by Jody Thomas



Jody Thomas is artist and designer based in Bristol, UK. 



This mural is located in Charlotte Street, This mural was painted in 2018 on the wall of The Florist, a new restaurant on Park Street in the centre of Bristol, UK. 



Official site of Jody Thomas: Jody Art 

Monday, 1 April 2019

Devolved Parliament by Banksy


This painting is on show from 28 March to 1 September 2019 at Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery. It was first exhibited there during the 2009 Banksy exhibition that was visited by 300,000 people…



Devolved Parliament – Oil paint and digital print (2009) by Banksy (born in 1974). 



Devolved Parliament (detail)



Devolved Parliament (detail)


Devolved Parliament (detail)


The painting sold for £9.9 million at an auction by Sotheby. (See the BBC article), setting a new record price for a Banksy painting.


Location of the museum
Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery,
Queen's Road,
Bristol, BS8 1RL
UK

Website

Tuesday, 22 January 2019

Pierre Bonnard paintings in the Hôtel d'Assézat collection

The Hôtel d'Assézat in Toulouse (France) has a good collection of paintings by Pierre Bonnard. I have placed them in chronological order so that you can see the evolution of his style. Notice how the early paintings have a narrow palette where later he made played with colours and light in a constant research for different harmonies. 

Scène de rue [circa 1894], Oil painting on panel (42 x 35 cm) by Pierre Bonnard 




L'omnibus [1895] Oil painting (34.5 x 27.4 cm) by Pierre Bonnard 




Le Moulin Rouge ou Place Blanche (Terrasse de Café) [1896] Oil painting on panel (59.5 x 41 cm) by Pierre Bonnard 




Au café [1900] – Oil painting on board (29.2 cm x 29.8 cm) by Pierre Bonnard





Intérieur [circa 1905] – Oil painting on paper on canvas (62,9 x 48,3 cm) by Pierre Bonnard 

Marine [1910] – Oil painting on canvas (49,8 x 61,2 cm) by Pierre Bonnard 


En bateau [circa 1910-1913] – Oil painting on canvas (62,2 x 67,3 cm) by Pierre Bonnard 


En bateau - Detail





Paysage du Midi [1917-1918] – Oil painting on canvas (46.5 x 48 cm) by Pierre Bonnard 



La grange [1919] – Oil painting on canvas (44,5 x 60,5 cm) by Pierre Bonnard 



Les pommes rouges et jaunes [1920] – Oil painting on canvas (46 x 34 cm) by Pierre Bonnard 



Iris et lilas [1920] – Oil painting on canvas (57 x 63 cm) by Pierre Bonnard 



Iris et lilas - Detail


La forêt de pins [1922] – Oil painting on canvas (56 x 47 cm) by Pierre Bonnard 



Paysage du Cannet [circa 1923] - huile sur toile (46,5 x 48 cm) by Pierre Bonnard 



Le Cannet [1930] - huile sur toile (54 x 64.8 cm) by Pierre Bonnard 



Autoportrait sur fond blanc, chemise col ouvert [1933] – Oil painting (53x36.2 cm) by Pierre Bonnard 


Autoportrait sur fond blanc, chemise col ouvert [1933] – Detail



Autoportrait [1945] – Oil painting (55.2 x 45.8 cm) by Pierre Bonnard 




BEMBERG FOUNDATION MUSEUM
Hôtel d'Assézat 









Place d'Assézat 31000 Toulouse - France
Tél : 05.61.12.06.89 / Fax : 05.61.12.34.47
GPS : 43.603111, 1.441675

Website of the foundation 



Thursday, 10 January 2019

Henri Fantin-Latour self portrait and still life paintings

Portrait de l’artiste – Self-portrait – Oil painting by Henri Fantin-Latour 
Vase aux pommes et feuillage – Vase with apples and foliage – Oil painting by Henri Fantin-Latour 



Vase aux pommes et feuillage (detail) 



BEMBERG FOUNDATION MUSEUM
Hôtel d'Assézat
Place d'Assézat 31000 Toulouse
Tél : 05.61.12.06.89 / Fax : 05.61.12.34.47
Email : accueil@fondation-bemberg.fr
Coordonnées GPS : 43.603111, 1.441675

Website of the Foundation

Wednesday, 2 January 2019

University Sketches

I did these sketches in 2017, while visiting universities with daughter number 3.