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@smashtie@mas.to
2026-04-04 12:19:33

The Hurvin Anderson exhibition at Tate Britain is eye-opening for me. I didn't really know anything about him, and I'm loving the vibes, the subjects, the treatment and the materials (mostly acrylic on linen).
#art #painting

The Banqueting Palace, 2026 A looming building in a dark grey, rain soaked painting, with figures in the middle ground, on a bike, one riding on the handlebars, reflected in the wet pavement. Bare winter trees are in either side in front of a blue sky. Anderson explains: 'This is the painting of a memory. I wanted to recapture a walk home from school. The canvas is dominated by a dark sky. Devoid of people, it evokes the twilight of a suburban winter afternoon in England. A lot of the time th…
Passenger Opportunity, 2023-24, Reworked 2026 A huge panelled work featuring verdant scenes on the right and urban on the left. Subjects included slavery - lines of slaves in irons on the right, and family and community on the left. The colours are vibrant acrylic. At the bottom are images of departure, arrival and farewells.
Miss Sylvia, 2011 A striking, simple blue and yellow beach scene, with a single black woman in the middle, in a bikini, with her sun on her head and shoulders. The foliage behind her is portrayed by the absence of the blue background so the yellow wash shows through.
Untitled (Red Flags), 2004 The epic scale of the dark green jungle foliage behind this beach, stretching high above to fill the frame, dwarfs the crowd of people on the beach. There are red dangers flags in front of a red and white parasol. In the distance on the right, a line of fierce surf can be seen. For something so colourful and innocent, this picture of a busy beach gives me a surprising sense of ominous dread.
@pre@boing.world
2026-06-11 19:06:13

Summer Social with work, which is more than two dozen people now. So much bigger than it used to be.
Enjoyable enough. The boss picks pretty good people, all of whom I'd otherwise not meet at all really being remote. Beats working for a day.
This time a painting session. Drawing a picture. Here's how we draw this particular picture.
Everyone's painting ends up much the same, within a pretty tight variance. All end up with something that's not displeasing, even though hardly anyone paints normally, even the graphics people.
The key here I think is the subject of the image. Something easy to draw is key. Very few curves, mostly straight lines, easy vivid colors. Easily identifiable subject even if it's drawn badly.
If your lines and form are wobbly and weirdly angled then yeah, that's indeed what these trees are like. You just draw a slightly different tree.
Sky, haze, and ground in acrylic. Then chalk up the tree-trunks for some reason, before painting 'em white. Add some trunk-shade and flecks, do grass then flowers.
Easy recipe. Everyone gets a passing grade. Nobody's embarrassed coz they can't draw a nose.
Good first painting session since school. Maybe I'll do another one in another 30 years.
#art #painting #acrylic

@smashtie@mas.to
2026-06-06 14:59:59

Vanity - Frank Cadogan Cowper, 1907
This style of painting was supposed to remind the viewer of the fleeting nature of beauty and material possessions, but wow, did this misfire! #art #painting

A beautiful girl, with golden hair, dressed in fine clothes and jewellery, faces the viewer, but with her eyes closed. She looks a tiny bit smug. There are faint traces of vine in the darkness behind her.
@smashtie@mas.to
2026-06-06 15:24:29

Some of my favourites from the Whistler exhibition at Tate Britain. It's pretty cool to see all these in person. Whistler's mother is there too, but you know what that one looks like, right? #art #painting #exhibitions…

The Coast of Brittany (Alone with the Tide) 1861 A rocky sand beach with the sea breaking against the shore hidden beyond. On the left a woman lies propped against a rock, dressed in a puritanical black with white bonnet and shawl
Symphony in White, No. 3, 1865-7 Two young women in full length, white dresses lie on, and in front of, a white chaise lounge . They are the very definition of languorous.
Crepuscule in Pink and Green: Valparaiso - 1866 A twilight painting of a fleet of thistle ships, some at anchor, in a wide bay. The sea is luminous and pale. The sky above is fading.
Red and Black: The Fan (Edith Birnie Philip) - 1891-6 A woman in a fine red and black dress, full length, looks towards the viewer, head slightly back in a confident pose. The brush strokes have an unfinished quality, loose and impressionistic, but the subject's form is very well defined.
@smurthys@hachyderm.io
2026-06-15 12:04:56

I visited an #art #exhibition of some works by #German artist Robert Andreas Drude who, among other things, merges disparate paintings to create interesting new work, like this "Bergpfad" mixed with Kitchen Maid. 🖼️
(my picture of a framed oil painting)
#photography #amateur #painting #KitchenMaid #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday

@smashtie@mas.to
2026-04-04 12:41:43

Wait a moment - Hurvin Anderson
#art #painting

A man leans against a trunk, sheltering in the shade made by a small line of these shrubby, vine-like trees. The leaves cast a pattern on the parched soil. Beyond is green grass and a line of the deep blue sea. The foliage is green and purple.
@smurthys@hachyderm.io
2026-04-11 11:06:22

#Krishna subduing Kaalinga the #serpent.🐍
Cramped space, poor light, and the environment made photographing this #painting a challenge (Jan 15 2025).
BTW this form of Krishna is the main deity of Krishnapura Matha #Udupi. Today is the #birthday of that matha's Swamiji.
#art #photography #amateur

@smurthys@hachyderm.io
2026-04-23 19:04:11

Jan. 9, 2025: A vibrant portrait of Krishna and his consort Rukmini. I found it stashed behind stuff on top of a storage closet at an office in #Udupi #Krishna Matha, #India.
(right bottom corner edited)
#tbt #throwback #throwbackThursday
#photography #amateur #portrait #painting #art