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Phaedra (1880) by Alexandre Cabanel “According to some sources, Hippolytus had scorned Aphrodite in order to become a devotee of Artemis, devoting himself to a chaste life in pursuit of hunting. In retaliation, Aphrodite made Phaedra fall in love with him. Hippolytus’ rejection of Phaedra led to his death in a fall from a chariot.” Source View high resolution

Phaedra (1880) by Alexandre Cabanel

“According to some sources, Hippolytus had scorned Aphrodite in order to become a devotee of Artemis, devoting himself to a chaste life in pursuit of hunting. In retaliation, Aphrodite made Phaedra fall in love with him. Hippolytus’ rejection of Phaedra led to his death in a fall from a chariot.” Source

Monkeys in a Plum Tree and Apes in a Persimmon Tree by Mori Sosen (1747–1821). From Wikipedia entries on Mind Monkey and Mori Sosen,

Photorealist Paintings by Glennray Tutor — via Booooooom

Paintings by Brad Kunkle

Via Boooooom

Egene Koo, 혼자 있기1 Being Alone1, Oil on Canvas, 116.7X91cm, 2011 Via Journey Round My Skull

Egene Koo, 혼자 있기1 Being Alone1, Oil on Canvas, 116.7X91cm, 2011

Via Journey Round My Skull

Alison Blickle - Interior 2011

Alison Blickle - Interior 2011

Excavation #4, Philip Govedare View high resolution

Excavation #4, Philip Govedare

“Mask” Acrylic on plywood from a series by Robert Romanowicz

“Mask” Acrylic on plywood from a series by Robert Romanowicz

Sam Leach paintings, via Booooooom

Sam Leach paintings, via Booooooom

Chain of Command, via Rob Beschizza on Boing Boing View high resolution

Chain of Command, via Rob Beschizza on Boing Boing

quixote: Edward Hopper - Approaching a City I come from a lumber, foundry, and paper mill town that made fortunes for a few and a living, more or less, for the rest. At least the fortune-ate left the means to stock the library and art museum with gems. One of those gems was a Hopper. I adored the painting for its capture of the small, but ultimately profound New York moment, and its spatial perspective that so perfectly described the humility I lacked. New York Restaurant View high resolution

quixote: Edward Hopper - Approaching a City

I come from a lumber, foundry, and paper mill town that made fortunes for a few and a living, more or less, for the rest. At least the fortune-ate left the means to stock the library and art museum with gems. One of those gems was a Hopper. I adored the painting for its capture of the small, but ultimately profound New York moment, and its spatial perspective that so perfectly described the humility I lacked.

New York Restaurant
(Reblogged from srquixote)
Tim O’Brien, Chicken and the Egg The real question is, what comes first, the idea or the aesthetic impulse? This is my contribution to Microvisions 5, the brainchild of Irene Gallo and Dan Dos Santos to raise money for the Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Awards. View high resolution

Tim O’Brien, Chicken and the Egg

The real question is, what comes first, the idea or the aesthetic impulse? This is my contribution to Microvisions 5, the brainchild of Irene Gallo and Dan Dos Santos to raise money for the Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Awards.
The Paintings of Fred Einaudi. Via notcot

The Paintings of Fred Einaudi. Via notcot

Kevin Peterson ‘Graffiti Girls’ Series “Houston based artist Kevin Peterson has created a series of visually stunning painting[s] called ‘Graffiti Girls’. The oil paintings combine landscapes focused on street art with young girls in the foreground.” Via Format and Picocool View high resolution
Kevin Peterson ‘Graffiti Girls’ Series

“Houston based artist Kevin Peterson has created a series of visually stunning painting[s] called ‘Graffiti Girls’. The oil paintings combine landscapes focused on street art with young girls in the foreground.”

Via Format and Picocool