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Oil Painting: Anna Hineman Roberts -- Flowers in Vase (Still Life)

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Oil Painting: Anna Hineman Roberts Flowers in Vase (Still Life) 14 x 18 inches (unframed) 16 x 20 inches (framed) ________________ Oil Painting: Anna Hineman Roberts Flowers in Vase (Still Life) 14 x 18 inches (unframed) 16 x 20 inches (framed) ________________ Oil Painting: Anna Hineman Roberts (Signature) Flowers in Vase (Still Life) 14 x 18 inches (unframed) 16 x 20 inches (framed) ________________ Anna Hineman Roberts (1915 -2013) ________________ Oil Painting: Anna Hineman Roberts (1915 - 2013) Resume ________________ Anita Siegel (1915 - 2006) also painted in bright colors ___________________ Title : Flowers in Vase (Still life) Artist : Anna Hineman Roberts Size : 14 x 18 inches (Without frame) Size : 16 x 20 (With frame) Where acquired : Shrewsbury Goodwill Date acquired : December 21, 2019 Paid : $4.00 (Not for sale) Ms. Roberts’ style reminds me of my late mother-in-law’s (Anita Siegel) work. The colors are so vibrant an...

“Dealer’s Hand”: The.Best.Lead. – EVER...

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F Hadley, 1971 Paris Street After a Rain (The Webmaster's title) Apologies for the awful photograph ___________________ Well, okay. Maybe I’m overstating my opinion, but let’s just say that I have stumbled upon one of the best lead-ins I have ever encountered in a magazine article, a form not typically viewed as great literature. “Dealer’s Hand,” a profile of David Zwirner, a noted gallery owner who caters to the insanely rich and famous – not just mere millionaires – takes the reader into the world of high-end art sales and buying (Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , December 2, 2013). The first paragraph – hell, the first sentence – sucks in the reader totally and sets the tone for the rest of the profile: Very important people line up differently from you and me. They don’t want to stand behind anyone else, or to acknowledge wanting something that can’t immediately be had. If there’s a door they’re eager to pass through, and hundreds of equally or even more impo...

Thought for the Day--February 27, 2011: Complimenting Someone

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A Macedonian Monastery, by Danco Ordev _______________________________ Compliment someone on his or her fine work. It costs you nothing and can make some one's day. I absolutely adore Danco Ordev's paintings, and I told him so. I love the new abstract style he has developed, although I could not find any examples on the web. But he is known for the style as pictured above; his buildings and landscapes go beyond the typical "static." His dynamic style really pops, rendering inanimate objects alive and roiling. I'm not an art critic, but I know what I like.

Memoir Madness: Driven to Involuntary Commitment