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Saturday, February 02, 2013

 
  


PRETTY YARD


 

 MAY TRIP W/ THE DANES

 

MARQUETTE TRIP


 

CUTE DECOY

 

LANDS & PEOPLES


 

ESTATE SALE HAUL

well, a new place has been found. my mom has adopted an elderly woman to spend time w/. its an auntie thing i think. but there was a listing for an estate sale, in the elder apartment wing. OOOH, 1 of my favorite sales was like that. well, the 1st floor 1 was obviously scandanavian + firedfighter in the family. FOLEY FORK. i was paid up when i turned around + saw the big box of trivet/tiles. somebody said bird. meh, but i spotted the bergren tile, + then the israeli 1/2 majolica times. awesome! but sad. but aren't all estate sales because of death?



 
EBAY OBJECT

 
341 OBJECT

SUPURB NATIVE AMERICAN woven WOOL JACKET VI VI Santa Fe- $56

An outstanding vintage coat/jacket like this one doesn’t come along too often—even among the gazillion items available on eBay.  And since it’s one of a kind, we can safely say another identical to it will never come along.  The exceptional jacket easily could (should) become a family heirloom. 



 

ARNE IN GREEN BAY

 

ARNE PIC

 

SATURDAY INQUISITION BLOGGING

spaniards in mexico flaying indians w/ whips + pouring molten lead on others that refused to work in silver mines

 

ARNE PIC

 

ARNE IN GREEN BAY


 

PIMPED CAR

1960 chevy parkwood

 

EBAY OBJECT


 

KITTY PRON

 

LANDS & PEOPLES


 

MARQUETTE TRIP

 

MAY TRIP W/ THE DANES

 

SATURN'S DAY BUTTER STAMP BLOGGING

Friday, February 01, 2013

 

NU NEW HOARD

 

MAY TRIP W/ THE DANES

 

MARQUETTE TRIP

 

GOLDEN DECOY

 

LANDS & PEOPLES

 
341 OBJECT

antique HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL OIL PAINTING 19th c COWS- $361

I discovered this painting right here in southern Ohio. It was barely holding on, clinging to the original frame by one remaining nail, and it was covered with dust and cobwebs. Judging from the amount of dust, I’d say at least two generations kept it in the attic rather than hanging in a prominent place. 

 
I cradled it home, and with a soft brush, swept away the cobwebs and most of the dust. That done - I took it outside in the sun for a good close look. Miraculously, I found no punctures, rips, scars or any other type damage save some small surface losses where the canvas touched the frame for a couple generations.

 

I realize no rules were written down for the artists of America’s first “school,” the Hudson River School, but had there been I believe Rule No. 1 would have been something like this.
First: Locate a tall, graceful tree that towers over and slants toward the scene you wish to create.

 
When at an exhibit of American landscapes and notice one without the tree, I always wonder; “. . . maybe the artist didn’t do ‘good tree’ . . .”

 
Our artist, unknown so far, did really ‘good tree.’

(on the other hand, bad cow)

 





Ah, yes . . . this is where I want to mention something important about the back. I never have time to do things I wish I could. One would have been to do what I did in the corner seen above. I dampened the old crispy brown paper – let it rest a few minutes – then, as I suspected, I was able to gently rub the paper away with my thumb, exposing the wood of both the frame and the stretcher, harming neither. I’d bet a nickel that if you completed the removal of all the backing paper you’d find a name. It may not be an artist’s signature, but it may be a previous owner. Or you may find a note such as one I found a couple years ago: “See that this painting gets to Sally Emerson.” That’s all it said – no date, no reason – no nothin’.


 

ARNE IN GREEN BAY


 

ARNE PIC

danish national bird

 


FRIDAY ART BLOGGING

 

ARNE PIC



 

ARNE IN GREEN BAY



 

PIMPED CAR

1959 buick elektra

 

EBAY OBJECT

 

 KITTY PRON

 

LANDS & 


 

MARQUETTE TRIP

 

MAY TRIP W/ THE DANES

 

SQUIRRELS IN A BOX

MIMES!

 

FRIG'S DAY FAN BLOGGING

Thursday, January 31, 2013

 

FLUFFY ANIMALS

 

MAY TRIP W/ THE DANES

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