Carl Larsson is Sweden’s most recognized artist who depicted his idyllic life, with wife Karin and their children, in exquisite delicate watercolor paintings. Born in Stockholm in 1853, he grew up in less than idyllic surroundings, being left by his…
quotes to inspire…
swedish gustavian style
The Swedish Gustavian Style is named for the young king, Gustav III who reigned over Sweden for 21 years from 1771 to 1792. The Gustavian Style had actually begun to take shape nearly a decade before this when his father was…
quotes to inspire…
the month of may… “Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” William Shakespeare “Among the changing months, May stands confest The sweetest, and in fairest colors dressed.” James Thomson
minneapolis institute of arts
Yesterday we spent a bit of time at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts enjoying the treasures that are housed there. The building has an amazing presence and is filled with nearly 100,000 works of art spanning over 5000 years of…
a place that is no more…
I thought I would share with you this piece that I wrote for a writing group I am part of. We meet each month and along with other exercises, we choose a topic and creatively write about it. There are…
