Water and Fire: A set created by Beth

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Today's picks were done by Beth and her theme was Water and Fire.  The sculpture above by Il Ho Lee is called Water and Fire and was the Top of the Show today.

We started today with some more Getty Challenge recreations.  These are always fun.  Do a quick search for "Getty Challenge" and you will find hundreds of them.  Ruth says they have even made a book out of them.

Following the rain theme we had Sea and Rain by Whistler.  Luba pointed out that it had a calming effect on all of us.  The entire group had changed to our slow calming voices. 

Our next piece of art was a ceramic earn of Cociyo the Zapotec god of Lightning and Rain.  It was from 500-600 AD in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.

The last painting of the day was Can Fire in the Park by Beauford Delaney.  This was by far the most colorful painting of the day.

And my homework painting for today was The Great Picture attributed to Jan van Belcamp.  It depicts Lady Anne Clifford in 3 stages of her life.  As a kid I think all she ever wanted was a label maker.  Everything in this picture is labeled.  Even the coats of arms delineating the 3 stages have labels.  The fun part is to zoom in and read all of the labels, they are in English.  See what she was reading and who her family was.

Get better Greg, we all miss you.

  • Dali Recreation -- link --
  • Picasso Recreation -- link --
  • The Birth Of Venus By Botticelli Recreation -- link --
  • Van Gogh Recreation -- link --
  • Abstract Recreation -- link --
  • Il Ho Lee, Water and Fire -- 2009 -- link --
  • James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Sea & Rain -- 1865 -- link --
  • Urn in the Form of Cociyo, God of Lightning and Rain -- 400-500 AD -- link --
  • Beauford Delaney, Can Fire in the Park -- 1946 -- link --
  • Jan van Belcamp, The Great Picture -- 1646 -- link --

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  1. RuthlessJanuary 14, 2021 at 1:57 PM

    Well, The Great Picture can’t beat homework from yesterday on the 1656 pageant. I found her labels are meticulous but boring. For something completely different, explore Making the Met exhibit website at

    https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2020/making-the-met-1870-to-2020

    Watch the 11 minute film on that page, then go to the Virtual Walkthrough- don’t miss their 1st 3D garment acquisition and the Stories video at the end of Lowery Stokes Sims- a relation of yours, Vera?

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