sheep in the mist . . .

" sheep talk"

late eve gathering 

in the fog, foolish day

it seems . . .

i knew a sheep who read the papers each morning. . .

never got to the end, though. . .

he ate the news & all. . .

:)

red self-portrait . . . blue shades . . .

" red self-portrait "

i like the blue best:

it does frame the portrait

, gives it

a little something

that surprised me while pulling out

the photograph from my iPhone. . .

infinitely red kitchen . . .

" red kitchen "

color work on pro-paper

ultra glossy

© 2012 bijou le tord

red venetian cat . .

( miss Prune cat drinking her milk . . . )

her favorite bowl

you know

cats  !

color photograph a pro-glossy paper

© 2012 bijou le tord

Chinese gardens at the metropolitan museum . . .

Chinese Gardens

Pavilions, Studios, Retreats

August 18, 2012–January 6, 2013

This exhibition explores the rich interactions between pictorial and garden arts in China across more than one thousand years. In the densely populated urban centers of China, enclosed gardens have long been an integral part of residential and palace architecture, serving as an extension of the living quarters. The preferred site for hosting literary gatherings, theatrical performances, and imaginary outings, gardens were often designed according to the same compositional principles used in painting; likewise, as idealized landscapes, they frequently drew inspiration from literary themes first envisioned by painters. Artists were called upon not only to design gardens but also, as gardens came to be identified with the tastes and personalities of their residents, to create idealized paintings of gardens that served as symbolic portraits reflective of the character of the owner.

This exhibition features more than sixty paintings as well as ceramics, carved bamboo, lacquerware, metalwork, textiles, and even several contemporary photographs, all drawn from the Metropolitan Museum's permanent collections, that illustrate how garden imagery has remained an abiding source of artistic inspiration and invention.

©2012 the metropolitan museum

http://www.metmuseum.org (thank you for beautiful exhibitions. . . when you're far away from NYC. . . how wonderful to type  in the museum website online and hop hop you're there. . .