Congratulations Israel---Paul McCartney will play on September 25, 2008. I wish him well and the band.

des caresses et des baisers!

Michelangelo 'hid secret code in Sistine Chapel'

telegraph.co.uk

Sir Paul McCartney Paintings

Diego Velasquez Painter

Portrait of Philip IV, 1632

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660), commonly referred to as Diego Velázquez, was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary baroque period, important as a portrait artist. In addition to numerous renditions of scenes of historical and cultural significance, he painted scores of portraits of the Spanish royal family, other notable European figures, and commoners, culminating in the production of his masterpiece Las Meninas (1656)Read more on wiki...Spanish Painter

Back on display

See---VIDEO

"It was a challenge because we didn't know anything about what these two
paintings had been through." Mette Havrevold Restoration expert.

Source:

• BBCNews

Dallas Arboretum

Texas Root Beer Bandits

This photo was taken at the Dallas Arboretum [Botanical Garden]on April 25, 2008.
I use Adobe Illustrator 10.1 and Photoshop 6.0

Art Works

It has been scientifically proven that artworks— paintings, drawings or sculptures — just like diamonds, gold, luxury automobiles and other extravagant items, are more desirable if they have bigger price tags attached to them.” Read more...

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Artist James Hyman

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• JamesHyman


• ThumbNails

Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata mvt. 3

Van Cliburn

Van Cliburne Foundation
Archive

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 | 7:30pm @ Kimbell Art Museum Fort Worth, Texas.

Intrigue -that makes it glorious, isn't it?

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• Renoir

Fake Arts Sold at eBay - A Scam!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7306366.stm

Matisse

Women of all time