Recent Posts Tagged With 'art'

• Flashes of Flora

  Posted on Saturday December 12th, 2009 at 17:28 in art

  Detail from Flourishing Ideas, Belinda Brooks 2009Mixed MediaTo burn or not to burn? That was the dilemma facing Dimitri Nabokov on whether to publish the fragments of manuscript of the last book left by his father Vladimir who had wanted it destroye...

• Snakes and Ladders

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 05:04 in art, native fauna

  Red Bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus)1794by James Sowerby (1757-1822) 'Zoology and botany of New Holland and the adjacent Isles'State Library of VictoriaThe hot weather has brought out all the reptiles from hibernation and the most common...

• Achillea \'The Beacon\'

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 05:30 in art, Herbs, perennials

  Achillea millefolium x ' The Beacon' syn 'Fanal'One of the easiest perennials to grow in temperate or sub tropical climates, Achillea or Yarrow, puts on a great display of flowers at this time of year. The flat plate like flowers are born on tall ste...

• Lilium longiflorum, November Lily

  Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 02:45 in art, bulbs

  Lilium longiflorumCommon names for white lilies vary depending on where you live. This species which is from Japan and Taiwan is also called the Christmas Lily in cooler climates and Easter Lily in the Northern Hemisphere. The Madonna Lily which is a...

• Landscape Panorama

  Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 04:10 in art

  Coastline in North WalesI came across this slide amongst my photos"Life is beautiful. All that is dark and ignominious will disappear. All that is beautiful will triumph"Dimitri Shostakovitch. (1906-1975)...

• Basket Case

  Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 02:28 in art, roses, native flora, spring annuals

  Red rose in flower basket made from paperbark (Melaleuca) with Grevillea and Banksia Mid week it is easy to feel like a bit of a "basket case" with so much to get done and not enough hours in the day ( I am not sure where that expression came from) T...

• Rosa \'Henri Matisse\'

  Posted on Thursday October 8th, 2009 at 17:27 in art, roses

  Rose, Hybrid Tea 'Henri Matisse'You would expect a Rose named after Fauvist painter Henri Matisse (1869-1954) to be a fairly wild colour combination. It is splashed and striped in red and white and may not be to everyones taste.It is a hardy rose and...

• It\'s a wrap!

  Posted on Thursday September 24th, 2009 at 17:04 in art

  Christo, Wrapped Coast, Little Bay, Sydney 1969Cloth and rope 1.000.000 square feet, (photo by Harry Shunk)Forty years ago, Bulgarian born American artist Christo, assisted by hundreds of volunteers, wrapped one million square feet of Sydney coastlin...

• Dust Storm Daze

  Posted on Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 at 05:05 in art

  Driftwood "sculpture" on fence What a day! Wild windy weather with more on the way. All that Central Australian soil blown to the coast and covering everything along on the way including the tulips at the Canberra Floriade Spring Festival....

• Marble

  Posted on Friday September 18th, 2009 at 16:38 in art

  "Untitled" Marble sculpture, GOMA, Brisbane ,Queensland...

• Babar (the lion)

  Posted on Tuesday August 18th, 2009 at 16:20 in art

  Babar (1483-1530) Superintending in the Garden of Fidelity ,the violet-garden ,1508 ,KabulBabar or Zahir-ud-din was the first Great Moghul and founder of the Moghul Empire. ...

• Eryngium maritimum, Sea Holly

  Posted on Friday August 14th, 2009 at 17:39 in art, Herbs, perennials, edible plants

  Eryngium maritimum, Sea Holly (Cardo Corredor/Cardo rolador)at Meia Praia Beach ,Lagos, Portugal. photographed by Julio ReisEryngo or Sea Holly is an interesting plant with a fascinating history. As the common name suggests,it is a spiny leaved plant...

• Frilly Lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingi

  Posted on Tuesday August 4th, 2009 at 17:48 in art, public gardens

  Wall detail of Frilled Lizard at Illawarra Grevillea ParkOur most noteworthy lizard carved into a block of a sandstone wall. The membranous frill in the real lizard is braced by cartilaginous ribs, analogous to the metal supports of an umbrella and i...

• Marseille > Montpellier

  Posted on Tuesday July 7th, 2009 at 05:07 in art, public gardens

  In Tour de France mode..........Seduction feminine de Marseille:fontaine en faience de la Veuve Perrin (Musee Cantini)Jeux d'eau dans le parc de la Magalonne, MarseilleMontpellier: Cupressus sempervirens avenuePierre Magnol (1638-1715)born Montpellie...

• Narcissus/Jonquils

  Posted on Saturday June 20th, 2009 at 02:55 in art, bulbs

  Narcissus (1594-96)Caravaggio M. (1573-1610)Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica Narcissus papyraceus Paperwhite Jonquils Rain ...rain ...rain and the ground has turned to mud! The Jonquils are peaking and look cheerful....

• The Balustrade

  Posted on Friday June 12th, 2009 at 23:31 in art

  The balustrade is an example of an architectural and building form taking inspiration from the plant world. A baluster derived from the French balustre and from the Italian balaustra means Pomegranate flower because of its resemblance to the swelling...

• Denmark Calling

  Posted on Saturday June 6th, 2009 at 17:19 in art

  The inaugural Sculpture by the Sea festival has been launched in the Danish city of Aarhus under the patronage of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. Some 20 Australian artists are participating in this event which is on from Ju...

• Aphelandra x 'Rembrandt'

  Posted on Friday June 5th, 2009 at 20:15 in art, indoor plants

  Aphelandra squarrosa varieties are popular indoor plants which are native to tropical America. They are sometimes given the common name of Zebra Plants because of the striking foliage which is patterned dark green and white.They also produce terminal...

• Maroon vs.Blue

  Posted on Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 at 02:43 in art

  On the eve of the State of Origin football game the only thing that matters is whether you prefer the colour maroon or blue. So I am just thinking maroon in Melbourne tonight.....Grace Crowley (1890 -1979) Australia Abstract ,1951 ,Oil on Cardboard...

• Strelitzia reginae

  Posted on Tuesday June 2nd, 2009 at 17:41 in art, exotic shrubs

  'Misunderstood' by Man Ray (1890-1976)Collection of Man Ray EstateDadaist artist Man Ray gives the "Bird of Paradise" an eye over a desolate landscape, making a cheeky comment on the previous generation of Cubist painters. Below,a fragment from the i...

• The Willow

  Posted on Monday June 1st, 2009 at 02:15 in art, weeds, exotic trees

  The well dressed gentleman of 1610 wearing a willow patterned shirt with lace trim A living willow seat at the Art Lover's House (Haus eines Kunstfreundes)Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland.Charles Rennie Mackintosh, The Willow Tearooms in Sauehie...

• Joseph Haydn 1732-1809

  Posted on Saturday May 30th, 2009 at 18:45 in art

  The 18th Century GardenerJoseph Haydn 1732-1809 Esterhaza Castle showing formal gardensToday is the 200th anniversary of the death of Franz Joseph Haydn .Much of his life was spent as a court musician for the Esterhazy family whose summer palace is ...

• A Church of Herbs

  Posted on Friday May 29th, 2009 at 05:36 in art

  A Herbal illustration of Carnation Pinks 1578Dioscorides de Materia Medica 15 th Century editionThe blue flowered herb Borage on embroidered seat coverAll Saints' Church Brockhampton ,EnglandAll Saints' Church in the village of Brockhampton is well ...

• Sisters

  Posted on Friday May 22nd, 2009 at 22:58 in art

  'Sisters' 1985 Cast BronzeAnte Dabro b 1938 Croatia (arr.Aust. 1967)Queensland Art Gallery(For Robyn who is looking after her elderly parents who were born in Croatia and settled in Australia...

• Wear wool/pure laine vierge

  Posted on Wednesday May 20th, 2009 at 02:42 in art

  Look good outdoors when gardening or landscaping wearing Australian wool Champion Australian Merino in 1905 'Jason bringing Pelias the Golden Fleece' 340-330BC'Jason apportant a Pelias la Toison d'or'Musee du Louvre, Paris ...

• The Grid

  Posted on Friday May 8th, 2009 at 05:44 in art, gardening

  One of the interesting ways of using a garden space is to divide the area into small squares ,120cm x 120cm or 1.4m sq. with a pathway between . It is particularly useful for growing vegetables and herbs.The square format allows for the development ...