Auckland Art Gallery

Entrance to Auckland Art Gallery

Auckland Art Gallery Entrance

Exhibitions of Note

Dark Matter

by photographer Ann Shelton (Official Website)

Articles in Noted and Heart of the City. I liked especially the sets jane says, in a forest, a library to scale, once more from the street (depicting Lake Alice hospital).

The Discerning Eye

Collection containing works by Stefano Della Bella and Jacques Callot
My favourite by Della Bella was le Pont Neuf, a Paris seen here.

Mackelvie Gallery

Portrait of a Lady (1637)

Silk brocades, velvet, satins and lace. The oil painting is by Dirck Santvoort, a Dutch Baroque/golden age painter. (website)

Portrait of Lady with Dog (1590s)

Gown, jewelry and lace by Lavinia Fontana from Italy (website)

Miss Windham (1828)

The subject was Mary Christina Windham wearing a coat dress, portrait by William Beechey. (website)

Le dame au masque/Lady in Mask (1624)

Noble woman in mask wearing elaborate gown by Jacques Callot. (website)

#MySmart

#MySmart by fuzzyslowmo on Polyvore

Polyvore Style Insider text
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paint splatters
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Summer Playlist

Summer Playlist by fuzzyslowmo featuring home decor

Home decor
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Music Playlist text
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Summer Text
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this is what you came for
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can't stop the feeling album artwork
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don't let me down album artwork
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too good artwork
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i took a pill in Ibiza artwork
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cheap thrills artwork
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Web Comics

Jessixa's landing page is a multi-armed sausage with sound effects. There are B&W and colour comics. I loved the cupcake robot "Sink or Swim". View it!

The Pet Dragon is a children's book by Christoph Niemann. The illustration has Chinese characters embedded. There are more examples on his website.

Source

Arrrt by Jessixa discovered by All Things Cupcake article
Christoph Niemann promoted by Bent Objects

Deviant Art

I like Deviant Art.

Win your own free mini portrait

Kim Barker is holding a competition for a Free Mini Portrait in June 2009:

• The mini portrait size is 25cm by 25cm or 10" by 10"
• The medium is acrylic on gallery wrapped canvass
• Postage is free
• It is valued at $250 AUD
• It would be one person or subject of the winner's choice
• The winner would be picked randomly at the end of June
• Ways to enter are
  • Leave a comment at the Amy Lilley Designs post for one entry
  • Reblog about this competition and link to laketrees for ten entries
  • Retweet the post by Amy on twitter for one entry
  • Subscribe to laketrees by email for five entries
• Winner will be announced on 1^st July

Westie Sillhoutte

Westies have shadows suitable for silhouettes. I created this using paint and GIMP.Original photograph by Randy son of Robert, some rights reserved.

via Entrecard

Chic & Sassy Designs make beautiful blogger templates. I aspire one day to be able to produce such art!

Da Vinci: Modern Interpretations

Waikto Museum is showing "Da Vinci Machines: The inventions and designs of a genius" from 14 March to 29 June.

I went to the show on opening day.

• Museum Website provides ongoing events.
• 28 March talk on theatre design and mask making for the kids.
• Renaissance Fest on 3 April.
• Exhibition Tours on the 4 - 5 April weekend.
• 2 May lecture on Da Vinci's Influence and model making for the kids.

Nature: A great appearance of hut in the open sky

Nature: A great appearance of hut in the open sky

Lately I have been feeling this way.

Hai Ly portfolio

Artist in Paris, France.
Contains many drawings.

VEROQUIMERA veronica delacroix

VEROQUIMERA veronica delacroix
Female Argentinian illustrator Veronica veroquimera Delacroix.