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The Last Supper
11/23/23
New artwork for the first episode in a series on Jesus and his time in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Written by
Todd Powelson
A Mask for Dionysus
07/06/21
.. and sometimes, as I roamed, it seemed like the green was watching and aware of me too.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Superimposed, Francis Picabia
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 22, 2016
I’ve been coming across a lot of work by Francis Picabia that I was previously unfamiliar with.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Pavel Tchelitchew
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 28, 2016
Today I’m going to post a number of paintings by Russian born painter, Pavel Tchelitchew.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Max Ernst’s World of Moss, Fern and Forest
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 14, 2016
Max Ernst is definitely one of my favorite painters, and I especially love his invention and work with grattage.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Franz Marc: Horses, Deer and Animal Destiny
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 29, 2016
Today I just wanted to look at some of Franz Marc‘s paintings.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Rams, Goat and Baboon
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 22, 2016
Picasso has drawn, painted and sculpted many great pieces of art featuring animals.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Three Musicians
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 1, 2016
I felt like looking at Picasso‘s painting(s), called “Three Musicians”.
Written by
Todd Powelson
I Saw the Figure Five in Gold
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 24, 2016
I was reminded of Charles Demuth‘s painting “I Saw the Figure Five in Gold” earlier this week
Written by
Todd Powelson
Klimt’s Water Serpents
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 31, 2016
I’m still looking at the work of Gustav Klimt this week.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Klimt’s Hygeia
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 24, 2016
Gustav Klimt‘s piece Hygeia, above, is really a detail of a larger painting… but such a beautiful portrait!
Written by
Todd Powelson
More Picasso…
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 13, 2015
I’ve had Picasso on my mind this week, and decided I’d post some more of his artwork to satisfy my hungry eyes.
Written by
Todd Powelson
The House in Grey
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2015
I’ve got Marc Chagall on my brain again.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Guardians of the Secret
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 9, 2015
Jackson Pollock’s painting “Guardians of the Secret”
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Todd Powelson
View From A Window
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 31, 2015
I like to look at these sort-a township city-scape type paintings.
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Todd Powelson
The Four Seasons with Japser Johns
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 10, 2015
This week, I’ve found myself going back and visiting with the work of Jasper Johns. Specifically, “The Four Seasons” series.
Written by
Todd Powelson
František Kupka
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MARCH 22, 2015
I’ve been visiting with the work of Czech painter, František Kupka.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Dürer’s Self Portrait
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MARCH 15, 2015
I’ve always really liked this self-portrait by Albrecht Dürer. Let's all look at it again
Written by
Todd Powelson
Elegy to the Spanish Republic
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It occurs to me that I haven’t posted any Robert Motherwell
Written by
Todd Powelson
Figurative Jackson Pollock
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON FEBRUARY 15, 2015
I really enjoy the work of Jackson Pollock.
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Todd Powelson
Swimming with Niki de Saint-Phalle
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 28, 2014
Today I am looking at the work of Niki de Saint-Phalle.
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Todd Powelson
Hunters in the Snow
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 14, 2014
Pieter Bruegel‘s painting “Hunters in the Snow”
Written by
Todd Powelson
Cityscapes
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Today I’m posting some of Georgia O’Keefe‘s cityscapes.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Cubes & Bikes & Ladies
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON NOVEMBER 9, 2014
It seems like a great day to look at artwork by Fernand Leger.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Woman with a Crow
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OCTOBER 12, 2014
Thinking about Picasso‘s image “Woman with a Crow”
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Raft of the Medusa
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 24, 2014
The picture of the day today is “The Raft of the Medusa” by Théodore Géricault.
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Wheel of Life
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JULY 24, 2014
Uncle Samsara
Written by
Todd Powelson
Artwork at the Mustang Temple
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JUNE 22, 2014
Lost Treasures of Tibet
Written by
Todd Powelson
Jan van Eyck’s Last Judgement
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 6, 2014
I’ve been looking at a lot of old religious artwork lately, and have been enjoying the work of Jan van Eyck especially.
Written by
Todd Powelson
David Hockney’s Trees
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 11, 2013
I like to watch documentaries while I draw sometimes.
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Todd Powelson
Albrecht Dürer’s Engravings
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MARCH 24, 2013
I’ve been looking at Albrecht Dürer’s engravings a lot this week.
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Todd Powelson
The Blind Minotaur
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON FEBRUARY 8, 2013
I’m kind of on a Minotaur kick.
Written by
Todd Powelson
I am Groot!
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 3, 2014
Off to see Groot and Company later today. Trees are such good buddies!
Written by
Todd Powelson
Minotauromachy
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON FEBRUARY 4, 2013
I love this picture so much!
Written by
Todd Powelson
Yoshitoshi’s Underwater Fight!
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 29, 2013
I wanted to post Yoshitoshi's “Underwater Fight” because I really like this picture!
Written by
Todd Powelson
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 27, 2013
Searching for and studying reproductions of Utagawa Kuniyoshi‘s woodblock prints has become something of an obsession.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Wassily Kandinsky
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 21, 2012
If the world is supposed to end sometime today, I at least want to see some of Wassily Kandinsky‘s artwork again before we all blow up…
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Exquisite Corpse
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JUNE 24, 2012
The Exquisite Corpse is a game invented by the Surrealists
Written by
Todd Powelson
De Chirico – The Mathematician
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 8, 2012
This last week I came across the drawing above by artist Georgio de Chirico called the Mathematician.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Aaaaah Matisse
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 6, 2012
I stumbled upon this picture the other day and I can’t get it out of my mind.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Picasso’s Vollard Suite Revisited
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MARCH 25, 2012
I just can’t get enough of Picasso's artwork, and it is time to revisit those Vollard Suite prints.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Fiddler on the Roof!
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MARCH 11, 2012
All about Marc Chagall!
Written by
Todd Powelson
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON FEBRUARY 19, 2012
One of my favorite paintings is Paul Gauguin‘s “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?”.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Michelangelo and the Creation of Man
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON NOVEMBER 17, 2013
In Michelangelo‘s “Creation of Man” the figure of God and the Heavenly Host actually form the shape of a human brain.
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Lion Man
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON FEBRUARY 10, 2013
I love primitive artwork.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Jockey of Artemision
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 18, 2013
The ancient Greek sculpture the Horse and Jockey of Artemision
Written by
Todd Powelson
Claes Oldenburg
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2013
Seeing Claes Oldenburg's work always makes my day and puts me in a good mood.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Mount Nemrut
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 12, 2014
Another cool ancient burial site is Mount Nemrut.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Apollo and Daphne
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON FEBRUARY 16, 2014
I think the sculpture of Apollo and Daphne by Bernini may have been the very first piece of artwork that I ever really noticed.
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Dying Gaul
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON NOVEMBER 8, 2015
The Dying Gaul is a beautiful sculpture, and so very well done.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Bugs!
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JUNE 12, 2016
Cool, I had never seen these insects or spider by Pablo Picasso
Written by
Todd Powelson
David and Bathsheba
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JULY 26, 2015
I love this print so much!
Written by
Todd Powelson
Man Ray’s Mouth
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2012
ArtDuh owes a debt of gratitude to Dada artist Man Ray.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Deer Eating Yggdrasil
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 21, 2016
Panel and portal from Urnes Stave Church.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Thoth Offers Seti an Ankh
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 15, 2016
Thoth Offers Seti an Ankh
Written by
Todd Powelson
Owls and Athena
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2016
It was an owl, and it was actually there and gone pretty quick.
Written by
Todd Powelson
A Dream of Osiris
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JULY 19, 2015
Dreams can be pretty important. Maybe not always, but they certainly can be.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Sky Goddess & Alien Sky
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 24, 2015
I’ve been coming across images of the Egyptian sky goddess Nut a lot lately.
Written by
Todd Powelson
The White Shaman
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 17, 2015
Rock art located in Texas called The White Shaman.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Samsara
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 19, 2015
It's all just Samsara.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Happy Easter!
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 5, 2015
I’m pretty partial to Leonardo Da Vinci‘s “Virgin of the Rocks”.
Written by
Todd Powelson
ISIS Militants Destroying Antiquities in Iraq
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MARCH 1, 2015
We learned last week that ISIS militants were destroying ancient historical artifacts on display at the Mosul Museum in Iraq.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Ancient Venus Figures
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 4, 2015
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while… or at least start collecting images of these Venus clay figurines.
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Todd Powelson
Göbekli Tepe
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 22, 2013
Göbekli Tepe was first discovered in Turkey in the ’60s, but it wasn’t until 1996 that work was really started by archaeologist Klaus Schmidt.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Beyond the Dreamtime
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON FEBRUARY 28, 2016
The paintings of Ainslie Roberts.
Written by
Todd Powelson
A Message from Horus?
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 15, 2015
It may be obvious if you scroll through my recent posts, but I’ll just restate that I’ve got ancient Egypt on my mind.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Matisse’s Color
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 22, 2012
Today is a good day for taking a little time and looking at the colors of Henri Matisse.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Mark Rothko
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 18, 2011
I was a kid when I came across the work of Mark Rothko.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Clyfford Still
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 11, 2011
The main reason for my future trip is to visit the recently opened Clyfford Still Museum.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Doug Snow at the UMFA
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON NOVEMBER 27, 2011
Last weekend I was able to make it up to the UMFA and take a look at the paintings on display by Doug Snow.
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Death Mask
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON NOVEMBER 20, 2011
People have probably been making death masks since civilization began.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Moses’ Horny Head
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON NOVEMBER 13, 2011
“And when Moses came down from the mount Sinai, he held the two tablets of the testimony, and he knew not that his face was horned from the conversation of the Lord.”
Written by
Todd Powelson
Francisco Goya and the Sleep Of Reason
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OCTOBER 30, 2011
When he recovered from a serious illness, Goya began to withdraw from high society and started exploring darker themes in his work.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Hieronymus Bosch and the Devil’s Guts
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OCTOBER 9, 2011
Not much is known about the life of the Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Francis Bacon and the Screaming Pope
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
Love Francis Bacon's artwork or hate it, it is hard to ignore once you’ve seen it.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Paul Klee’s Early Prints
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
Two Men Meet, Each Supposing The Other To Be Of Higher Rank
Written by
Todd Powelson
Human-Eagle-Lion-Bull Hybrid. Attack!
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2011
Both of these giants wear the face of your king.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Paul Gauguin’s “Vision of the Sermon”
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
This last week I came across a reproduction of Paul Gauguin‘s painting “Vision of the Sermon” (pictured above) and was amazed all over again.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Riace Warriors
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 27, 2011
We all blink collectively, and whole civilizations rise then disappear.
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Elgin Marbles
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 19, 2011
Of those, the Elgin Marbles are perhaps the most important and controversial.
Written by
Todd Powelson
David Hockney's Polaroid Camera
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 23, 2011
For the last few weeks, I have been finding myself looking over and thinking about the photo collages of David Hockney.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Taiwan’s Jade Cabbage
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JULY 17, 2011
When I was a kid, my family lived in Taipei, Taiwan.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Richard Lindner Battles Giant Amazonian Robot Women From Space!
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JUNE 26, 2011
Today, I felt like looking at the work of Richard Lindner.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Picasso’s Bull
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JUNE 19, 2011
During the 1930’s Picasso adopted the classical Grecian Minotaur as a personal symbol.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Art in the Caves
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JUNE 12, 2011
A few weeks ago I went to see Werner Herzog’s movie The Cave of Forgotten Dreams at the Broadway Cinema.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Willem de Kooning’s Paint Splattered Ladies
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 8, 2011
Willem de Kooning created some of the most powerful paintings I have ever seen.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Painting Time
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 19, 2011
Our lives are made up of individual moments, and it is those individual moments that many artists try to capture.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Chuck Close Forgot His Own Face
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MARCH 25, 2011
… that is, he is face blind.
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Todd Powelson
Georgia O’Keefe
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON FEBRUARY 20, 2011
Meeting Georgia on a trip down to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Art and Magick of Austin Osman Spare
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OCTOBER 28, 2012
"The soul is the ancestral animals. The body is their knowledge."
Written by
Todd Powelson
William Blake
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 1, 2012
I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.
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Todd Powelson
Yves Tanguy
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 16, 2011
I found myself in the SFMOMA standing in front of a Tanguy. I became a fan for life.
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Todd Powelson
Arshile Gorky
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JANUARY 9, 2011
One of my favorite art exhibits has to be the show I saw at the Smithsonian featuring the work of Arshile Gorky.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Counting Birds and Remembering Audubon
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DECEMBER 14, 2010
Today marks the beginning of the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Paper, Collage and Cardboard Sculpture – Picasso and Matisse
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON NOVEMBER 21, 2010
It is known that there was something of a rivalry between Picasso and Matisse.
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Temptation of St. Anthony
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OCTOBER 17, 2010
The story of St. Anthony the Great is certainly strange.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Zdzisław Beksiński’s Nightmare
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OCTOBER 24, 2010
Well, Halloween is coming, and what could be more appropriate than the fantastic artwork of Zdzisław Beksiński?
Written by
Todd Powelson
Hashish, Absinthe and Sublime Nudes – The life and work of Modigliani.
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OCTOBER 12, 2010
Hashish, absinthe and poverty marked Modigliani's career. Life drawing was his gig.
Written by
Todd Powelson
The Violent Aura of Marshall Arisman
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OCTOBER 10, 2010
Chances are at some point you’ve come across at least one of Marshall Arisman’s editorial illustrations.
Written by
Todd Powelson
Unique Forms of Continuity in Space
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“Unique Forms of Continuity in Space” by Italian artist Umberto Boccioni has got to be one of the best sculptures ever conceived and cast.
Written by
Todd Powelson