Visual artist with interest in family, community development, art, architecture, classical music, sailing, yoga and the best of barley and rich hops.
Lindsay, Ontario
Joined May 2011
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Klimt vs. Monet
Same theme, totally different vibe.
Klimt focuses on structure and vertical rhythm. Monet captures movement and atmosphere.
Klimt or Monet?
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Walking across the rooftop of the Duomo in Milan doesn’t feel like standing on a building; it feels like stepping inside someone’s wildest architectural daydream. They call it a marble forest, and honestly, no description fits better. Hundreds of spires rise like pale branches, and everywhere you turn, silent statues keep watch over the city below.
What hits you most isn’t just the scale, but the sheer human obsession behind it. Generations of stonemasons chiseled Candoglia marble for nearly six centuries knowing they’d never live to see the finished silhouette against the sky. That kind of devotion is rare now. Up here, surrounded by flying buttresses and Gothic lace frozen in stone, time completely slows down. It’s living proof that when people pour centuries of faith, patience, and craft into raw rock, they don’t just build shelter—they carve an earthly slice of eternity.
Bruce Stonehouse retweeted
I don't think we give medieval builders enough credit
Just look at the precision of those stone ribs and the way they spread across the ceiling
Bruce Stonehouse retweeted
Degas painted around 1,500 works featuring dancers.
But he wasn't really interested in the performance.
Not the ballet as the audience saw it, but the world behind the curtain.
Perhaps we like being unseen spectators?
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The entrance hall and dome to the "Technical Administration Building of Hoechst AG" is part of a German expressionist office building in Frankfurt from 1924 designed by German architect Peter Behrens.
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America was supposed to be Art Deco.
The lobby of 450 Sutter Street, San Francisco, opened in 1929. We don't appreciate this architecture enough.
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Casa Arte Nova in Porto, Portugal, is a rare surviving example of the city's early 20th-century Art Nouveau architecture. Flowing wrought-iron balconies, sculpted faces, colorful floral decorations, and elegantly curved windows turn this ordinary urban building into a work of art.
The building has been protected as a historic landmark since 1974.
A masterpiece:
The more I look at Gothic architecture, the more I wonder how people managed to build something this detailed centuries ago.
Take Notre-Dame de Paris, for example. From a distance, you see a beautiful cathedral with two massive towers. But when you look closer, there’s so much more going on. The rose window, rows of sculptures, pointed arches and beautifully carved doorways all fit together in a way that feels almost impossible to achieve by hand.
What I find interesting is that these details weren’t added just to make the building look impressive. The architecture also reflects the religious beliefs, artistic traditions and building skills of the people who created it.
Construction began in 1163, and the cathedral changed over several generations. Its western façade took shape mainly during the 13th century. Imagine working on a single building for decades, sometimes without even knowing what the finished result would look like.
The Gallery of Kings, the intricate stonework and the three entrance portals each tell a different part of its story.
For me, that’s the real beauty of Notre-Dame. It’s not just an old building; it’s a reminder of what people can create when generations of skill and effort come together.
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Oil Painting Red Boat Snowy Ground Orange Sun Purple Sky Distant.
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