Red and Green, by Joseph Kleitsch.By Jenifer M. VogtGlancing at the viewer, a woman shields her face from the sun. She stands in a garden resplendent with color. Red geraniums dance at her feet alongside the stone pathway where she stands. Alongside her, a woman kneels and tends to the garden.Throughout the painting, titled Red and Green, by Joseph … [Read more...]
Tribute: Happy Birthday, Toulouse-Lautrec
By Sharon McDanielI didn't know it at the time — the great painter was attracted to redheads.I'm a musician, but hell: Beauty is beauty. In a dream-of-a-lifetime experience, I discovered a painting style that I'd never attributed to the French genius Toulouse-Lautrec.Unlike his rowdier, oversize output, he barely shows you the face of the red-headed woman. She stands simply; … [Read more...]