Painters

Since I have a new found love of watercolors and painting, I have also found a new love for painters. I was on pinterest looking at the art when I found this painting:

I love it!!

Mybe its my love of shakespeare that plays into the whole things, but I just want this painting!!

 

The Shrine

 

The painters name is John William Waterhouse

A little History on him:

Born: in 1849 (not sure what date, but between January and April)

Died: 10 February 1917

He was known as "the modern Pre-Raphaelite"

He liked to paint woman set in Greek Mythology and Arthurian legend.

 

He liked to go against the painting fashion of the time. He was born in Rome, but moved to London with his perents who also were painters.

 

The reason why he had taken on the name of "the mordern Pre-Raphealite" is because they had just gotten over the Pre-Raphaelite area, yet he was still trying to keep it going. He wasnt really well known because ohis style was frowned on.

 

I think is work is beautiful and I am glad he stuck with it, when others told him not to.

 Here are some of my fovorite paintings by him:

 

 

 The Flower Picker

 

 

Juliet

 

Ophelia

 

 

 

Lady of Shalott

Candles!!

I love candles!! If I could I would burn them all the time!!

 

I don't have many candles, which kinda makes me sad, but at the sametime I have more then most people do.

 

 

Anyway, my mom surpised me with this awesome candle holder as a early B-day present!! But its sooo pretty I dont want to burn candles in it!!

 

 

Watercolors!!!

Sooooooo I kinda have a new hobby!! And I like it a lot.
Last year while at a thrift store I got a dictionary for a few bucks for the intent of tearing it up and sewing it in different crafts, let me just say that from the point of view of a book lover, wripping that first page out was the hardest thing I have done :[] freaked out!!

Anyway, here is what I have created so far. It's not much, bbut I am still trying to get the feel for things.

 

 

I hope you liked them, I don't know what I am going to do with them. I hope to have more to show you soon. Some of them aren't done.