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Nov 12, 2021 • #art #blue

11/08/21 My Blue Heaven

11/08/21 My Blue Heaven
John Singer Sargent never fails to enchant, and his portrait of Lady Agnew - in her languid pose and all of her elegant assurance - was a triumph at its debut in 1893, and thus launched Sargent's meteoric career.  Has there ever lived a better master of loose brushwork or the mixing of cerulean shades of blue than Sargent?   But what may set him most apart is his mastery at capturing an expression which conveys the soul of the sitter.

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Jun 09, 2021 • #art #blue #fish #photography #water

6/07/21 - Blue Water

6/07/21 - Blue Water
I've been holding onto this idea for a love note for awhile, sort of like holding an ace of spades in your hand.   Penny Ashford is a nature photographer, specializing in the light and movement of water, and she captures its nuanced beauty like nobody's business.   Above is a detail from her "Splash Series".   Can't you almost feel the sea spray hitting your brow?

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Jun 09, 2021 • #blue #cocktail #ocean house #peony

5/21/21 - The Door To Summer is Opening

5/21/21 - The Door To Summer is Opening
Memorial Day weekend is four sleeps away.  The excitement is palpable - like an evening's symphony of cicadas building to a cresendo.  Summer is coming!!!  This time it will include cocktail parties, weddings, dances, houseguests, and even hugging.   If I were to inventory everything I love about summer, the internet would crash before your spam detector could even block this email.   So I'll pick just one highlight - The Ocean House Resort in Watch Hill Rhode Island. 

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Jun 09, 2021 • #blue #charlottesville #dahlia #peony #pink #strawberry #trout

5/17/21 - Blue Ridge and Pink Love and Happiness

5/17/21 - Blue Ridge and Pink Love and Happiness
I had a stellar week -  I travelled down to Charlottesville to set up for a trunk show at the very chic Quirk hotel (more on that below), undaunted by the prospects of a gasoline crisis in Virginia.  Nothing was going to stand in the way of my great peony adventure at Pharsalia Farm, and a visit with an old friend and her husband.   The beautiful interiors at Quirk, along with the Blue Ridge mountains and a profusion of peonies, inspired this week's color pairing.

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