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It occurred to me there may be a way to test her ideas: get a large number of paintings, and see if she can tell which ones were done by women, and which by men. If she can, it might give some credence to her theory.

Sunday morning walk around the block...

Controversy of the day:

Well, there it works now - very nice pictures! :-)

I have a feeling all those patterns will appeal to StLukes as well. I tried to go check out your Instagram, but the link doesn't work...

Frances Featherstone: Away With The Fairies’, Oil on canvas, 90 x 70cm. Epicurean Pleasures. Oil on canvas,100 x 90cm. Splendid Isolation. Oil on canvas 80 x 60cm. The Talking Cloth. Oil on canvas, 100 x 75cm.

Being an omniphile is all very well if you're not an artist yourself. My problem is that I like so many different things at different times, that I have found it pretty much impossible to settle on any clearly recognizable thing for myself. Perhaps it is better for an artist not to like too many...

Chad Little: Emotional Support Valise. Oil on canvas, 48 x 60 in With Both Hands. Oil on Linen, 30 x 40 in.

Artwork looted by Nazis 80 years ago spotted in estate agent ad https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq68dze2l71o

AI is pretty good at writing some kinds of pop and country songs. I have yet to see an AI come anywhere close to writing something like, say, Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, or Billy Joel's Italian Restaurant. Same goes with classical music: AI can often make up pastiches of typical Beethoven or...

Here in the southern hemisphere we've had the coldest frickin' winter ever, or at least it feels that way. We'll probably soon have our turn at the heat waves. Can't help with the neocolor gold, but perhaps it's best to switch to the Zorn palette - the fewer colors we have, the fewer that can...

It's the kind of thing that demonstrates the adage "the past is a foreign country." It gives me an idea for a movie: serial killer paints bits of his victims into still life pictures... :)

The vanitas paintings were usually full of life, with a few symbols of death, like a skull or blown out candle. In Goya's version, it's just death all the way. :LOL:

We don't usually associate Goya with still life. But I like this one. And it's kind of funny that even his still life pictures are somewhat grim and morbid. :LOL: Francisco Goya (1746 - 1828) - Still life with Golden Bream. Oil on canvas, 45 x 63 cm.

Yes, it can be a difficult balance to maintain. Even just for commercial success, you need to be at least somewhat known, but the moment you do enjoy commercial success, all the psychological baggage that comes with fame might start to affect you. I think it's important to have some idea of...