These are impressive and super awesome. Thanks for sharing 
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
âWeâre getting the Tulip Fever from looking at this painting. 
Jacob Marrel specialized in âportraitsâ of tulips in bloom. Tulip bulbs were collected fanatically in 17th-century Holland during the so-called Tulip Mania. Astronomical prices were sometimes paid for a single bulb. These whimsically shaped red-and-white and red-and-yellow striped tulips were highly prized.
Although nature creates them, it also lets them wither and die â just like the dead frog on the right. Fortunately, we have this painting to cherish for eternity.â
Still Life with a Vase of Flowers and a Dead Frog, Jacob Marrel, 1634
Discover more of our Stories: www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/stories
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âWe krijgen al Tulpenkoorts van het kijken naar dit schilderij. Jacob Marrel specialiseerde zich in âportrettenâ van tulpen in bloei. Tulpenbollen werden fanatiek verzameld in 17de-eeuws Nederland tijdens de Tulpenmanie. Er werden soms astronomische prijzen betaald voor een enkele bol. Vooral deze grillig gevormde rood-wit en rood-geel gestreepte tulpen waren erg gewild.
Hoewel de natuur ze creĂ«ert, laat ze ze ook verwelken en sterven - net als de dode kikker rechts. Gelukkig hebben wij dit schilderij om voor altijd van te genieten.â
Stilleven met bloemenvaas en dode kikvors, Jacob Marrel, 1634
Ontdek meer van onze Stories: www.rijksmuseum.nl/stories â
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Literary Art
âRemember the sky that you were born under,
know each of the starâs stories.
Remember the moon, know who she is.
Remember the sunâs birth at dawn, that is the strongest point of time. Remember sundown and the giving away tonight.
Remember your birth, how your mother struggled to give you form and breath. You are evidence of her life, and her motherâs, and hers.
Remember your father.
He is your life, also.
Remember the earth whose skin you are:
red earth, black earth, yellow earth, white earth, brown earth, we are earth.
Remember the plants, trees, animal life who all have their tribes, their families, their histories, too.
Talk to them, listen to them. They are alive poems.
Remember the wind. Remember her voice.
She knows the origin of this universe.
Remember you are all people and all people are you.
Remember you are this universe and this
universe is you.
Remember all is in motion, is growing, is you.
Remember language comes from this.
Remember the dance language is, that life is.
Remember.â
~ Joy Harjo, the United Statesâ first Native American Poet Laureate and member of the Mvskoke Nation â
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Currently in the Van Gogh museum, a retrospective of the work of Matthew Wong, Chinese/Canadian artist who took his own life in 2019, 35 years old. Which is not the only parallel with Van Goghâs life and work. Incredibly moving and beautiful IMHO. Seeing it was more than enough for me today, I didnât go and check any of the fixed collections of Van Goghs.
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Wow these are amazing 
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Lovely! Thank you.
The link includes his music playlist
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I met a friend for a coffee this afternoon and on a whim we decided to go in to the National Gallery where I saw this amazing painting.
Itâs called âThe chalk cuttingâ and itâs by Arthur Melville and was painted in 1898.
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After some very big exhibitions in Oude Kerk now thereâs a relatively small one, presenting glass works for Latin American artist Ana Navas. I liked them, just as I liked the church has its wide open spaces without any interference at the moment, as the art is shown in some of the side spaces.
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@Mno love your pic of Oude Kerk⊠the peacefulness is palpableâŠ
Georgia OâKeeffe,
Waterfall, Iao Valley, 1939
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âNormandyâ Monica Rich watercolor ( below)
âNormandy Sea Cliffsâ, Claude Monet see below.
âI am not interested in process, but with whatâs there. I only use five colors, alizarin, dark madder, emerald green, cadmium yellow, cobalt blue, and white. One must produce to live.â
Claude Monet 1900
Ătretat, the Manneporte, Reflection on Water 1885
French Title: Etretat, la Manneporte, reflets sur lâeau
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
painting by Claude Monet (Museum: MusĂ©e dâOrsay)
Size:
65.5 x 81.5 cm
Medium:
Oil on Canvas
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Love these colors. Love my sky when itâs this color.
Pol Ledent, Blue Cornflowers 2017
Pol Henry Ledent (1952) Belgian painter
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I wasnât familiar with this artist until I moved to Lapland about 12 years ago. Today I got a chance to visit Reidar SĂ€restöniemi (1925-1981) art museum and gallery, which is located at his family estate.
We were given a guided tour around the premises and got to see some of his artwork. I love his use of bold colours. The way he was described gave me the impression that his soul, his entire being embodied his art and the artistic life. I was very impressed by his art and the art museum.
10/10 recommend, if by any slight chance anyone ever visit this remote part of Finland. Although I canât recommend to go around this time of the year, too many mosquitoes! 
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âMirror Lakeâ by Franklin Carmichael, 1929
(Canadian Group Of Seven)
Saw this and love it. @M-be-free49
Some colour and beauty for your world.
I posted a forest painting for you and the dog girl early this year or in the fall. Itâs not too far up there. 
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Ohh that is breathtaking 
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This is the Taos, Northern New Mexico, that I know⊠it is the reason so many artists went
( and are still going) to that areaâŠ
love the beautiful chamisaâs, the smell of sage and alfalfa, the sky changing with the daily afternoon thunderstorms and rainbows, picking wonderful cherries, apples and apricotsâŠ
Michelle Chrisman
Taos Gorge Chamisa, oil
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Love this, Menno. Weâre travelling to Amsterdam later this month and have tickets to the Van Gogh Museum. Will definitely see this too.
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Always loved Tove Janssonâs work. I feel @siand did too. Anyhow, I didnât know she did this beautiful murals in Finland.
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