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happy valentine’s day!

Posted in holiday, love, paintings, poetry on February 14, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Wishing you and yours a very Happy Valentine’s Day!

A man had given all other bliss,
And all his worldly worth for this,
To waste his whole heart in one kiss
Upon her perfect lips.
~Alfred, Lord Tennyson

The Kiss ~ Francesco Hayez, 1859

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silent, and soft, and slow…descends the snow

Posted in paintings, poetry, winter on February 12, 2013| 3 Comments »

Out of the bosom of the Air,
Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken,
Over the woodlands brown and bare,
Over the harvest-fields forsaken,
Silent, and soft, and slow
Descends the snow.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Snow Scene at Utica ~ John Henry Twachtman, 1897-1899

Skofja Loka in the snow ~ Ivan Grohar, 1905

Snow and Mist ~ John Atkinson Grimshaw

Winter Landscape ~ Aleksey Savrasov, 1880-1890

Along the River, Winter ~ John Henry Twachtman, 1887-1888

View from the Window of Vincent’s Studio in Winter ~ Vincent van Gogh, 1883

Snow Effect at Veneux ~ Alfred Sisley

Snow Effect, Giverny ~ Claude Monet, 1892-1893

The Seine at Bennecourt, Winter ~ Claude Monet, 1893

Snow Effect: Winter in the Suburbs ~ Georges Seurat, 1882-1883

Winter in Yerevan ~ Martiros Saryan, 1933

The Village in Winter ~ Aleksey Savrasov, 1880-1890

Winter ~ Arkhip Kuindzhi, 1895

Snow at Louveciennes ~ Alfred Sisley, 1873

The Moret Bridge and Mills under Snow ~ Alfred Sisley, 1890

Study for the Banks of Marne in Winter ~ Camille Pissarro

Roofs under Snow ~ Gustave Caillebotte, 1878

Boulevard Haussmann in the Snow ~ Gustave Caillebotte, 1879-1881

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snow!

Posted in photography, winter on February 9, 2013| 2 Comments »

Snow, snow and more snow!

photography by danielle boudrot for a thoughtful eye

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the blizzard…

Posted in photography, winter on February 8, 2013| 6 Comments »

the wind is howling, the snow is drifting and we are ever so happy to be warm and safe inside our cozy house…more photos tomorrow…

photography by danielle boudrot for a thoughtful eye

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all things pink, red and romantic!

Posted in 1st dibs, color, dominique vorillon, elle decor, fashion, laduree, melanie acevedo, miguel flores-vianna, paul costello, pieter estersohn, tim street-porter, tria giovan, valentino, william waldron, tagged fashion, interior design, photography on February 6, 2013| 4 Comments »

With Valentine’s Day just a week away, I thought you might enjoy a post filled with all things pink, red and romantic! How about a glass of pink champagne or maybe a Laduree raspberry macaroon? Wishing you a glorious weekend!

Etsy

Nikolay Krusser

Laduree

Paolo Roversi

Paul Costello

Sarah Jessica Parker photographed by Mario Testino for Vogue

Tim Street-Porter

Etsy

Chanel ~ Fall/Winter 2012/13 Haute Couture Show

Pieter Estersohn

Sasha Pivovarova photographed by Mario Testino

Melanie Acevedo

Nikolay Krusser

Tria Giovan

Chanel

Miguel Flores-Vianna

Valentino

Dominique Vorillon

Street Style ~ Fashion Week January 2013 via Elbows & Knees

William Waldron

Paolo Roversi

William Waldron for Elle Decor

Simon Upton for Elle Decor

Valentino

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nature will bear the closest inspection…

Posted in photography on February 4, 2013| 10 Comments »

Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. ~Henry David Thoreau