Today we return to one of my favorites, Maksim Mrvica performing Rachmaninov‘s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (18th Variation)
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Okay today we’re doing more Indian sculpture from the Seattle Asian Art Museum’s Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection. Today we have a representation of Vishnu‘s third incarnation, Varaha the Boar. This statue is done in sandstone from the 11th century.
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A very happy 91st birthday to Charlie Parker a talent silenced far too soon.
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Today’s sketches are details from two paintings by George de Forest Brush which were on tour at the Seattle Art Museum three years ago featuring his idealized visions of Native American Artists. The first is of an Aztec Sculptor. The second is of a weaver.
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A very happy 110th birthday to Mr. Louis Armstrong. And what better way to celebrate it with “What a Wonderful World”. For which version of this is a toss up between the end of the original Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and the the montage from Good Morning Vietnam. I find it quite a shame that this wonderful song of hope is mostly used ironically these days.
Because of that I decided to go with the man himself. Enjoy.
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