Couple with Light, By Nathan Oliveira (2003)

Standing Couple, By David Park (1958)

Woman with Dark Blue Sky, By Elmer Bischoff (1959)

One of my favorite places at the Met:

Staying with the theme of big and bad, dig this picture by Frank Frazetta:

Not  a lot of laughs in ol’ Frank’s work, but it sure am Bad.

A Smoke Backstage, By William Harnett (1877)

Dining Room Overlooking the Garden, By Pierre Bonnard (1930-31)

Zorah on the Terrace, By Henri Matisse (1912)

Since we’s in Morocco and all…

Three Musicians, By Pablo Picasso (1921)

The Yanks have the night off. But feel free to chat about art, baseball or the weather. Whatever’s clever, y’all.

Baseball illustration by E. W. Kemble

Problems of Being Left-Handed, By John Robertson (acrylic on unstretched canvas)

I saw an interesting show of photographs–mostly by Man Ray, some by Walker Evans and others–of African Art yesterday at the University of New Mexico’s art museum.

Photograph by Walker Evans. Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luba peoples, Gelatin silver print; 7 x 9 3/8 in. (17.8 x 23.8 cm)

Ocean Park #122 By Richard Diebenkorn, 1980; painting; oil and charcoal on canvas, 100 in. x 80 5/8 in. (254 cm x 204.79 cm)

Still Life (Natural Morta), By Giorgio Morandi, 1953

Nude, by Amedeo Modigliani (1912)

Morning Sun, By Edward Hopper (1952)

Okay, so it’s the late afternoon, not the morning; the sun is still out, and this picture still sings.

Nijinsky, by Franz Kline (1950)

Broadway Boogie Woogie, By Piet Mondrian (1942-3) 

I always hear this song in my head when I look at this picture.

R. Crumb

Frank King.