Early Fall Beauty
Fall has finally descended upon us, and soon the heat of summer will be a distant memory. There is always something a little haunting about the Fall, with the growing…
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Mysterious Beauty
Beauty can be a mysterious thing, ineffable and in many ways beyond mere comprehension. This is perhaps what entices us about beauty, the ultimate inability to fully understand her compelling,…
Classic Hollywood Beauties: Loretta Young
I recently happened upon a movie which stared this beauty. Loretta Young (1913-2000) was an actress from the Hollywood’s golden age, the age of the silver screen. This was a…
Beautiful Sunday Art: Raphael’s Madonna of the Meadow
This is a nice work from one of my favorite artists, Raphael (1483-1520). It is appropriate for a Sunday: calm, peaceful and full of beauty! What is nice about Raphael’s…
Spiritual Beauty from Leonardo
A beautiful drawing by Leonardo I am not sure if I have posted this image before, but this is one of my favorite drawings by one of my favorite artist,…
Spritual Beauty: Raphael’s Sistine Madonna
The great Italian Renaissance artist Raphael has always been one of my favorites. Today’s world demands vulgarity and profanity; the art of Raphael depicts love and beauty. I write often…
Feminine Beauty as God’s Design
Although there is much ugliness in the world, and much pain and suffering, there is still much beauty. We ask ourselves where all these things come from, and if there…
The Tropical Beauty of Blue
Blue is my favorite color and this photo is filled with luscious blues. One of the things I enjoy about the tropics are all the different shades of blue that…
Happy May Day!
May is my favorite month of the year. It is the true beginning of the perpetual warmth of spring and summer, and the flowering of so much beauty. It is…
The Pleasure of a Good Artistic Nude
I find few things more pleasant than a well done nude painting or photograph. As in all visual arts, the use of shade and color is always important, and I…