It's wintry. It's pandemicky. Why not enjoy a warm summer day!
January 6, 2021 9:48 AM   Subscribe

Inside are 10 little escapes....

Cast your thoughts to a summer avenue or shady spot by a stream. Perhaps sit by the pool for a while or walk down by the bay.

How about some fun at the beach!? Or a posh picnic? Of course, enjoy a tasty snack!

A concert would be nice. Of course, it's nice in the garden.

Or maybe, just take a nap.
posted by ecorrocio (6 comments total) 14 users marked this as a favorite
 
Ah thanks, I love the colors!
I miss being able to visit a museum a lot. My area is back in a total lockdown and we were just today informed it's going to be prolonged for at least an extra 14 days. These are beautiful!
posted by Mariemma at 12:28 PM on January 6, 2021


This is a very nice post, thank you! What a lovely way to share some colors and light.

I really miss being able to visit museums right now, too. I appreciate all the virtual exhibits and the ways museums have mobilized their online resources, though.
posted by mixedmetaphors at 2:38 PM on January 6, 2021 [1 favorite]


More: linked to previously, it automatically jumps from place to place, with eight channels (one of them being Historical, which is a museum, sometimes): the incredible escapista.app.
posted by Rash at 3:55 PM on January 6, 2021 [1 favorite]


Thank you, ecorrocio. This was a welcome respite today.
posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide at 5:47 PM on January 6, 2021


Oh my god that Gauguin painting. I have so many questions. Why did he use a twill canvas? (I love how you can see some sections where it wasn’t evenly stretched so the lines of the fabric seem to wander. It validates my own sloppy stretching.) Was twill all that was available in Tahiti? Did he always paint on twill? Did he bring it from France? How did he get supplies while he was there? It’s not like he knew he’d die there or that he could have packed 12 years worth of paint and brushes, and canvas and solvent. Also, why is there a paper border glued around the edges? Was that common framing practice at the time? Is there a part of the paintings body that’s covered by these borders? If not does that mean he left a raw edge or does it mean the paining was moved to a larger stretcher prior to framing?

I used to have a bookmark on long dead laptop to a website that had a library of high-res images of paintings that were equally zoomable. It’s so satisfying.
posted by Conrad-Casserole at 8:15 PM on January 6, 2021


I answered one of my own questions. I looked at more Gauguin images online and saw another with the same type of paper border. I think he put it on himself as a framing device and maybe to tighten up the composition, in the painting I looked at there is paint on top of the paper in some areas meaning it was on the surface while he was still painting. Still an odd practice.

Thanks for these PS.
posted by Conrad-Casserole at 8:32 PM on January 6, 2021


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