Ballerinas Backstage 1897 - Edgar Degas

Artist Wiki page - Website

Beautiful capture!

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* I am in love with Laura James’ work - I visit her site at least bi-weekly to look at her work. Alas I can only afford her prints, 1 will soon be a very belated birthday gift to myself by the end of this summer and the second a new year gift for accomplishing the year’s goals. Yipee!! Woot! Expect a repeat posting of her work.

Clockwise (Your left top: ,”Woman Reading 1997”, “For the Elder Sister”, “Black Girl with Wings”, “Couple”)

Artist Website: http://laurajamesart.com/

Other Links: http://www.myspace.com/laurajamesart,

Born and bred in Brooklyn, New York, Laura James is a self-taught painter of Antiguan heritage. Working as a professional artist and illustrator for almost twenty years, Ms. James is best known for her illustrations in the Book of the Gospels lectionary published in 2000 by LTP on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church. An award winning edition of the four gospels, it includes 34 paintings rendered in the Ethiopian Christian Art style which over the years Ms. James has made her own. The book is used worldwide by numerous Christian denominations and her religious art is at the forefront of the movement toward a more inclusive representation of Biblical figures.

6/28/10

After my failed braidout, which I really should’ve gotten pictures of, I decided to put in some small braids since my hair was already nice and stretched. I love my twists, but this is nice for a change. I hesistated to do these so small, as we all know that braids in general are the devil to remove compared to twists. I will report how the take down goes.

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Source: http://newlynatural.com

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* Half protective but I still love this image :)

Three Generations - Melinda Byers

Artist Website: http://www.mbyers.com/

Erykah Badu, 106 & Park