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Tag: Degas

Emerging star

Emerging star

This Degas pastel, “The Star: Dancer on the Stage,” was on the cover of an album of classical music that Mom had when I was a kid. I don’t remember what the music was, but I never forgot the painting. We are up in the rafters above the stage, looking down on the dancer just … read more Emerging star

Posted on November 28, 2016May 23, 2017Author LisaCategories BeautyTags 1978, art, ballet, dance, Degas, painting, star1 Comment on Emerging star
Immersion

Immersion

The best way to learn a new language is to immerse in it – go to the country where it’s spoken and do not speak your native tongue. Art is like that too. I’m just wrapping up three solid days of immersion in art. The vocabulary is starting to come into my fingers. In the … read more Immersion

Posted on October 2, 2016May 15, 2019Author LisaCategories BeautyTags 2015, art, Degas, glass, learning, painting, study1 Comment on Immersion
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