Vincent van Gogh – Lemon Poppy Seed Bread & Blueberry Honey Butter
Vincent van Gogh, Still Life: Red Poppies and Daisies (1890), oil on canvas, 65 x 50 cm, Private Collection The Post-Impressionist pioneer of Expressionism, Vincent van Gogh, suffered from mental illness which may have been due in part to his love of absinthe and lead poisoning (at that time all paints were lead based). In...
Cristoforo Munari – Milano Cookies
Cristoforo Munari, Still-life with Porcelain Vases, Flute, Books, and Oranges (1706-1713) The late-Baroque, Italian painter, Cristoforno Munari worked predominantly in still life. The standards of Baroque art were encouraged by the Roman Catholic church and embodied iconography and monarchy though an intensely precise handling of paint. Munari was an official court painter for the Medici...
Jeff Koons – Mostaccioli (a.k.a. Moustache) Cookies
Jeff Koons, Moustache (2003), wrought iron, coated steel chain, polychromed aluminum, 260.4 x 53.3 x 191.8 cm © 2009 Jeff Koons, Serpentine Gallery My inspiration this week is by the contemporary sculptor, Jeff Koons. His sculpture Moustache (2003) is from the Serpentine Gallery show Popeye Series which encompasses many of the common themes in his...
Severin Rosen – Strawberry BBQ Pulled Pork
Severin Rosen, Still Life with Strawberries (c. 1848-1870), oil on fabric, 40.6 x 50.8 cm, Private collection Severin Rosen was a German immigrant who is known as one of the major mid-19th-century American still life painters. Rosen’s work featured very similar subject matter, typically fruits, sometimes flowers, arranged on a tabletop with a dark background....
Diego Rivera – Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas
Diego Rivera, Woman Grinding Maize (1924)Encaustic on canvas, 106.7 x 121.9 cm, Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City Diego Rivera is the world famous Mexican muralist who was an active Communist and was married to Frida Kahlo. His giant frescoes often tell a story which is similar in tradition to the Mayan steles. The subjects...
Nora Heysen – Pavlova with Lemon Curd Blueberries
Nora Heysen, Eggs (1927), oil on canvas, 36.6 x 52.5 cm, New England Regional Art Museum Nora Heysen was the very first woman to win the Archibald Prize for portraiture and was the first woman in Australia to garner an official war artist appointment. She studied at the Central School of Art in London where...