8 FASHIONABLE WOMEN'S DRESSES - FOR EVERY TASTE AND COLOR

YOU WILL NEVER SEE ME FALL - by Joyce Alcantara

YOU  WILL  NEVER  SEE  ME  FALL by  Joyce Alcantara You may see me struggle, but you won't see me fall. Regardless if I'm weak or not, I'm going to stand tall. Everyone says life is easy, but truly living it is not. Times get hard, people struggle and constantly get put on the spot. I'm going to wear the biggest smile, even though I want to cry. I'm going to fight to live, even though I'm destined to die. And even though it's hard and I may struggle through it all, you may see me struggle... but you will NEVER see me fall.

NO MATTER WHAT - by Angie M Flores

NO  MATTER  WHAT by Angie M Flores There are times when you will upset me and  cause me unwanted anger, but no matter what, "I will always love you." There are cruel words you might say that will cause me  hurt and bring me sadness, but no matter what, "I will always love you." There are going to be unwise decisions you make  that will disappoint me, but no matter what, "I will always love you." There are actions you might act upon that will cause  me to worry about you, but no matter what, "I will always love you." There will be moments where you will make me cry and  bring me to tears, but no matter what, "I will always love you." There will be unforgivable mistakes that you bring upon me, but no matter what, "I will always love you." There will be lies told to me in which you test my trust in you, but no matter what, "I will always love you." In life there are struggles, arguments, and challenges  we will have to endure, but no matter what happens, I want you to know that,  "I will always love you," now and forevermore!

DUTCH ARTIST REMBRANDT VAN RIJN AND HIS PAINTING "THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON".

Rembrandt painted his picture “The Return of the Prodigal Son” shortly before his death.

Some connoisseurs of painting call this canvas the culmination of his work.

But few people know that the famous biblical plot was a reflection of real tragic events in the life of the master.

Perhaps the biblical plot of the picture is known to everyone. The father had two sons. The eldest helped his father in housekeeping, and the youngest demanded his part of the inheritance and went to indulge in all the vices of a wild life. When the money ran out, the unlucky son was at the bottom. He had to graze pigs for a bowl of porridge, to wander, to beg. In the end, he decided to return to his father's house and fall on his knees in front of the parent. Father forgives son.

The return of the prodigal son  -   Rembrandt

This moment in the parable was chosen by the most famous painters. Rembrandt also depicted the scene of the arrival of the prodigal son home. However, his work differs from the canvases of other painters.

The return of the prodigal son. -  painter Jan Steen, 1668-1670

If we compare the paintings of Rembrandt and other artists, their striking contrast becomes visible. For example, with Jan Steen, who was at one time much more popular than Rembrandt, the plot in the picture is the same, but made in a more optimistic way. Servants blow a horn, lead to stab a calf, carry good clothes.

The return of the prodigal son - painter Murillo, 1667-1670

The return of the prodigal son. - painter Rembrandt - detail

Rembrandt does not have all the extra attributes, he focused only on the emotions of  father and son. It would be more correct to say that the emotions on the face of the prodigal son are not visible, but his appearance and posture can say a lot. Torn clothes, worn shoes, corns on the feet - all this so deeply conveys the emotionality of the scene. And also love, the forgiving love of his father ...

The son of the artist, Titus, at his desk. - 1655.

Portrait of  Titus reading - Rembrandt

Titus in the image of a monk. -  Rembrandt, 1660.

“The Return of the Prodigal Son,” the master wrote almost immediately after the terrible tragedy that befell him. His only son Titus did not.

He was the fruit of the love of Rembrandt and his adored wife Saskia.

Saskia Van Eilenburg Rembrandt

Titus is the only surviving child in the family, the other three died in infancy but he died before his father - Rembrandt died a year later

Maddened by grief, his father persistently attended to thoughts of suicide. Only work on the painting “The Return of the Prodigal Son” helped not to commit it. Rembrandt as if projected himself to the place of the father in a biblical story, who had the good fortune to hug his child.

WANG PENG - Chinese painter

1964 -  Born in Shandong Province, China

1984  -  Graduated from the Affiliated Middle School of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China

1988  -  Graduated from the Mural Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China 

Graduated at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, Wang Peng started off as a painter. He moved to the United States in the 1990s and returned to China in 2000. Since the early 1990s, Wang experimented with performances, time-based medium, photography but he continued as a painter too. He had many exhibitions in China and others countries.

HAPPY RIZZI HOUSE

Happy Rizzi House - built in 2001 in the German city of Braunschweig, as an office center by architect Konrad Kloster and designer James Rizzi who worked on this slightly... crazy project.

Thank you for stopping by, happy summer to everyone ! 

STRUCK BY A DART - by Catherine Pulsifer

STRUCK  BY  A  DART   by  Catherine Pulsifer It started as a flirtation and before I knew A romantic courtship started to brew. A relationship was developing before my eyes And I must honestly say it took me by surprise. There was an enchantment about the person you were And a fascination about the things that occurred. This person I now admired oh I was intrigue No matter what we did I was never fatigued. So what started out as a fling Was now developing into the real thing. A passion was now filling my heart Love has struck me like a dart!

LOVE IS - by Thomas a Kempis

LOVE  IS  by  Thomas a Kempis Love is good above all others, which alone maketh every burden light. Love is watchful, and whilst sleeping still keeps watch; though fatigued is not weary; though pressed is not forced. Love is sincere, gentle, strong, patient, faithful, prudent, long-suffering, manly. Love is circumspect, humble, upright, not weary, not fickle, not intent on vain things, sober, chaste, steadfast, quiet, and guarded in all the senses.

OUR LOVE - by John P. Read

OUR  LOVE    by John P. Read If I had the words to describe my feelings for you I would be the happiest man in the universe But words seem to fail me time and time again So I have to settle for the words in this verse Your touch, your smile, your presence and soul Mesmerize and entangle me completely If I had but one ambition, one utter goal It would be to stay by your side for eternity

WILD ANIMALS IN COLLAGES - by ANDREAS HAGGKVIST

Swedish photographer Andreas Haggkvist creates amazing photo collages in which wild animals from different continents interact with newborn babies and with the nature around them. 

Great and inspirational  work !