@chateaudesmilandes The gorgeous estate where tiny but Mighty Josephine Baker and her family lived and played and loved. A dreamy estate in a beautiful region, filled with kind people and magical gardens and dreams. ✨♥️✨ #france#chateaudesmilandes#josephinebaker
Preparing mentally for my next art adventure, and I keep this little love note from an art workshop/retreat with my friend @heart.happy.art to remind myself of what my other sweet friends @opconnection and @violet_healing said to me “this is MEANT for (me).” I will never forget the feelings brought out when I was cracked open in my first overseas retreat (homecoming?) to Italy with @katrinakoltes and cannot wait for the next one! This IS my purpose. Travel. Art. Deep spiritual and meaningful human connection. I just need visual reminders sometimes to keep me from forgetting what comes out of me when I’m in the flow of creativity. Travel keeps my brain refreshed. Soft souls keep me engaged and playful and out of my head. Creating just comes as a biproduct of my inner joy and love for life, no matter how much ugliness and sadness and pain it may seem to bring. It is life, after all.
Use this sound for your pet and share it with me 😂
Cricket was one of the most well behaved cats we ever photographed. He was so brave that he traveled around 8 hours for his photosession and felt right at home as soon as he walked in. He wasn’t thrilled about his crown, but he made it work because he knew how important it was to his mom.
I’d love to create more solo art pieces of your pets 🥰
#verydemure#verydemureverymindful#demure#pittsburgh#pittsburghphotographer#portraitphotography#petphotography#petportrait#petphoto
Lump reveal at end! 🐶
Lump was a dachshund who became one of Pablo Picasso’s most beloved pets and, interestingly, one of his muses. Lump (pronounced “Loomp,” which means “rascal” in German) was originally the dog of photographer David Douglas Duncan, a close friend of Picasso. Duncan brought Lump to Picasso’s villa in Cannes, France, in 1957. Lump immediately took to Picasso, and the artist, in turn, developed a deep affection for the dog.
Lump’s relationship with Picasso was unique; the dog quickly became a part of Picasso’s life and daily routine. Unlike Picasso’s other pets, Lump had free reign of the house, even eating from Picasso’s plate. The bond between the two was so strong that Lump ended up staying with Picasso permanently, essentially “adopting” the artist as his new owner.
Picasso incorporated Lump into several of his works. One of the most famous examples is his reinterpretation of Diego Velázquez’s *”Las Meninas.”* In this series, Picasso added Lump to the scene, sitting at the feet of the main characters, replacing the mastiff from the original painting. This inclusion is a testament to the importance of Lump in Picasso’s life and work.
Lump lived with Picasso for six years and was with the artist through a highly productive period of his career. After Lump passed away in 1973, just ten days before Picasso himself died, he was buried in a marked grave in the garden of Picasso’s villa, reflecting the special bond they shared.
Lump’s story is a poignant example of the close relationship between an artist and his pet, showing how deeply Picasso valued and cherished this small dachshund.
#pittsburghart#pittsburgh#picasso#portraitartist
In this issue of Car & Driver Magazine, we have a curious passerby kindly asking what kind of motor this hep cat is running under the hood because it’s such a unique purr. She didn’t get the answer she was looking for, smiled sweetly and walked away, leaving our driver a bit peeved not to have a push after his motor broke down. 😂
