Dear Gentle Readers,
I returned from a harrowing day at the vet with my sweet dachshund, KC, to happily discover Vision and Verse had surpassed the 54,000 Pageview Milestone.
For all of you all over the world who stop in daily to see what's happening, I thank you. The idea that you found a book, an author, or an artist who piqued your interest through Vision and Verse is very satisfying to me.
Vision and Verse, begun two years ago on April 15, has no illusions of grandeur. Simple is our format. Simple is our mission. If we move you occasionally by content, we have done our job.
May scheduling is shaky at best, so bear with me. My husband is having some repair work surgery and I am facing jury duty. Neither one of those events follow a timeline. I will do my best to post, but hospitals and courtrooms are not conducive to mobile posting and electronics are banned in most instances.
Again, thank you for showing up. You are appreciated.
Hugs,
Carol
Dear Gentle Readers,
In honor of World Book Day, Vision and Verse is giving away a digital copy of Waiting for Richard by some unknown Ohio author named Carol Ann Kauffman.
To be eligible, leave a comment in the comment section.
I think it was Mark Twain who said, "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read." So... read something you normally would not. Open your world a bit, expand your horizon.
And, if you are a daddy, it's even MORE important that your children see you read for information and enjoyment. In my thirty-five years as a first grade and reading teacher, I noticed our little boys view reading as a female pursuit. Do your part to change that misconception. Today.
Happy World Book Day!
Hugs,
Carol
Edward Hopper
American Realist Painter
Born July 22, 1882
Died May 15, 1967
Edward Hopper was born in Upper
Nyack, New York, a yacht-building
center on the Hudson River. He dreamed of ships and coastal
settings and wanted to be a naval
architect when he was in high school.
He grew up in a strict Baptist setting.
His father was a mild-mannered
intellectual with a love of French and
Russian cultures. The house was
dominated by the women in the
family; mother, grandmother, sister,
and the maid.
His favorite artist was Rembrandt, saying Rembrandt's Night Watch was "the most wonderful thing of his I have ever seen; it's past belief in its reality."
He studied at the New York School of Art and Design. Although he wanted to follow his heart and paint, his parents insisted he get a job where he could support himself. Getting a job with an advertising agency soon made him hate illustration and graphic art, but the economic times forced him to stay at the agency until the mid-1920s, when he made three trips to Paris to study the new methods coming out of France.
Edward thought of himself as an
only averagely talented, tall, skinny,
awkward, unattractive man and spent
much time alone, perfecting his craft.
Then in 1923, he reconnected with a
woman he met in art school, Josephine
Nivison, on a summer painting excursion in Gloucester, Massachusetts. She was short, happy,
open, friendly, social, and liberal, and the tall, quiet, shy, secretive, introspective conservative Edward fell
madly in love.
They were married a year later and Josephine abandoned her career to
nurture his, and lived his reclusive lifestyle.
She managed his career and interviews, was his primary model, his constant cheerleader, and his life
companion.
Edward Hopper died in his art studio near Washington Square in New York City. His wife
Josephine died ten months later. She bequeathed
all their paintings, about 3,000 works, to the
Whitney Museum of American Art.
His birthplace and boyhood home are listed in the National Registry of Historic Places in 2000, listed as the Edward Hopper House Art Center, a
non-profit community cultural center serving the area with exhibits, lectures, workshops, and
special events.
All of the images and information in this articles are from the following sites and are only for the information of my readers. I claim nothing as my own. More information can be found at:
Edward Hopper - Wikipedia
www.edwardhopper.net
americanart.si.edu/hopper/
www.art.com/gallery/id--a50/edward-hopper-posters.ht,
www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/hopp/hd_hopp.htm
Dear Gentle Readers,
Book Two in the Monday Mystery Society is out! The Right Kiss by Giulietta Spudich is a sweet love story about one woman's personal journey into love. Janie is a successful professional editor in her thirties who has conformed to the idea that she has no love life. She joined the Monday Mystery Society to enjoy a good Victorian mystery and meet some likeminded people. Soon she finds herself with two love interests and must decide whether to let someone into her life or not, and which one of these men was worth the wait.
Buy Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Right-Kiss-Monday-Mystery-Society-ebook/dp/B00W47YVLG/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1429489929&sr=1-2&keywords=Monday+Mystery+Society
Book Description:
Janie is a confident, professional editor in her thirties … when she’s not around men. The opposite sex sends her into frazzled and tongue-tied states of being. She prefers the company of her best friend Sharon Hall, or no company at all, and is largely alone.
When she joins the Monday Mystery Society book club, she hopes to make connections with other Oakville residents through literature, especially Victorian mysteries. Little does she know that at the book club, there is a tendency to find love in unexpected places …
Will she let go of her cool personality and let love in? Or will she run from the sudden affection of two different men and disappear into her favorite stories, alone and lonely?
