The Ballerina Art of Anastasia Vostretszova

Dear Gentle Readers,

This morning we will exploring  the Ballerina Art of Anastasia Vostretszova.  She is an exceptional Russian artist who loved to paint the movement of the ballet from an early age. 

Anastasia Vorstretszova was born in Yekakaterinburg in 1981. She came from a family of artists and spent much time in Moscow as a child.  

Her art reflects her love for the Russian nature, Russian life, and Russian culture.

She has many exhibits in Russian as well as in Italy and the United States.

Her works are also part of private collections in Russia, Greece, India, and Holland. You can follow her on her website:

 www.art-katalog.com/english/painter/77

None of these images are mine. I claim nothing here. Have a great day!

Hugs,

,

Carol 

Seaside Haven, Book 1 in the Seaside Series by Sandra W. Burch

Dear Gentle Readers,

I would like to introduce you to Sandra Widner Burch, who is a short story author, and award-winning poet. She has work appearing or forthcoming in over a dozen venues, including Piker Press, Torrid Literature Journal, 8149, Best New Poems, and Room magazine. She is a member of Tallahassee Writer’s Association and Austin Poets International. She has graciously agrees to share something about Seaside Haven, her first novel. 

You can visit her at www.sandrawburch.com.

Overview

After being injured in a paparazzi induced car accident, playboy Phoenix Chamberlain returns to the resort previously owned and operated by his grandfather to recuperate. There he meets resort manager, Sierra Ramstad, who is used to being the boss and not keen on taking orders from others, especially Phoenix.
Not only did the accident change Phoenix physically, it also broke his spirit. His disgruntled attitude is a reflection of the unbearable pain he endures daily. But with the help of Sierra and his therapist, he decides he can overcome the doctor’s grim prognosis and learn to enjoy life again. But to Sierra’s surprise, Phoenix had his attorney draw up a severance package for her, with the thought that he would manage the day-to-day operations of the resort. Will Sierra be able to forgive Phoenix or will she walk away from Seaside Haven?


Here is the link to buy the book through the author's website:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9KZCV77Q37C4G

Have a great day. 
Hugs,
Carol

The Milky Way Over Yellowstone

Reposting on an article from Earth and Space I found on Facebook. None of this is mine. It was too beautiful just the way it is. Photos are by David Lane.

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The Art of George Wesley Bellows

     American realist painter, George Wesley Bellows was born in August, 1882, somewhere between the 12th and the 19th, in Columbus Ohio. He was best known for his bold and hard-edged depictions of New York City urban life. The Columbus (Ohio) Museum of Art labeled Bellows "the most acclaimed American artist of his generation." He was part of the Ashcan Movement and a member of the elite artist group,"Eight." 

     George was the only child of older parents. His father was fifty and his mother, the daughter of a famous whaling captain, was forty at the time of his birth. He went to school in Columbus, and attended the Ohio State University from 1901 to 1904, where he played both baseball and basketball, as well as illustrated the student yearbook. He was drafted by a minor baseball league team and everyone expected him to become a professional baseball player, but one week before his graduation ceremony, he packed up everything he owned and moved to New York City to study painting. He rented a small studio on Broadway and began painting gritty, contemporary works of art 

depicting life in the big city.  His work was described as crudely painted, but daring and chaotic scenes of working class people and their neighborhoods.  His human figures possess a strong sense of movement and direction. His paintings were called grimy, rough, and dark.  His prize fight paintings were his most sought-after pieces of work.

Later he collaborated with Master Painter Bolton Brown on a huge number, well over one hundred, of lithographs.  George Wesley Bellows died on Jan. 8, 1925 in New York City at the age of 42.


He was devoted to his wife and daughters and they became the focus of his work in his last year.  These pieces were characterized by a softer, gentler approach to color and design.

Mirror of Love by Samna Ghani

Emma Miller is an intelligent woman who believes in thinking with her head instead of her heart. A total cynic, she does not believe in fairy-tale endings nor is she one to swoon or pine for some man. She believes in attaining a comfortable existence. No complications. No worries. Her decision to visit Salar de Uyuni pretty much changes her entire perspective – about love, life and the truly important things in life.  
Ashton Colyns is just like Emma. Cynical. Sarcastic. Witty. No idealistic notions for him either. But with his dry sense of humor and his irresistible charm, he manages to penetrate through Emma’s no-nonsense persona. 
Amidst the excitement and adventure and through the complicated mess with Henry Tudor and Anne Boleyn, will Ashton and Emma finally realize they were meant to be together? 

Oh, Wow!

By Carol Ann Kauffman on July 22, 2015

Format: Kindle Edition

I am always distrustful of people who say they are marrying for logical reasons and not that heart-thumping, pulse-quickening, ecstatic LOVE, and this story tells why: you just haven't met him (or her) yet. In this case, our heroine travels much farther than the originally intended Bolivia to find her heart's desire. Wonderful story. Loved it!

Buy Link:

http://www.amazon.com/Mirror-Love-Mirrors-Time-Book-ebook/dp/B011DF5FOQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438004080&sr=1-2&keywords=Mirror+of+Love