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  Mickalene Thomas, Portrait of Mnonja, 2010, rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel on wood panel               This painting depicts a women sitting casually on a couch in the foreground. She has her feet up on the side of the couch and she seems comfortably sitting. She is wearing a necklace, earrings, and very vibrant shoes and lipstick. There is a lot of textures going on in the background and all of them are different making it seem busy but it still works some how. The patterns on the couch are contrasting, the couch itself looks like its 3 different patterns and then the pillows or blankets on there are also different. There is also a painting or sculpture of a cat in the foreground. It appears to have rhinestones on parts of it. The shoes also appear to have rhinestones for their coloring. The skirt or pants she is wearing have the appearance of being suede. I'm not sure how the artist accomplished this because I do not think I have ever s...

                                            Baseball at Night by Morris Kantor 1934 (94 cm x 120 cm)                         Baseball at Night  was painted in 1934 using oil paint on linen. It was painted by Morris Kantor. This painting depicts a baseball game taking place at night. There are stadium lights shining down on the field and the crowd. The crowd is on the outer edges of the painting. They go from being in the foreground to being the background. The main subject is the players on the baseball field. The players and referees are in the midst of a play. It appears that the pitcher is just winding up a throw and the batter and the other players are anticipating the ball. In the background you can also see the building that the announ...

                                                                Carefree in Avignon                                       Artist:  Sandy Goddard Oil/Arcylic on Canvas 48"x30"                             https://cottonwoodcenterforthearts.com/virtualgallery/coin-of-the-realm      The title of this artwork is Carefree in Avignon. The artist who created this peice is Sandy Goddard. Currently it is in the Cottonwood Center for the Arts in Colorado Springs. Carefree in Avignon is an oil and acrylic painting on canvas. In the foreground of the image is vibrant reddish-orange poppies. The perspective on these flowers makes them look huge...