Abstract Saturday: Sir Terry Frost part 2

Terry Frost, British 1915-2003 | Blue for Lumbar 1956 Oil on board via Godson & Coles — Terry Frost, British 1915-2003 | Blue for Lumbar 1956 Oil on board via Godson & Coles

Green and Blue Movement 1952 by Terry Frost Oil on canvas board, 79.5 x 48.8 cm Collection: Lincoln College, University of Oxford — Green and Blue Movement 1952 by Terry Frost Oil on canvas board, 79.5 x 48.8 cm Collection: Lincoln College, University of Oxford

Force 8 by Terry Frost Ferens Art Gallery 1960 Oil on canvas, 221 x 173 cm — Force 8 by Terry Frost Ferens Art Gallery 1960 Oil on canvas, 221 x 173 cm

SIR TERRY FROST (1915 - 2003) BLACK AND WHITE SEA. MOVEMENT, 1951 oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches via — SIR TERRY FROST (1915 - 2003) BLACK AND WHITE SEA. MOVEMENT, 1951 oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches via

Terry Frost | Battersea flower seller 1948

Green and Maroon Movement by Terry Frost 1952 Museums Sheffield via BBC UK — Green and Maroon Movement by Terry Frost 1952 Museums Sheffield via BBC UK

Black Abstract 1960 Pencil, ink and pastel on card  1960 via Godson & Coles — Black Abstract 1960 Pencil, ink and pastel on card 1960 via Godson & Coles

Roger Duvoisin

There's always room in my life for a little more of the beloved Swiss writer and illustrator Roger Duvoisin, so here is what I found around the web this morning.

I don't care for the dead deer in the center, but there's no disputing the beauty of this painting, otherwise.

What I did this week

This week I finished a painting...

Clothes make the cat. Gouache on wood. 12"x 18"

... Wandered around my garden staring at everything in bloom due to the warm spell we'd been having. These are lime blossoms.

... Experimented with tofu again. Spicy Tofu with grilled asparagus and onions.

Treated myself to a vegan fast food meal from our local vegan restaurant and juicer: Juicy Ladies. Quinoa Burger with "Nuts for Cacao" smoothie.

... And painted in my journal on a day that brought some very welcome rain, at last.

MCM getaway

Want to go glamping? What better way to experience the wild than ensconced safely in a cool mid-century modern style A-frame cabin ? Far meadow is 14 miles above Bass Lake in the Sierra National Forest, close to Yosemite National Park. It sits on 20 acres of private land, surrounded by a beautiful meadows and streams. There are two A-frames available to rent at $275 per night, each sleeping 2-4 with a sleeping loft. A friend and I were going to book their vintage trailer "lodge" where you get two trailers in which to sleep, cook, and hang out, but were not able to get it together. The trailers are not currently listed on the Far Meadows site, but it was a great idea, I've included photos anyway. Bring your dog, it's allowed!

The Red A-Frame. Photos by Wassim Muklashy. Read about his photo trip here

The classic A-frame has 16-foot high windows

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These are the vintage trailers that rented as a pair.

I have this thing about eating in a trailer banquette like this.

+far-meadow.com

The beautiful world of Ilonka Karasz

It's 9:30 a.m. and I should be showered, dressed, and walking my dogs. But, no. I must see just one more New Yorker cover illustrated by Ilonka Karasz. I'm searching. Obsessively. Loving each image better than the previous. Ilonka Karasz was something of a wonder, really. Born in Budapest, she came here after studying at the Royal Academy of Arts and Crafts in Budapest, and began illustrating New Yorker covers in the 1920s, while still in her twenties herself, and would eventually illustrate 186 covers between then and the seventies. She also designed many books and book jackets, pottery, tiles, wallpaper, toys, lamps, fabrics, rugs, silverware, china and furniture. She passed away in 1981, but left so much for us to enjoy. Look closely, there's much happening in these worlds.