i miss my friends

sleepingunderstatues:

Gerhard Richter. Betty. 

Richter is kind of a magician.  Can you believe this is a painting? The way that he even creates a sort of soft-focus effect with the paint is quite incredible. Also, it’s another work that subverts expectations. In a traditional portrait, you would see this girl’s face but she turns to reveal the back of her head instead. To be honest, I don’t know exactly what Richter is trying to convey by doing this, but because it is a painting of his daughter my interpretation is that he’s trying to protect her while still paying her respect through this beautiful representation. 

If I could own one contemporary painter’s work it would probably be Richter. His work is so impressive in person.

Relaxing with a Bloody Mary

Recipe:

Geographical and astronomical illustrations from the mid-1800s

by John Philipps Emslie