On Saturday, September 22, the New Hampshire Historical Society will participate in Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day. Museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free admission to visitors presenting a Museum Day ticket. New Hampshire Historical Society is not the only organization in NH participating, so if you’ve already been to the New Hampshire Historical Society check out the other options Tickets are now available online!
Most of you who know me well know that one of my favorite artists is Vincent van Gogh. I know it is common to hear that now, but I don’t just love his work, his work influenced and informed my style, much of my color choice, and my use of marks. I enjoy how his vision could make the ordinary seem exceptional. His paintings and drawings never fail to hold me. I’ll never have the talent he had, but I’m glad he made such a big impact on my art and I’m thankful his work helps me express myself. Almost a thousand Vincent van Gogh paintings & drawings have now been digitized and are online to explore. Follow the link to the Van Gogh Museum.
I leave you my portrait so that you will have my presence all the days and all of the nights that I am away from you.
Visit the Faces of Frida exhibit
Read the Josh Jones article about the exhibit here. Continue reading “Visit Largest #Collection of #FridaKahlo #Art Ever Assembled”
As an artist I can get stuck and need inspiration or help getting out of a pattern that isn’t going anywhere. Sometimes the easiest thing for me to do is to look at photography and let it take me somewhere. Since I’ve blogged for a very long time, on multiple sites, I’ve also come up short sometimes with stock photos I could use for header graphics for posts. Here is a list of stock photo places I go to for inspiration. Most are completely free to use as you wish; a few require attribution, but I think that is a very small price to pay for free usage of someone’s art. At the very end of the list I am also including the link to the Prelinger Archives which has 6600 free use films. Enjoy exploring & using them!
Continue reading “Need Free Stock #Photos Full Of #Beauty & Inspiration? Try These”
Antiques Appraisal Afternoon
Rusty, musty, or dusty? Bring it to the event, and see what it’s worth!
Caroline French, of Caroline L. French Antiques, will appraise your items.
Sunday, April 29th, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Farmington Town Hall / Recreation Center
351 Main Street Farmington, NH
$5 per item, 3 items for $10.
Baked goods for sale-Farmington Historical Society t-shirts and caps for sale- 50/50 Raffle Continue reading “#Museum of #Farmington #NH #History #Antiques Appraisal Afternoon Sunday April 29th, 2-4pm”
Being in the digital realm is now standard for any institution, big or small. Sharing online and adding to the collective is part of life. It has drawbacks, like anything, but has many more positive aspects. It can bring us closer, can allow us to transcend location, and physical limitations and minimizes some financial hurdles. Digital collections allow us to learn from anywhere about anything that has been added. Most museums, libraries, and historical societies are bringing there digital collections to the forefront and many have started to make things they digitize freely available for anyone to peruse, read, download, and sometimes reuse those resources. Below I’ve added some of the great digital collections I’ve come across.
Continue reading “#Dazzling #Digital #Art #Archiving”
This post contains the online collection and archive information for The Museum Of Farmington History. I am the curator there as many of you know. Right now the online museum has a small representation of what we have available in the full collection, but as time goes on, many more items are being added at regular intervals. We have thousands of items to put in, so it will take quite some time. It will also take additional time to build exhibits and weave together the stories from people in town. Continue reading “Go Back In Time- At The #Museum Of #Farmington #History”
When I was six, NASA launched two of the most important spacecraft in their history, the Voyager probe 1 & 2. That’s a long time to be out exploring and sending back data. It’s the 40th anniversary of their launch and NASA has put out a few of promo posters. There are also two info graphics about the Voyager mission that may be of interest. Enjoy!
