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Adrian Martinez

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It was late afternoon in Georgia. I was at a place I knew I would never be again. Upon entering a room, light was coming through the window, illuminating lillies in a darkened room. I painted this moment. Lillies in Light by Adrian Martinez.

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Lillies in Light oil painting by artist Adrian Martinez.

January 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM

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Wild horses are magnificent to watch. In mythology and legends they often symbolize freedom, strength and the ability to break free of restraints.🐎✨

Mares and Foals, oil painting by Adrian Martinez.

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Oil painting of Mares and Foals by artist Adrian Martinez. Wild horses standing in clouded landscape. All horses are brown except one white foal in the midst who is illuminated by the sunlight.

January 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM

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For all cat lovers...an oil painting of my cat. Cats are so interesting...each one unique with one-of-a-kind personality, coloring, and eyes with a soul reaching view. 🐈‍⬛😻💫

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Oil painting of a tabby young cat by Adrian Martinez. The orage cat with large ears is set in front of a rough grey wall. The cat is looking up with soft green eyes. Oil painting is by artist Adrian Martinez.

January 24, 2025 at 5:22 AM

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Still life of Turban Squash, oil painting by Adrian Martinez. 🖌️

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Turban Squash, still life oil painting by Adrian Martinez. Oil painting of (left to right) turban squash, deer skull and ceramic bowl on dark background of rich black. Painting by artist Adrian Martinez.

January 24, 2025 at 5:06 AM

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My interest in Humphry Marshall led me to paint Marshall in his home, as well as meet the Friends of Martin Tavern whose mission is to preserve the story of Marshalltown and Marshall, who was a botanist, farmer, miller, astronomer and stone mason.

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Painting of Humphry Marshall in his home with items from his life. Marshal was a historic American figure, internationally recognized botanist, farmer, miller, astronomer and master stone mason who lived in Pennsylvania. His home has been preserved as part of American history. The large oil painting is by artist Adrian Martinez.

January 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM

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Painting in the studio with my assistant, our cat Titian. 🐈‍⬛🖌️

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Artist Adrian Martinez with his cat, Titian, oil painting at his studio. Adrian Martinez Studio in Pennsylvania.

January 23, 2025 at 10:38 AM

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Still Life, oil painting by Adrian Martinez. Steps in developing this oil painting.

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Still Life, oil painting by Adrian Martinez. Steps in developing this oil painting. Finished painting.

January 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM

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The Bath, 1890-1891, drypoint soft-ground etching and aquatint on Japanese paper, state 17 of 17, by Mary Cassatt at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 🏛️

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Close up of art: The Bath, 1890-1891, drypoint soft-ground etching and aquatint on Japanese paper, state 17 of 17, by Mary Cassatt at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Artwork shown in frame: The Bath, 1890-1891, drypoint soft-ground etching and aquatint on Japanese paper, state 17 of 17, by Mary Cassatt at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Description of Artwork: The Bath, 1890-1891, drypoint soft-ground etching and aquatint on Japanese paper, state 17 of 17, by Mary Cassatt at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This print represents the final version of Cassatt's painstaking work in creating The Bath. Demonstrating her intensive process with clarity, the group of prints on this wall also offers an opportunity to appreciate her abiding interest in picturing rituals of care, feminine labor, and domestic intimacy. Across these impressions, the iterative nature of Cassatt's work in print portrays the diligent, routinized work of caregiving.

January 23, 2025 at 10:16 AM

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Sdihpa

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December 8, 2024 at 6:14 AM

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Vanité

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January 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM

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Michael

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Miss T (Robin Taylor) by Barkley L. Hendricks (American) - Oil and acrylic on canvas / 1969 - Philadelphia Museum of Art (Pennsylvania) #womeninart #hendricks #fineart #philadelphiamuseumofart #painting #barkleyhendricks #womensart #artwork #art #acrylic #oil #portrait #portraitofawoman #bskyart

Against an off white backdrop, a woman with Afro hair style stands expressionless with hands behind her back while looking down to her right. She wears an all black pantsuit plus thin gold glasses and belt.

On his first trip to Europe in 1966, Hendricks was struck by a portrait in the Uffizi gallery, in Florence, by the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni Battista Moroni: “The figure in a black, skin-tight outfit made me see the illusion of form and simplicity in a different light.” Miss T was a “direct by-product” of this encounter with the four-hundred-year-old painting. Hendricks’s subject, Robin Taylor, was his then-girlfriend: “Several paintings come with good color besides what’s on their canvases. Robin (Miss T) scared the shit out of my mother when she told her, ‘If she couldn't have me, no one would.’”

January 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM

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Michael

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Portrait of the Artist's Mother by Henry Ossawa Tanner (American) - Oil on canvas / 1897 - Philadelphia Museum of Art (Pennsylvania) #womeninart #americanartist #fineart #portrait #philadelphiamuseumofart #womansart #artwork #henryossawatanner #mother #art #painting #mom #AfricanAmericanArt #bskyart

Painted during a triumphant visit home from Paris in 1897, Henry Ossawa Tanner’s portrait of his mother is both a tribute to Sarah Tanner—the central, stabilizing figure in her large and distinguished African American family—and a celebration of her son’s recent success in his chosen career, in which he had persevered despite initial opposition from his parents.

In its composition the work refers to a world-famous image by another American: James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s Portrait of the Artist’s Mother of 1871. Tanner’s portrait of his mother has none of the cool austerity of Whistler’s picture; instead it is an affectionate portrayal of a strong, sensitive, thoughtful personality.

January 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM

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Sculpture at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 🏛️

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January 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM

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Iris are a symbol of rebirth and renewal. 💐

Purple Iris and Wall, oil painting by Adrian Martinez.

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Purple Iris and Wall, oil painting by Adrian Martinez.

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January 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM

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With thoughts of Spring. 🌱

White Iris, oil painting by Adrian Martinez.

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White Iris, oil painting by Adrian Martinez. Close-up of white iris blossom.

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January 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM

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While it's cold outside, a painting can bring back Spring. 🌷🌱

Orchids and Hummingbird, oil painting by Adrian Martinez.

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Orchids and Hummingbird, oil painting by Adrian Martinez. Painting framed in gold and black wood frame.

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January 23, 2025 at 4:08 AM

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At the Philadelphia Museum of Art with friends. 🖼️

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At the Philadelphia Museum of Art with friends. Two artists stand in front of the large tapestries on the museum wall.

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January 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM

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Lafayette at Brandywine - The Making of an American Hero by Bruce E. Mowday. Honored to have my oil painting on the cover of the book.

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Lafayette at Brandywine - The Making of an American Hero by Bruce E. Mowday. Cover of book with painting by Adrian Martinez.

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January 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM

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American history in pictures. 🖼️🗽

Marquis de Lafayette, oil painting by Adrian Martinez.

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Marquis de Lafayette, oil painting by Adrian Martinez.

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January 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM

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Dr. Erik Villard

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Battle of Brandywine Creek, restored map overlaid on Google Earth. Custom unit icons from Junior General created by erikthehistorian (erik villard) CMH. These are just generic icons- I will make accurate ones for all nations and unit types.

December 15, 2024 at 6:55 PM

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A historic moment in the American Revolution.

Cornwallis at Dawn, oil painting by Adrian Martinez.

Cornwallis at Dawn, oil painting by Adrian Martinez commemorating an historic moment in the American Revolution.

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January 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM

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Jessica Skwire Routhier

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"He's he most famous Spanish artist Americans have never heard of — but to be honest that’s entirely our own fault."
My latest for Antiques and The Arts Weekly, on Joaquín Sorolla y Batista at the Norton in West Palm Beach, in collaboration with the Hispanic Society in New York.