Irishconnaught
@matthewmarius.bsky.social
My road is paved with good intention. Learning all the time. Optimist. Hopeful. Eager patron of hotels & restaurants. Appreciative of quality items. Would prefer to be less vain.
Reposted by Irishconnaught
Cup has fallen over, candle is out, but your pipe and tobacco are still ready for one last smoke, thanks to Floris van Schooten.
November 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Cup has fallen over, candle is out, but your pipe and tobacco are still ready for one last smoke, thanks to Floris van Schooten.
Reposted by Irishconnaught
Still-lifes often appear slightly unreal: while their rendering is lifelike, their compositions are detached from any natural setting. In this work by James Fitton (c1950) each object is firmly modelled in cool light, and we can clearly sense its place within the arrangement.
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Still-lifes often appear slightly unreal: while their rendering is lifelike, their compositions are detached from any natural setting. In this work by James Fitton (c1950) each object is firmly modelled in cool light, and we can clearly sense its place within the arrangement.
Reposted by Irishconnaught
Zinaida Serebriakova painted 'Bleaching Linen,' a few months before the October Revolution in 1917 - as always with her work of this period there's a sense of Nicolas Poussin's influence, a style that would change after the Soviet period as Serebriakova struggled to sell her work
November 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Zinaida Serebriakova painted 'Bleaching Linen,' a few months before the October Revolution in 1917 - as always with her work of this period there's a sense of Nicolas Poussin's influence, a style that would change after the Soviet period as Serebriakova struggled to sell her work
Stunning staircase in Paris Metro with clever double bannister rail
November 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Stunning staircase in Paris Metro with clever double bannister rail
Stubbs (rip) in the gloaming
November 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Stubbs (rip) in the gloaming
Reposted by Irishconnaught
November 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
One of north Burgundy’s finest cheeses. Worth looking out for.
November 1, 2025 at 9:37 AM
One of north Burgundy’s finest cheeses. Worth looking out for.
Reposted by Irishconnaught
'The Dining Table.' 1955) Through the decades of the 20thC, John Koch remained steadfast in his commitment to his realist style, a position that perplexed critics as they spun out their dedication to abstraction even when it wasn't always obvious what a work represented.
October 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
'The Dining Table.' 1955) Through the decades of the 20thC, John Koch remained steadfast in his commitment to his realist style, a position that perplexed critics as they spun out their dedication to abstraction even when it wasn't always obvious what a work represented.
Reposted by Irishconnaught
John Nash painted many landscapes around Dorset in the interwar years. He rarely attempted to paint directly from nature, preferring to work in the constant light of his studio from the sketches and watercolours made on the spot. 'Walled Garden, Bredy,' was painted in 1923.
October 13, 2025 at 7:36 AM
John Nash painted many landscapes around Dorset in the interwar years. He rarely attempted to paint directly from nature, preferring to work in the constant light of his studio from the sketches and watercolours made on the spot. 'Walled Garden, Bredy,' was painted in 1923.
Wild cyclamen by l’Abbaye de la Pierre qui Vire
September 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Wild cyclamen by l’Abbaye de la Pierre qui Vire
Reposted by Irishconnaught
Joan Eardley (1921-1963)
The Cornfield c.1960.
Oil on canvas.
The Cornfield c.1960.
Oil on canvas.
September 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Joan Eardley (1921-1963)
The Cornfield c.1960.
Oil on canvas.
The Cornfield c.1960.
Oil on canvas.
Reposted by Irishconnaught
'Sunset, near Cley, Norfolk.' (1910)
Like John Ruskin, Albert Goodwin responded to landscape with an almost religious fervour and understanding; he interpreted it with greater eclecticism in the style of Whistler, Ruskin’s great adversary in the field of aesthetics.
Like John Ruskin, Albert Goodwin responded to landscape with an almost religious fervour and understanding; he interpreted it with greater eclecticism in the style of Whistler, Ruskin’s great adversary in the field of aesthetics.
September 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
'Sunset, near Cley, Norfolk.' (1910)
Like John Ruskin, Albert Goodwin responded to landscape with an almost religious fervour and understanding; he interpreted it with greater eclecticism in the style of Whistler, Ruskin’s great adversary in the field of aesthetics.
Like John Ruskin, Albert Goodwin responded to landscape with an almost religious fervour and understanding; he interpreted it with greater eclecticism in the style of Whistler, Ruskin’s great adversary in the field of aesthetics.
Reposted by Irishconnaught
Angel,' (1887) is both a portrait of Abbott Handerson Thayer's 11 year old daughter Mary and an allegory of hope and spirituality. Thayer scraped the paint with backs of brushes, scrapers, his fingers, and a paint tube to achieve the depth in the wings.
September 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Angel,' (1887) is both a portrait of Abbott Handerson Thayer's 11 year old daughter Mary and an allegory of hope and spirituality. Thayer scraped the paint with backs of brushes, scrapers, his fingers, and a paint tube to achieve the depth in the wings.
Reposted by Irishconnaught
'The French Window.' (1942) There are so many ways of painting pictures within pictures. Blurring the image within the image, darkening it, making it faint; painting it in broad strokes. Here, Harley Griffiths makes his work more discernible to us than most artists do.
September 19, 2025 at 6:57 AM
'The French Window.' (1942) There are so many ways of painting pictures within pictures. Blurring the image within the image, darkening it, making it faint; painting it in broad strokes. Here, Harley Griffiths makes his work more discernible to us than most artists do.
Reposted by Irishconnaught
In Albert Marquet's work, we can sense his technical skill as an exceptional draughtsman - this painting offers up the careful geometry that informs much of his output. This picture from 1914 shows a remarkably autumn day on the Marne.
August 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
In Albert Marquet's work, we can sense his technical skill as an exceptional draughtsman - this painting offers up the careful geometry that informs much of his output. This picture from 1914 shows a remarkably autumn day on the Marne.
Wordle 1,427 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Symmetry
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Symmetry
May 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Wordle 1,427 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Symmetry
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Symmetry
Scrabble word checker doesn’t like ‘aestel’
May 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Scrabble word checker doesn’t like ‘aestel’
Down into Bossiney
April 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Down into Bossiney
Unlabelled Chablis going well with the cheese
April 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Unlabelled Chablis going well with the cheese
Reposted by Irishconnaught
Reposted by Irishconnaught
Felicity House, UK contemporary artist who was elected a member of The Pastel Society #WomensArt
February 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Felicity House, UK contemporary artist who was elected a member of The Pastel Society #WomensArt
coming back from the daily trudge
January 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
coming back from the daily trudge
28th December: Sunny!
December 30, 2024 at 10:19 AM
28th December: Sunny!