Paula Butterfield
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La Luministe is my historical/biographical novel about Berthe Morisot, the first woman Impressionist. Film aficionado, pasta enthusiast, Pacific Northwesterner.
If you've seen the current Manet & Morisot show in S. F. and you'd like to know more about Berthe Morisot's light-filled art-- as well as how she survived the Siege of Paris...and the love of Edouard Manet--La Luministe is available at Amazon, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, !ndigo, or Regal House Pub.
December 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
If you've seen the current Manet & Morisot show in S. F. and you'd like to know more about Berthe Morisot's light-filled art-- as well as how she survived the Siege of Paris...and the love of Edouard Manet--La Luministe is available at Amazon, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, !ndigo, or Regal House Pub.
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#BOTD in 1830, here are #EmilyDickinson's thoughts on snow:
It sifts from leaden sieves,
It powders all the wood,
It fills with alabaster wool
The wrinkles of the road...
It reaches to the fence,
It wraps it rail by rail,
Till it is lost in fleeces;
It fling a crystal veil...
It sifts from leaden sieves,
It powders all the wood,
It fills with alabaster wool
The wrinkles of the road...
It reaches to the fence,
It wraps it rail by rail,
Till it is lost in fleeces;
It fling a crystal veil...
December 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
#BOTD in 1830, here are #EmilyDickinson's thoughts on snow:
It sifts from leaden sieves,
It powders all the wood,
It fills with alabaster wool
The wrinkles of the road...
It reaches to the fence,
It wraps it rail by rail,
Till it is lost in fleeces;
It fling a crystal veil...
It sifts from leaden sieves,
It powders all the wood,
It fills with alabaster wool
The wrinkles of the road...
It reaches to the fence,
It wraps it rail by rail,
Till it is lost in fleeces;
It fling a crystal veil...
December Second, by Grace Hartigan. What do you think is the story behind this painting?
#AbstractExpressionism
#AbstractExpressionism
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
December Second, by Grace Hartigan. What do you think is the story behind this painting?
#AbstractExpressionism
#AbstractExpressionism
November 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The women-folk are busy in the kitchen in Doris Lee's Thanksgiving (1935).
#HappyThanksgiving to all!
#HappyThanksgiving to all!
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The women-folk are busy in the kitchen in Doris Lee's Thanksgiving (1935).
#HappyThanksgiving to all!
#HappyThanksgiving to all!
A sassy genre painting of stuffing the turkey entitled, Shake Hands? by American artist Lily Martin Spencer. #Thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A sassy genre painting of stuffing the turkey entitled, Shake Hands? by American artist Lily Martin Spencer. #Thanksgiving
A sassy genre painting of stuffing the turkey entitled, Shake Hands? by American artist Lily Martin Spencer. #Thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A sassy genre painting of stuffing the turkey entitled, Shake Hands? by American artist Lily Martin Spencer. #Thanksgiving
First things first..."Catchin' the Turkey," by Grandma Moses. #Thanksgiving
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
First things first..."Catchin' the Turkey," by Grandma Moses. #Thanksgiving
#Thanksgiving art all this week!
The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth, by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (1925)
The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth, by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (1925)
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
#Thanksgiving art all this week!
The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth, by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (1925)
The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth, by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (1925)
Starting to look like late autumn around here, as in this painting by Marie Bashkirtseff.
#FallFriday #LastOfTheLeaves
#FallFriday #LastOfTheLeaves
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Starting to look like late autumn around here, as in this painting by Marie Bashkirtseff.
#FallFriday #LastOfTheLeaves
#FallFriday #LastOfTheLeaves
This striking portrait of Catalina Michaela of Spain (1577-9), depicts her beauty, wealth, and noble heritage. By Sofonisba Anguissola, #BOTD in 1532.
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This striking portrait of Catalina Michaela of Spain (1577-9), depicts her beauty, wealth, and noble heritage. By Sofonisba Anguissola, #BOTD in 1532.
Automne, by Sonia Delaunay. (1965)
#FallFriday
#FallFriday
November 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Automne, by Sonia Delaunay. (1965)
#FallFriday
#FallFriday
"Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750," is showing at nmwa.org through Jan. 11, demonstrating "the many ways in which women of all classes contributed to the booming artistic economy of the day." Review to follow!
Flower painting, Rachel Ruysch ⬇️
Flower painting, Rachel Ruysch ⬇️
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November 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750," is showing at nmwa.org through Jan. 11, demonstrating "the many ways in which women of all classes contributed to the booming artistic economy of the day." Review to follow!
Flower painting, Rachel Ruysch ⬇️
Flower painting, Rachel Ruysch ⬇️
Reposted by Paula Butterfield
Veiled Self-Portrait, c. 1625-49, by #AnnaMariaVanSchurman (Dutch, 1607-1678), who was born #otd, Nov 5. Held by Museum Martena; image from projectvox.org/van-schurman... #womenartists #artherstory
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Veiled Self-Portrait, c. 1625-49, by #AnnaMariaVanSchurman (Dutch, 1607-1678), who was born #otd, Nov 5. Held by Museum Martena; image from projectvox.org/van-schurman... #womenartists #artherstory
#HappyHalloween from pumpkin-lover Yayoi Kusama.
October 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
#HappyHalloween from pumpkin-lover Yayoi Kusama.
For #NationalCatDay, here is a portrait of Sita and Sarita, by Cecelia Beaux. #BlackCats seem appropriate this close to #Halloween.
October 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
For #NationalCatDay, here is a portrait of Sita and Sarita, by Cecelia Beaux. #BlackCats seem appropriate this close to #Halloween.
Shower in Late Autumn,by Uemura Shōen.
#FallFriday
#FallFriday
October 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Shower in Late Autumn,by Uemura Shōen.
#FallFriday
#FallFriday
For #NationalAppleDay, a sampler by the appropriately named Mary Applewhite, completed in 1855 when she was 12 years old.
#TextileArt #Needlepoint
#TextileArt #Needlepoint
October 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
For #NationalAppleDay, a sampler by the appropriately named Mary Applewhite, completed in 1855 when she was 12 years old.
#TextileArt #Needlepoint
#TextileArt #Needlepoint
German Expressionist Gabriele Münter's Stafflesee in autumn. #FallFriday
October 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
German Expressionist Gabriele Münter's Stafflesee in autumn. #FallFriday
While 18th c. French court painters like #ElisabethVigéeLebrun were painting the 1%, #FrançoiseDuparc (#BOTD in 1726) depicted the working class people of her time.
October 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
While 18th c. French court painters like #ElisabethVigéeLebrun were painting the 1%, #FrançoiseDuparc (#BOTD in 1726) depicted the working class people of her time.
For #IndigenousPeoplesDay, art by native women artists from the Native Fashion Now show held at Portland Art Museum in 2016.
October 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
For #IndigenousPeoplesDay, art by native women artists from the Native Fashion Now show held at Portland Art Museum in 2016.
Undergrowth in Autumn, Berthe Morisot
#FallFriday
#FallFriday
October 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Undergrowth in Autumn, Berthe Morisot
#FallFriday
#FallFriday