Paula Butterfield
@pbutterwriter.bsky.social
La Luministe is my historical/biographical novel about Berthe Morisot, the first woman Impressionist. Film aficionado, pasta enthusiast, Pacific Northwesterner.
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
#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
The Autumn, by Venetian pastel artist Rosalba Carriera.
#FallHarvest
#FallHarvest
October 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Autumn, by Venetian pastel artist Rosalba Carriera.
#FallHarvest
#FallHarvest
Argentinian artist Marta MInujin created this Parthenon of Books (25,000 of them) on the site of book burnings in Kassel, Germany as a statement about free speech.
#BannedBooksWeek
#BannedBooksWeek
October 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Argentinian artist Marta MInujin created this Parthenon of Books (25,000 of them) on the site of book burnings in Kassel, Germany as a statement about free speech.
#BannedBooksWeek
#BannedBooksWeek
Autumn Leaves, by Georgia O'Keeffe.
#FallFriday
#FallFriday
October 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Autumn Leaves, by Georgia O'Keeffe.
#FallFriday
#FallFriday
For the #FirstDayOfOctober, images of autumn. Mary Oliver captures the the comfort of piled leaves and the shifting of the firewood.
October 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
For the #FirstDayOfOctober, images of autumn. Mary Oliver captures the the comfort of piled leaves and the shifting of the firewood.
Happy birthday to sculptor Louise Nevelson (#BOTD in 1899) and painter Suzanne Valadon (#BOTD in 1865). And their cats, of course.
September 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Happy birthday to sculptor Louise Nevelson (#BOTD in 1899) and painter Suzanne Valadon (#BOTD in 1865). And their cats, of course.
Autumn Breeze, by Alma Thomas.
#FirstDayOfFall
#FirstDayOfFall
September 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Autumn Breeze, by Alma Thomas.
#FirstDayOfFall
#FirstDayOfFall
The Ballet Girl & The Dressmaker, by Laura Knight (1930). A bit of the behind-the-scenes feel of Degas, don't you think?
#NationalDanceDay
#NationalDanceDay
September 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The Ballet Girl & The Dressmaker, by Laura Knight (1930). A bit of the behind-the-scenes feel of Degas, don't you think?
#NationalDanceDay
#NationalDanceDay
Such a good synopsis of #HildegardVonBingen's life. She was known as the Sybil of the Rhine. Today we would call her an eco-feminist, among many other labels. Be sure to scroll down and listen to some of her musical compositions. Her plate in The Dinner Party resembles a Gothic stained glass window.
September 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Such a good synopsis of #HildegardVonBingen's life. She was known as the Sybil of the Rhine. Today we would call her an eco-feminist, among many other labels. Be sure to scroll down and listen to some of her musical compositions. Her plate in The Dinner Party resembles a Gothic stained glass window.