Alex Chinneck A Bullet from a Shooting Star (Images 1 &...

Alex Chinneck

• A Bullet from a Shooting Star (Images 1 & 2)
  
• Telling the Truth Through False Teeth (Images 3 & 4)
  
• A Pound of Flesh for 50p (Images 5 & 6)
  
• Take my Lightning but Don’t Steal my Thunder (Images 7 & 8)
  
•  From the Knees of my Nose to the Belly of my Toes (Images 9 & 10)
  

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Classical Painting by Patric HennePatric Henne (previously) born...

Classical Painting by Patric Henne

Patric Henne (previously) born 1985 is a self-taught figurative painter based in Berlin, Germany. People are at the center of his work. Indeed, Henne often borrows compositional styles and subject matter from representational styles of the past. At times, Henne references and remixes specific paintings seeming to turn the dial on ‘saturation’ and ‘hue’. In this way Henne transforms familiar imagery and icons of art history into highly personal artwork.

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Paintings by Mark Elliott Mark Elliott has been doing...

Paintings by Mark Elliott

Mark Elliott has been doing editorial and book illustrations for 20 years which have been featured in several Society of Illustrator shows and Spectrum annuals. He is graduated from the school of Visual Arts in New York City with a BFA in Illustration. Mark likes to paint with acrylics on something he calls amber board, a homespun procedure that duplicates the delicate velvety tooth of copal varnish. He currently resides in the Connecticut River Valley, Southbury, USA. Art prints and posters avilable in his shop.

  

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Powerful Black and White Art by Annysa NGAnnysa Ng is a...

Powerful Black and White Art by Annysa NG

Annysa Ng is a contemporary artist who works in New York and Hong Kong.  In her black and white series she illuminates the dichotomy between the Western and Eastern cultural influences present in Hong Kong.  

In the two-dimensional works, the featureless blackout faces of the figures are specifically tied to identity and the history of Hong Kong… . . Combing period European fashion with traditional Chinese costume, the work does not merely illustrate a combination of cultures take place in Hong Kong, but specifies the paradox of constructing void identity. Via Annysa Ng Artist Statement

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Illustrations by Svenja Jödicke (PixieCold)dA l shop

Illustrations by Svenja Jödicke (PixieCold)

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Photos of Clinton’s pets and their life in The White House (25 Pics)

You surely know that feeling, when you get sick being a human and you look at the peaceful face of your dog or cat and you feel the plain jealousy. Well, the intensity of that feeling will double when you are going to see the life of the First Family Pets.

Being a pet in a White House surely is not a bad life, right? –  The President Clinton was very well known about his affection towards animals and it was a well known fact that the president grew up with dogs. The Clintons’ decided to expand their family when  Chelsea was preparing to leave for college.

Socks-The Cat

 The White House cat was once a homeless, until Chelsea found him in front of her Piano Teacher’s house. Socks followed Chelsea to her home in the Arkansas governor’s mansion, and then became a resident in The presidential White House.

Photograph of Socks the Cat Sitting Behind the President’s Desk in the Oval Office 01 07 1994

 Photograph of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Socks the Cat 12 13 1995

Before even became a Presidential cat, Socks got all the media buzz a cat can get. At one point, before Clinton was elected as president in 1993 he had to tell the press to leave the cat alone. We can imagine, how tough it has been to be a popular cat, right or should we say meow?

 Photograph of President William Jefferson Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Playing with Socks the Cat 02 24 1997

 Photograph of President William Jefferson Clinton with Socks the Cat Perched on Clinton’s Shoulder 03 07 1995

 Photograph of President William Jefferson Clinton with Socks the Cat Perched on Clinton’s Shoulder 12 20 1993

 Photograph of Socks the Cat Peeking into his Christmas Stocking 12 21 1993

 Photograph of Socks the Cat Perched on the Backseat of a Van 09 16 1993

 Photograph of Socks the Cat Posing Next to Easter Eggs Decorated with Paw Prints 04 01 1994

 Photograph of Socks the Cat Standing Next to the Gingerbread Replica of the White House 12.05.1993

 Photograph of Socks the Cat Standing on the Press Podium in the Press Room at the White House

 Photograph of Chelsea Clinton Playing with Socks the Cat in the Oval Office While President William Jefferson Clinton Works at his Desk 12 24 1994

Socks were with the Clinton’s until the last day in the white house. At the end of the President’s second term in 2001, a rough decision was made. Socks and Buddy just didn’t get along, Chelsea was off to college and Socks has already picked her favorite from the White House,  the president’s secretary, Betty Curie. So, Socks found a new home.

Photograph of President William Jefferson Clinton with Buddy the Dog 04 06 1999

Socks has been the sole presidential pet since 1993 until arriving of the presidential cat, the four months old chocolate Labrador called Buddy. With Buddy’s arriving The President found his  best and true friend, since they were inseparable.

 Photograph of President William Jefferson Clinton Throwing a Tennis Ball to Buddy the Dog 07 11 1998

 Photograph of President William Jefferson Clinton Playing with Buddy the Dog 03 04 1998

In the Hillary Clinton’s book Living History (2003), reveals that Buddy was the only family friend of Bill Clinton, following the Lewinsky Scandal.

Photograph of President William Jefferson Clinton on the Phone with Russian President Boris Yeltsin While Buddy the Dog is in the Room 04 04 1998

Hillary wrote: “Buddy, the dog, came along to keep Bill company. He was the only member of our family who was still willing to.”

 Photograph of President William Jefferson Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton with Buddy the Dog en route to Marine One 03 13 1998

 Photograph of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton with Socks the Cat and Buddy the Dog 04 07 1999

Photograph of Buddy the Dog and Socks the Cat in the Outer Oval Office 01 05 1998

It was not a secret that Socks didn’t like Buddy at all. Since his arriving, Socks attacked  Buddy on the back, from that point Buddy and Socks had to be in a separate part of the White House.

 Photograph of Buddy the Dog Playing with Toys in front of Betty Currie’s Desk in the Outer Oval Office 02 06 1998

 Photograph of Buddy the Dog Reaching for a Tennis Ball 07 12 1998

 Photograph of Socks the Cat and Buddy the Dog Sitting on the South Lawn at the White House 06 16 1998

 Photograph of President William Jefferson Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Buddy the Dog Walking on the South Lawn 07 24 1998

At the end of the second term, Buddy followed the Clinton’s in their new bought residence in Chappaqua. However, the destiny of Buddy was more unfortunate than Socks. One day, when The Clinton’s were out of the house, he ran away and was  hit and killed by a teen driver in SUV.

Photograph of President William Jefferson Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Buddy the Dog Sitting in Marine One 07 24 1998

The Clinton stated: “We are deeply saddened by Buddy’s death. He was a loyal companion and brought us much joy.  He will truly be missed.”