This and That: A Blog

The E ye of God , or  L’Oeil de Dieu , is not the title Salvador Dali gave this print, however it is the dealer title, or marketing name.  He created it for one of the illustrations in The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini .  This is not from the book, it's a later print.  While some think " Oh!  A Dali print!  That's valuable! "  Not really.  Dali would sign multiple blank pages that would later be used for prints.  This is signed in pencil in the margin. It's worth a few hundred, but as my mother used to say, " Not enough to retire on ."   I actually got this at a yard sale with a pile of other artwork for $20 total, so less than $1!  My P post is another one from the same sale, and that is actually worth more.  The E poem for this artwork is here . 

 J is the stamp letter this week for Sunday Stamps .  J ackrabbit (there are six kinds of j ackrabbits, which are not rabbits at all, but hares, this one's a Black-tailed) USA 1987 J ellyfish (black sea, a Giant Pacific j ellyfish also called a black nettle, not from the Black Sea at all) Bulgaria 1961 J umping Spider  (the smartest spiders, they learn from experiences and problem solve) USA 1999 K is next week.  

 Happy Easter! Here are some of my favorite Easter postcards. Worried chicks on a teeter-totter!  postmark 1907 postmark 1908 c. 1910-1913  Angry chicks with a beetle. private mailing card postmark 1903   postmark 1916 A nervous girl with a strange message! postmark 1915

  The D eath , by Charles-Fernand de Condamy, print date 1880-1910, from Goodwill for $5.21 in frame not shown. The poem for D is here . 

 My name for this pastel is C ognac and C actus.  I got it at the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store.  The C poetry from can be found here .  

Skywatch Friday Two views of Roxy Ann Peak. Sunrise Nearly Noon And a Sunset (behind the overhead road signs).  Roxy Ann would be to the left from this intersection. Have a nice weekend.  Our nice spring weather has changed to nights in the 30s again.  Snow on those mountains in the sunset photo.  This weekend the days will be in the upper 70s.