Dan Anton at No Facilities has an annual creative Doors Challenge. It starts with bloggers submitting door photos. Then we are challenged to pick a door and create.
Here are 5 wonderful response to my 3 door pics.
Thank you to all who chose one of my doors! Thank you to Dan!
At first it seemed like another pretty face in the midst of graffiti mayhem.
Then there’s this eyepatch with a crab.
Turns out Cancer, the crab, was sent by goddess Hera to distract Hercules while he battled Hydra.
Suddenly the Hera pendant makes total sense. Goddess Hera is alive and well in Graffiti Alley.
Hera is also the goddess, who lives with my pal, Marina – Art Towards a Happy Day
Here, Hera is alive and well and living as a beautiful dog.
Taking the drawing of Hera that Marina did, I combined it with the image below,
…. to create the header for this post: The Two Heras
Hera drawing © Marina Kanavaki
Pics taken by Resa – May 29, 2024
Toronto, Canada
The Hera alley artist: Not sure at this time
June 18th is Hera’s Gotcha Day. I’m not sure how many years ago it was, but I do know Hera has had about a million years of love since.
Lest we forget, Mahsa -22 years old –
…..was arrested in Iran for not wearing her hijab according to law.
She died in rehabilitation/detention, setting off protests unlike the country had seen before.
This post is dedicated to Aladin – Lamp Magician, who left Iran many years ago.
From time to time, he posts about Mahsa, and the plight of Iranian women.
I never know what I’ll find in an alley.
Woman. Life. Freedom
Pics taken by Resa – May 29, 2024
Toronto, Canada
The Arists:
Not the prettiest piece of art ever painted.
Found in an underpass, it remains haunting.
Hey mom! Can I go out and play?
Pics taken by Resa – February 5, 2024
Toronto, Canada
The artist is unknown at this time.
I saw the most inspiring show at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Elisabetta Sirani (Italian 1638-1665)
Personification of Music – 1659 – oil on canvas – Painted in exchange for music lessons.
It was all European female artists from 1400 – 1800. It included 230 pieces of art: oils, watercolours, chalk, etchings, sketches, tatting, embroidery, quill work and more.
Themes included portraits, self portraits, religion, nudes, still life, nature, home decor and more
Josefa Ayala (Portuguese circa 1630 – 1684)
The Christ Child as Pilgrim – 1676 – oil on canvas
It is the AGO’s policy that we are allowed to take pics (no tripods, flash or other professional equipment), that we may post on social media and that we do not make money from said photos.
Sarah Stone (English circa 1760 – 1844)
A Blue and Yellow Macaw circa 1789 – watercolour, watercolour glaze & black ink border on paper.
I’ve never taken pics at the AGO before, and did my best despite: lighting in general, lighting reflected in in glass & oil paints & lucite display cabinets, and my unbridled enthusiasm.
Below is an example of a cabinet encased in the joys of reflections. This cabinet is made of water colour and metallic paper, hair (hairwork), and watercolour panels.
Sophia Jane Maria Bonnell (English – circa 1748 – 1841) and Mary Anne Harvey Bonnell (English – 1748 – 1853)
Paper Filigree Cabinet circa 1789
The plan is to show more of the art in categories. However, due to the plethora of photos to comb through, It will happen between street art posts.
Anna Maria Von Schurman (Dutch 1607- 1678)
Self-Portrait -1633 – engraving on paper
Anna mastered 14 languages. Her proto-feminist treatise The Learned Maid was published in Latin in 1638
One art blogger has agreed to come on as a guest.
Katherine Read (English 1723 -1778)
British Gentlemen in Rome – circa 1750 – oil on canvas
I’m swept away.
Photos © Resa McConaghy
Thinking of Jeep and Johnny and Emily and Ricky.
Thinking of all the animals in the world.
Pics taken by Resa – May 10, 2024
Toronto, Canada
The Artist: BUNSO
Hosted by Dan Anton, the Fourth Annual Thursday Doors Writing Challenge began on May 1st. and runs the entire month of May.
You pick one of the submitted door photos, and write to it. I chose the image above, by Teagan R. Geneviene.
I’m not a writer, but Dan said he was open to whatever creative inspiration I came up with . I decided on a triple crown event.
One, make a Barbie Art Gown to go with Teagan’s image. Art Gowns are always made from textile trash, old clothes, curtains, NOS and anything headed for landfill. They are completely sewn by hand.
Two, photography – a fashion shoot of said Art Gown.
Three, writing. “Art Remembers Us”.
I came up with this phrase during an interview on a Tea, Toast and Trivia podcast. The host, Rebecca Budd asked me – Why is art important? I answered – Because “art remembers us”. As far as I know, it’s original.
Rebecca was Teagan’s guest for an interview recently. Click on the pic above, and go to the interview.
Should you like to take part in the challenge, or simply want to read one of the many fabulous entries, just click on the pic above!
Cheers & thank you’s to Dan for creating and hosting this fab event!
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