Shelfari: The Site for Books & ReadersShelfari Logo

Request Friendship

painterlady

painterlady

27, artist, bookworm

I love to read about art-historical and contemporary. I am also interested in literature set in foreign cultures.


I am a painter and a mother of 2 young boys.
  • Wi, USA
  • member since Sunday, February 11 2007

Friends

painterlady’s last login was Friday, April 4 2008. show recent activity »

Random books from my shelf

     
 
 
 

Public Notes

  • Delorys

    Delorys says

    Try Ladyfingers by Delorys Welch Tyson. The story takes place in the South of France.

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Clasyl

    Clasyl says

    Hi Painterlady, Love your avatar. Is this one of your own painting ? I also paint and find it to be a way to escape just like reading. Have you read any novels by Daniel Silva ie: The Messenger. It's a spy novel but the main character is an art restorer \ spy... Claire

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • sabracadabra

    sabracadabra says

    This painting (profile pic) is amazing! I love everything about it.
    I'm assuming it is one of yours? I also paint - well, I push paint around, how about that? ;)
    Mostly nonrepresentational, but I so enjoy it. I work primarily with acrylic, though it wnds up looking like oil b/c i lay it on so heavily and have a thing for painting many works on the same canvas, covering them with another until I hit on something I like! Your shelf is most impressive. Cheers and happy reading. I hope we can have a chat about books and art! Sabra

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Anthony

    Anthony says

    In your profile pic, one of your own paintings! Wow, it's stunning if it is and if it isn't. I dabble in oil and acrylic paint, largely abstracts because I'm not good enough for representative art. As a writer, I consider myself first and foremost an artist who works in sounds and meanings to paint a picture with words, phrases and paragraphs. My chief aim or rule is that truth conforms to music -- beauty over reason. Something to that effect.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • MidnightGirl

    MidnightGirl says

    Hi, thanks for inviting me among your friends here! :-)
    You have an indeed impressive bookshelf - I just wish we could see more of YOUR paintings too.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Anthony

    Anthony says

    I see you like Alice Hoffman. One of my all-time favorite novels is Ilumination Night by Alice Hoffman. I think it's her best -- while it touches on some of the elements found in her other novels, elements of magic and fate, in this novel the treatment is a little more realistic (even though there's a giant in this novel)... Read it today!!!!
    BTW I like all your art books. I am a budding artist and find reading about art fascinating.
    Take care,

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Anthony

    Anthony says

    The picture looks exactly like my dog, but no it's one of those stock footage shots. We just got another Chihuahua, a male...

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )


© 2008 Tastemakers, Inc. | Portions of Shelfari.com are Copyright © 1996-2008 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy