steven parton

Fine Artist, Portrait Painter, Designer, Gardener, Dog Lover, Art Teacher, Big Hat Movie Aficionado

[steven parton @steven_parton]

Here’s another kitty for you to enjoy. A very cozy Roxanne, 11”x14”, acrylic on canvas, in a private collection. #cat #catportrait #petportait #fineart #acrylicpainting #painting #ilovemyjob #ctartist #contemporaryartist #catlover #artwork #catnap

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@MayoIsSpicyy You are assuming he has any.

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@MichaelWarbur17 Bought a used all black one for $200. Wife eventually sold it for 300. Carried a crowd in comfort.

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@EricIdle My dad, too. Lucky to be here.

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@CNN @kaitlancollins F*ck you.

[Rijksmuseum @rijksmuseum]

This is an unusual painting in Vermeer’s oeuvre, and remarkable for its time as a portrait of ordinary houses. 🏘️

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🖼️ View of Houses in Delft, Known as ‘The Little Street’, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1658

Connected by #KPN.

[UtterlyInteresting @UtterlyInterest]

Apparently hands are the hardest thing to draw, unless you're Rembrandt.
This is a detail from the painting 'A young scholar and his tutor' c.1629

[Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @PP_Rubens]

Portrait of a woman, 1435. Don't know what I love more: the eyes, the subtlety of the purple robe, the incredible headscarf (the layers! the folds!) or the pins. The pins! Robert Campin, you did well.

[steven parton @steven_parton]

@BadBradRSR 1954

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All together now!
#politicalart #politicalpainting #tuckfrump #ihatehim #landscapepainting #oilpainting #fineart #salmagundiartist #contemporaryart #contemporaryrealism #lockhimup

[UHA @UrbanHistoryA]

"The growth of biotechnology became intwined with broader questions of who would determine the future of postindustrial cities, such as Cambridge" writes @CancerHistorian as he explores the intersection of biotech and economic development in Cambridge: https://t.co/KoRUOU517k

[steven parton @steven_parton]

“He does no know what sorrow is”, 10”x 8”, oil. A recent amusement. #toypainting #stilllifepainting #oilpainting #contemporarypainting #fineart #salmagundiartist #westportartist #smallworks #dancing #limitedpalette #ilovemyjob #springisintheair

[steven parton @steven_parton]

@DonLew87 Ta ta!

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@susie_dent If one asked what was for dinner, the reply was always:” a pig’s thing and an onion. “

[Alex White @mralexwhite]

Happy St Patrick’s Day 🍀

The company behind Play-Doh originally sold putty called Kutol for cleaning coal soot from wallpaper and was on the verge of failure when a member of the owners’ family suggested altering the formulation and marketing the dough as modeling clay for kids

[Fine Art Connoisseur @FineArtConnoiss]

A professional and social organization for representational artists and their patrons, the Salmagundi Club of New York is ... [read more]
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[steven parton @steven_parton]

@MysterySolvent The Clap.

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Ladies & Gentlemen, and children of all ages, announcing another opening of another show! #oilpainting #contemporaryfigurative #stilllife #contemporarypainting #originalfineart #buyart #figurativearteork #stilleben #salmagundiclub #salmagundiartist #westportct #eastcoastartist

[steven parton @steven_parton]

Methinks this one is finished. “Life is Chess”, or is it the other way around? This is an 8”x10” oil on linen. Perhaps the beginning of a series of couples. #oilpainting #realistpainter #stilllife #stilleben #smallpaintings #chess #chesspainting #chesspieces #salmagundiartist