Old Paint

We're moving

2011-04-11T21:45:00.000+01:00

The Google AdSense Team has sent me an email warning me that this blog has pornography and/or adult content. As an example, they referred me to the 1932 label, where one may find these two paintings:

François-Emile Barrauda, La seance de peinture, 1932, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Adamo ed Eva di Tamara de Lempicka, originally uploaded by Giacomo Momo.

I was told that unless I remove those images they can not continue to allow me to display ads on that or indeed on any other of my blogs that also contain images of nudity - which is perfectly possible, seeing as I love art.

I would have liked to contact whoever is the decider in the AdSense team, to inform him/her that neither Tamara de Lempicka nor François-Emile Barrauda were pornographers, nor did they produce anything other than quality content (not to say there is no quality porn) - but the same mind that could not tolerate the sight of these works of art understandably will also not tolerate to be contacted. They appear to be spooked by many things with no rational motive.

In this the AdSense team is not alone. For example, the team in charge of supervising the content of blogs has become sadly known for its tendency to feel upset over gay sites (including those that, like mine, are not pornographic) deleting them without justifying so to their authors - which makes perfect sense for, in truth, how does one justify a morally indefensible aversion? How does one justify a prejudice?

Seeing as it's not possible to talk to these people, nor would they understand me if I did, and they'd just get emotionally stressed for nothing if I were to do so; and seeing as I would not wish to cause any more emotional distress to people who already worry themselves so much over things that don't matter, I thought it best to simply transfer all my blogs to Tumblr, something which was very easy to do and not a bother at all.

The new address is Old Paint and there I will continue to do much the same that I've been doing here. So if you've liked it so far, just follow the link.

I'd like to thank Blogger for having served me so well throughout these years and I hope those responsible for these reprehensible decisions stay on the meds. See you soon! :)

Giovanni Battista Langetti, Samson, c.1660

2011-04-10T14:45:00.002+01:00

Giovanni Battista Langetti - Samson [c.1660], originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.

gandalfsgallery.blogspot.com/2011/04/giovanni-battista-la...

Giorgio Bonelli, Papavero Negro Poppy, 1772-93

2011-04-09T15:37:00.002+01:00

Giorgio Bonelli, Papavero Negro Poppy, 1772-93, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Via Still Life, Quick Heart

N. C. Wyeth, Still Life with Pipe, ca. 1910

2011-04-08T13:26:00.002+01:00

‘Still Life with Pipe' ca. 1910 by N. C. Wyeth, originally uploaded by Plum leaves.

Via Flickr:
N.C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth [American Golden Age Illustrator, 1882-1945]

Patriarch of three generations of Wyeth-Hurd artists, including son Andrew Wyeth and grandson Jamie Wyeth.

Oil on canvas.

Brandywine River Museum brandywine.doetech.net/results.cfm?ParentID=366739&St...

Pia Valentinis, Strega

2011-04-07T12:26:00.002+01:00

strega, originally uploaded by pia valentinis.

http://piavalentinis.blogspot.com/2011/04/strega.html

Hiroshige

2011-04-06T19:15:00.002+01:00

Hiroshige, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Ling Jian, Sweet Bitter, 2007

2011-04-05T18:47:00.002+01:00

Ling Jian, Sweet Bitter, 2007, originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

Juliette Aristedes, James

2011-04-04T13:34:00.002+01:00

Juliette Aristedes - James, originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.

Via Flickr:
gandalfsgalleymodern.blogspot.com/2011/04/juliette-ariste...

Jansson Stegner, Sarabande, 2006

2011-04-03T14:11:00.002+01:00

Jansson Stegner, Sarabande, 2006, originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

Jacques le Moyne de Morgues, Dragon Arum with Butterfly, 16th century

2011-04-02T12:40:00.002Z

Jacques le Moyne de Morgues, Dragon Arum with Butterfly, 16th century, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Via Flickr:
Via Still Life, Quick Heart

John White Alexander, Study in Black and Green, 1906

2011-04-01T10:47:00.002Z

John White Alexander, Study in Black and Green, 1906, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Via Flickr:
John White Alexander (1856-1915).

Via My old world

Julian Alden Weir, At the Piano

2011-03-31T12:03:00.002Z

Julian Alden Weir, At the Piano, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 579 x 699 size.

Kenneth Frazier, Woman with a rose

2011-03-30T09:20:00.002Z

Kenneth Frazier, Woman with a rose, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 500 x 677 size.

Via Unreality Art

Konstantin Andreevich Somov

2011-03-28T17:20:00.002Z

Konstantin Andreevich Somov, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 640 x 471 size. Via Lonely Indian.

Konstantin Andreevich Somov (Russian, 1869-1939).

Andy Warhol, Moonwalk (1, pink), 1987

2011-03-27T13:05:00.002Z

Andy Warhol, Moonwalk (1, pink), 1987, originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

Albert Savereys, River, 1930-37

2011-03-26T13:15:00.002Z

Albert Savereys - River [1930-37], originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.

http://gandalfsgallery.blogspot.com/2011/03/albert-savereys-river-1930-37.html

Koson, 1910

2011-03-25T15:51:00.002Z

Koson, 1910, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Thomas Hart Benton, Boomtown, 1928

2011-03-24T16:36:00.002Z

Thomas Hart Benton, Boomtown, 1928, originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

Grant Wood, The Appraisal, 1931

2011-03-23T16:11:00.002Z

Grant Wood, The Appraisal, 1931, originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

Mary Fedden, Still life with amaryllis and fruit on a chair

2011-03-22T19:00:00.002Z

Mary Fedden, Still life with amaryllis and fruit on a chair, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 568 x 800 size. Via Richard Green

Mary Fedden, English, (born 1915).

Johannes Vermeer, A Young Woman Seated at a Virginal, c. 1670-72

2011-03-21T18:38:00.002Z

A Young Woman seated at a Virginal, Johannes Vermeer, originally uploaded by greta_g.

Mary Fedden, The Poppy, the Cat & the Compass, 2005

2011-03-20T19:51:00.003Z

Mary Fedden, The Poppy, the Cat & the Compass, 2005, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 609 x 667 size. Via Still Life, Quick Heart

Ogata Gekko

2011-03-19T20:54:00.002Z

Ogata Gekko, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 666 x 500 size. Via 0rchid-thief

Pietro Liberi, Sleeping Endymion, circa 1660

2011-03-18T19:05:00.002Z

Pietro Liberi, Sleeping Endymion, circa 1660, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 1024 x 539 size. Via Immediate Gallimaufry

Giovanni Segantini, Goddess of Love, 1894-97

2011-03-17T17:56:00.002Z

Segantini, Giovanni (1858-1899) - 1894-97 Goddess of Love (Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Milan, Italy), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Giovanni Segantini, Italian, Symbolist (1858-1899).

Rakuzan, 1934

2011-03-16T10:59:00.001Z

Rakuzan, 1934, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 832 x 556 size.

Anonymous

2011-03-13T09:46:00.003Z

Anonymous, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 800 x 1092 size.

John Bauer, Princess Tuvstar, 1913

2011-03-12T16:12:00.002Z

Princess Tuvstar still stares at the water looking for her heart' (modified) by John Bauer (1913), originally uploaded by Plum leaves.

John Bauer [Swedish painter and illustrator, 1882-1918].

Thomas Gainsborough, Mr and Mrs Andrews

2011-03-11T16:02:00.002Z

Thomas Gainsborough - Mr and Mrs Andrews,, originally uploaded by greta_g.

Umberto Boccioni, Self-Portrait, 1905

2011-03-10T13:55:00.002Z

Boccioni, Umberto (1882-1916) - 1905 Self-Portrait (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Umberto Boccioni, Italian, Impressionist (1882-1916)

Giacomo Balla, The World's Fair at Night, 1900

2011-03-09T13:33:00.002Z

Balla, Giacomo (1871-1958) - 1900 The World's Fair at Night (Civico Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Giacomo Balla, Italian, Post-Impressionist (1871-1958).

Ferdinand Hodler

2011-03-08T13:43:00.003Z

Ferdinad Hodler, originally uploaded by freeparking.

Frits Thaulow, River, c.1883

2011-03-07T14:29:00.002Z

Frits Thaulow - River [c.1883], originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.

Massimo Campigli, Seamstresses, 1925

2011-03-06T14:46:00.002Z

Campigli, Massimo (1895-1971) - 1925 Seamstresses (The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Massimo Campigli, (born Max Ihlenfeld) Italian, Futurist, Cubist (1895-1971).

Andrew Loomis

2011-03-05T15:36:00.002Z

Andrew Loomis, originally uploaded by freeparking.

Paris Bordone, A Pair of Lovers, 1555-60

2011-03-04T13:19:00.002Z

Paris Bordone - A Pair of Lovers [1555-60], originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.

http://gandalfsgallery.blogspot.com/2011/03/paris-bordone-pair-of-lovers-1555-60.html

Albrecht Dürer, Self Portrait at Twenty-Six, 1498

2011-03-03T14:33:00.002Z

Albrecht Durer - Self Portrait at Twenty-Six [1498], originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.

http://gandalfsgallery.blogspot.com/2011/02/albrecht-durer-self-portrait-at-twenty.html

Alberto Magnelli, Decorative Panel, Woman No. 2, 1910

2011-03-02T13:52:00.002Z

Magnelli, Alberto (1888-1971) - 1910 Decorative Panel, Woman No. 2 (Collection Magnelli, Meudon, France), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Alberto Magnelli, Italian (1888-1971).

Jan Toorop, O Grave, Where Is Thy Victory

2011-03-01T15:33:00.002Z

Jan Toorop, O Grave, Where Is Thy Victory, originally uploaded by 50 Watts (formerly A Journey Round My Skull).

http://50watts.com/

William Degouve de Nuncques, The black swan

2011-02-28T14:19:00.002Z

William Degouve de Nuncques - The black swan, originally uploaded by dsata1.

Diego Velazquez, The Toilet of Venus

2011-02-27T16:15:00.002Z

Diego Velazquez - The Toilet of Venus , originally uploaded by greta_g.

Sandro Botticelli, La Primavera (Spring)

2011-02-26T13:29:00.002Z

Sandro Botticelli - La Primavera (Spring), , originally uploaded by greta_g.

Sandro Botticelli, The Annunciation

2011-02-25T11:34:00.002Z

Sandro Botticelli The Annunciation,, originally uploaded by greta_g.

Charles Angrand, The Western Railway at its Exit from Paris, 1886

2011-02-24T16:05:00.002Z

Charles Angrand - The Western Railway at its Exit from Paris [1886], originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.

http://gandalfsgallery.blogspot.com/2011/02/charles-angrand-western-railway-at-its.html

William Merritt Chase, Red gold fringed on the edge of Japan

2011-02-23T13:53:00.002Z

Red gold fringed on the edge of Japan ©, originally uploaded by Лouvemenʨ ➳ d'un cil [less here ::: elsewhere..

William Merritt Chase, American, Romantic, Impressionist (1849-1926).

Sean Landers, Plank Boy Hurt, 2009

2011-02-21T15:31:00.003Z

Sean Landers, Plank Boy Hurt, 2009, originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

Norman Rockwell, The Art Critic, 1955

2011-02-20T07:32:00.002Z

1955 - the art critic - Norman Rockwell, originally uploaded by x-ray delta one.

Alexandr Deineka, The Foro, Rome, 1935

2011-02-19T16:37:00.001Z

alexandr deineka, 1899-1969, originally uploaded by hyPIERgorgeous.

Alexandr Deineka, 1899-1969.

George Tooker, Government Bureau, 1956

2011-02-18T17:18:00.002Z

George Tooker, Government Bureau, 1956, originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

http://weimarart.blogspot.com/2010/11/george-tooker.html

Paolo Uccello, The Forest Hunt (detail)

2011-02-15T04:19:00.002Z

Uccello (The Forest Hunt) detail, originally uploaded by Martin Beek.

Paolo Uccello, Italian (1397 – 10 December 1475).

René Magritte, The Explication, 1952

2011-02-14T11:10:00.001Z

RenéMagritte, The Explication, 1952, originally uploaded by kraftgenie.

Fred Elwell, The Wedding Dress

2011-02-12T21:17:00.002Z

Wish I knew the artist's name!, originally uploaded by ParadEyes.

Albrecht Durer, Stag Beetle, 1505

2011-02-11T21:24:00.002Z

Durer, Albrecht (1471-1528) - 1505 Stag Beetle (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA), originally uploaded by RasMarley.

Albrecht Durer, German, Renaissance (1471-1528).

Konstantin Somov, The boxer, 1933

2011-02-10T00:53:00.002Z

konstantin somov, originally uploaded by hyPIERgorgeous.

Bronzino, Portrait of a young man, 1540

2011-02-09T02:46:00.002Z

bronzino, 1503-1572, originally uploaded by hyPIERgorgeous.

Bronzino, 1503-1572.

Ethel Franklin Betts, More than once she had been known to have a tea party..., 1905

2011-02-08T00:19:00.002Z

'More than once she had been known to have a teaparty...' ~ "A Little Princess" illustrator Ethel Franklin Betts, originally uploaded by Plum leaves (Hi-Res).

From the book, "A Little Princess" (1905) by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Ethel Franklin Betts [American Golden Age illustrator 1878-1956]

"Betts was the daughter of a physician, and the sister of the illustrator Anna Whelan Betts. Both sisters studied at respected universities and with the noted illustrator Howard Pyle."