Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts

Mermaidens by Laura Manfre

Monday, December 17, 2012

A little over a week ago Laura Manfre, a U.K. based artist I have long admired for her brilliant skill with watercolors and love for kitsch, surprised me with this! Laura painted this portrait of little old me, and I can't help but feel like the luckiest girl in the world! Such an unbelievably sweet gesture and something I would have never excepted to come about because of starting this blog! ♡

Meanwhile, I really am sorry for how quiet things have been over here lately - I have lots of fun things scheduled but I keep running into road blocks! Tomorrow I have an interview with one of my favorite ladies scheduled, so look out for that!

I hope everybody is enjoying their holiday season (and aren't feeling *too* stressed out by it all)!

♡,
Kailey

The World of Gloria Vanderbilt

Saturday, March 17, 2012

When I got Wendy Goodman's The World of Gloria Vanderbilt from the library, I was overwhelmed by the beauty. Goodman shows an excellent use of color and a talent for page layouts in this photobook/biography about Gloria Vanderbilt, who was born into the rich Vanderbilt family who gained their fortune "from railroad and shipping empires".


Photographed by Horst P. Horst; Gloria was only 17


Gloria with her future husband Pat De Cicco and Rita Hayworth at El Morocco


Gloria with Salvador Dali in 1941


A painting by Gloria


Photographed by John Rawlings

Gloria's privileged lifestyle allowed her to play many different roles; such as an actress, model, writer, designer, muse, and mother - to Anderson Cooper no less! She was photographed by the likes of Richard Avedon and Horst P. Horst, and dated Old Hollywood big-wigs such as Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, and Howard Hughes - but the role I love her in the most is that of a painter.


Photographed by Cecil Beaton in 1953






A self-portrait

There is something incredibly endearing about Gloria's paintings - her use of cartoonish lines and bright colors put a smile on my face, and the fabrics she designed are just beautiful!

LINKS
The World of Gloria Vanderbilt on Amazon
Gloria's Official Website

♥, Kailey

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