collage on french paper.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Man with a Camera
Tribute to Dziga Vertov and his wonderful film with the same name. Just watching it last night awakened my creativity for collage.
Man with the Movie Camera
I watched one of best films ever last night! This film capture so much in just over an hour, it needs to be watched over and over again to see it all. Dziga Vertov captures the magic in the every day, here a day in Moscow in 1929. What an incredible documentary of life.
Watch a clip here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvTF6B5XKxQ
Sunday, December 28, 2008
The Delgado sisters, Carmen, Pepa and Kiki Were Always Rather Competitive with One Another
The Delgado sisters, Carmen, Pepa and Kiki Were Always Rather Competitive with One Another
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
New Poodle!
I received this lovely gift in the mail yesterday. Isn't she beautiful? Thank you Angelica!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
James and Wendy Sanderson with their Children, Sandra, Ned and Baby June, summer of 1968
James and Wendy Sanderson with their Children, Sandra, Ned and Baby June, summer of 1968
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday to Judy Blume
Wow, they just interviewed Judy Blume on NPR, today is her 70th birthday!!! When I was a pre-teen, my sister Melody gave me a 5 book collection of Judy Blume books and they were all so good. My most frequently read of the 5 was most definitely "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret". Along with probably millions of young girls all over the world through the decades, I tried the exercises to increase my bust. I must not have done them correctly, alas. Like all teenagers, I felt misunderstood and put upon and wrote Judy a 3 or 4 page letter in longhand on paper torn from one of my school notebooks telling her my life story I guess. I never expected a reply but imagine my shock and delight to find a response from her one day in our mailbox. Her actual name was written on the return address! She enclosed a standard fan photo but did write a personal note to me. I have no idea if I even have it any longer, I am lousy at caring for things like this that certainly deserve it. Anyway, happy birthday to a wonderful author!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Edith and Marion
This is a photo of my Aunt Edith and my mom taken in Racine, WI in the late 1920s before the Depression. To see more go my Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/doublevivienne/
Sisters in 1943
My mom (top right) and her 3 sisters. To see more go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/doublevivienne/
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Astrid Snowdon in her Downstairs Sitting Room, 1954.
Gouache on illustration board, available at www.vivstrauss.etsy.com
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Christmas 1969
yes, that is me in the red and white dress at age 1 year and 1 month with my brother Kent and my sister Melody's son Paul
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Miss Grace Elderfield at Home in New Haven, Connecticut, 1963.
Miss Grace Elderfield at Home in New Haven, Connecticut, 1963.
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
Friday, December 19, 2008
Lana Turner Double Feature
Two great movies though if I had to choose one of the other, it would be Madame X. The costumes and set design alone got me to watch it a second time.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Agnes and Drucilla with Mitzi and Walter in Washington Park, 1964.
Agnes and Drucilla with Mitzi and Walter in Washington Park, 1964.
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Snow in Portland!
this is the view of our condo complex from our front patio this morning! We have 35 mph winds tonight and temperatures are dropping to 16 degrees. We are currently in bed under a blanket of cats :)
Friday, December 12, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Clara, Klaus and Frederick Hoffmann at Their Family Home in South Milwaukee, WI 1933.
Clara, Klaus and Frederick Hoffmann at Their Family Home in South Milwaukee, WI 1933.
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
Monday, December 08, 2008
Sylvia and Hector at Home on a Late Friday Afternoon, Before Cocktails, Winter of 1931.
Gouache and ink on illustration board.
Friday, December 05, 2008
Marcel is Unable to Follow Antoine's Advice of Playing Hard to Get with Yvette who Waits for Him on the Pier with Bruno
Marcel is Unable to Follow Antoine's Advice of Playing Hard to Get with Yvette who Waits for Him on the Pier with Bruno
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
Ms. Olive Gladstone Reflects for a Moment While Warren Almost Dies from Boredom
Ms. Olive Gladstone Reflects for a Moment While Warren Almost Dies from Boredom
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
I Love Jean Arthur's Voice
Nothing makes me happier while I paint than watching/listening to old movies. I usually play ones I've seen before so I don't have to watch closely. This week I've enjoyed re-watching "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" and "You Can't Take it With You", both starring JImmy Stewart & Jean Arthur, two of my all time favorite Hollywood stars!
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Ruth and Ginger Ann, the Crawford Sisters, had been Bickering Continuously Since the fall of 1927.
Ruth and Ginger Ann, the Crawford Sisters, had been Bickering Continuously Since the fall of 1927.
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
Monday, December 01, 2008
Miss Merriweather Tutwiler, Miss Velma Peabody and Ms. Cassandra
Miss Merriweather Tutwiler, Miss Velma Peabody and Ms. Cassandra Kavanauh of Philadelphia, PA early spring of 1928.
Originally uploaded by viviennestrauss
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