Wednesday 17 February 2016

Romance Blossoms















Sunday 14 February 2016

The Old Story - the look of love down through the ages

Théodore Géricault - El beso
Jean Louis Théodore Géricault [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Szinyei Merse, Pál - Lovers (1869)
Pál Szinyei Merse [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

A young man sketching with a reclining woman reading Wellcome V0049050
See page for author [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

A young couple sit on a sofa holding hands while she coyly Wellcome V0039049
See page for author [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

James Jabusa Shannon Springtime 1896
James Jebusa Shannon [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Godward The Old Old Story 1903
John William Godward [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Edmond Louis Dupain Romantische Szene am Meer
By Edmond Louis Dupain (1847-1933) (Hampel Kunstauktionen)
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Tahquitz 1
By Wikiwatcher1 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons


Wednesday 3 February 2016

Courtship and Romance; the Art of Clarence F. Underwood (1871 - 1929)

Clarence F. Underwood was a US artist and illustrator whose work frequently appeared in newspapers and periodicals of his day, including the Saturday Evening Post. His work featured here deals mainly with romantic themes of courtship and companionship. He died in 1929.



A Skin You Love To Touch - Clarence F Underwood - Feb 1922 Photoplay
By Clarence F. Underwood [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 (1904) (14782566562)
By various [No restrictions], via Wikimedia Commons

Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 (1904) (14782568182)
By various [No restrictions], via Wikimedia Commons

How to Know the Wild Flowers by Clarence F. Underwood
By Clarence F. Underwood [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Love and Six Cylinders, by Clarence F. Underwood
By Clarence F. Underwood (1871-1929) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Love Knots, by Clarence F Underwood
By Clarence F. Underwood (1871-1929) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The Only Two at the Game by Clarence F Underwood
By Clarence F. Underwood (1871-1929) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Waterproof by Clarence F. Underwood
By Clarence F. Underwood [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

“The Sender of the Orchids” by Clarence F Underwood
By Clarence F. Underwood (1871-1929) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons


Monday 1 February 2016

Kissing with Confidence (or whoever your heart desires)

With St. Valentine's Day just around the corner, now might be a good time to get your kissy-face on, if you want to get it on. If these don't get you started, you might just have to accept the fact that you belong to the eternally loveless!


































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