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Happy bday Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish artist, diplomat from Duchy of Brabant in Southern Netherlands. "He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history"
"Things take the time they take.
Don't worry.
How many roads did St. Augustine follow before he became St. Augustine?"
Mary Oliver
Happy bday Frank Baum, b. 1856.
"Never give up… No one knows what's going to happen next."
"True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid."
"The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything."
Amy Lowell DOTD in 1925. She was an American poet of the imagist school from Brookline, MA who won Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1926.
"You are ice and fire
The touch of you burns my hands like snow"
"I am tired, Beloved, of chafing my heart against
The want of you."
Happy bday Frederick Edwin Church, American romantic landscape painter b. Hartford, Connecticut (May 4) 1826.
Here's to finding (or holding closer) someone who watches every sunset with us and never tires. We should watch sunsets with open hearts. Always. https://t.co/gvijEon9jp
Happy bday Pierre Teilhard De Chardin, French idealist philosopher, Jesuit priest, b. 1881.
"We are one, after all, you and I, together we suffer, together exist, and forever will recreate each other."
“The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope.”
🎨 Happy bday Willem de Kooning, Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist, born April 24, 1904 in Rotterdam (moved to the United States in 1926), becoming an American citizen in 1962. His “Interchange” painting sold for $300 million.
“I have to change to stay the same.”
Happy bday Norman Rockwell, b. 1894, NY. One of Rockwell’s favorite political subjects over the years was Abraham Lincoln, whom he considered a great man and America’s greatest president. In fact, no other statesman appears more in Norman Rockwell’s work than Abe Lincoln.
Happy birthday Benjamin Haydon. I love his "The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840" and his incredible attention to detail. I love his "William Wordsworth". He died by suicide in 1846. May we protect and appreciate those who help depict the world a little differently to us.
To all the friends on here who inspire others...wanted to say, thank you. Hope your unique awesomeness and positive energy continues to inspire others. Thank you for all you do. I hope your weekend is/was wonderful. Hope great conversation continues. Thanks for being you!