#oleos

[groennuuk]

"Se requiere de mucha desesperación, insatisfacción y desilusión para escribir unos pocos buenos poemas." Charles Bukowski OLEO Margarita García Alonso 50 x70 cms

[ernestdescalsartwok]

CAMARERO-FIESTA-ARTE-PINTURA-SERVIR-MESAS-GENTE-OLEOS-COLLAGE-ARTISTA-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS por Ernest Descals Por Flickr: CAMARERO-FIESTA-ARTE-PINTURA-SERVIR-MESAS-GENTE-OLEOS-COLLAGE-ARTISTA-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS- Conjunto de figuras en un detalle de una pintura con oleos y collage sobre lienzo, el camarero se muestra como el personaje principal, sevir las mesas con su chaqueta blanca y pantalones negros, junto a otros personajes en una celebración de una fiesta, Cuadros elaborados con manchas sueltas y sugerentes para crear una atmósfera concreta. Pinturas del artista pintor Ernest Descals en el Pintar sobre la vida y las actividades sociales de los seres humanos.

[maisongroenlandia]

Encontré esta pinturilla mía sin crédito, ni nà, me la he robado y publico porque no creo que la conserve, la compró alguien de Miami, en las manos de esa persona està su suerte.

[bursofia]

Exposición en la biblioteca

Dejó escrito Leopoldo María Panero, traduciendo a su manera a Walter Benjamín, que a la traducción cumple desarrollar -o superar- el original, y no "trasladarlo", como otro mueble cualquiera, de esta habitación a otra. En el caso de un pintor, creo yo también que su tarea no radica en "trasladar" a la prisión de un cuadro esa naturaleza en libertad que contempla, ya sea esta el inmenso mar Cantábrico con su hermoso y evocador restaño o una simple y delicada flor que lucha por sobrevivir en un vaso de agua. Su quehacer es otro. Su obligación, como predicaba Walter Benjamín, es dar un paso adelante, y si no superar el original, tarea imposible o cuasidivina, cúmplele desarrollarlo. Y así en los nuevos óleos de Tapia adivino un empeño por alejarse de cierta "literalidad" de las cosas y plasmar en cambio, sin embargos hiperrealistas, la verdadera "esencia" de las cosas. En sus cuadros -con ecos de Domingo Criado- no observamos nunca el paisaje castellano, el terruño mesetario, sino la idea atávica de dicho paisaje. Un paisaje forjado exclusivamente a partir de dos materiales básicos: el trazo y el color. Un trazo que ha tornado más seguro, ajedrezado y aun provocador. Y un color que ha revertido más intenso respecto de sus anteriores composiciones en acuarela donde predominaban la luz y la sensibilidad. Pues, cuando uno se vacía de sí mismo, cuando uno comprende que su horizonte, como dice el filósofo Joseph María Esquirol, no se encuentra más allá -más lejos-, sino más adentro, no tiene más remedio que seguir su camino y, consciente de su destino, avanzar sin escarpines por la senda de su mismidad, donde, sin rastro de dudas ni incertidumbres, dejará huella de sus mejores obras. Prueba de ello son esos paisajes marítimos que Tapia nos brinda, en los que cielo y tierra se funden hasta evocar esa indescriptible sensación de plenitud que solo encontramos cuando nos asomamos a la inmensidad del mar o a nuestro propio abismo. David Acebes Sampedro

La pintura ha estado presente en muchas ocasiones en nuestro patio. Una vez más presentamos una pequeña colección de óleos de Tapia (seudónimo de C. Lorenzo), presentada por el poeta David Acebes Sampedro.

Marinas con toques grises y azulados, flores con colores vistosos y paisajes son los temas de las 14 piezas expuestas.

La exposición puede visitarse, en el horario de la biblioteca, hasta el 31 de marzo.

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Raoul Dufy y el optimismo, por Fe.Li.Pe.

Por encima de todo, es una sensación de pura alegría de la vida lo que transmite Raoul Dufy: en su estilo, en sus colores radiantes, en sus temas y en su capacidad para impartir deleite sensual al espectador. (Werner Alfred. 1973) Raoul Dufy nació en Le Havre, Francia, el 3 de junio de 1877. A los veintitrés años, marchó a París para estudiar en la Escuela de Bellas Artes, realizando sus…

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[pizarroartes]

🤍🩶🖤 Edvard Munch (1863–1944) Bañistas masculinos

[portalurania]

A tela Operários de Tarsila do Amaral é uma obra que esteve e está no centro de disputas e polêmicas desde sua criação. Sua história foi marcada, no início, pela ditadura de Getúlio Vargas e pela prisão de Tarsila.

Por décadas, Operários permaneceu esquecida no ateliê da artista. Porém, nos anos 1970, ela foi comprada pelo governo dos militares.

Preparamos um artigo completo sobre Operários para você entender essa história. Acessar aqui.

[less-ismore]

Isabel Quintanilla, Pansies on the fridge, 1971-1972.

[groennuuk]

"Solo sé que hay demasiada gente con miedo." Charles Bukowski OLEO Margarita García Alonso 50 x70 cms

[ernestdescalsartwok]

BAIXADA DELS JUEUS-ART-PINTURA-MANRESA-CARRER-NA BASTARDES-ESCALES-CARRERS-BARRI JUEU-PAISATGES-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS- por Ernest Descals Por Flickr: BAIXADA DELS JUEUS-ART-PINTURA-MANRESA-CARRER-NA BASTARDES-ESCALES-CARRERS-BARRI JUEU-PAISATGES-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS- Un fragmento de mi Barrio en la ciudad de Manresa, desde el Carrer de Na Bastardes he querido Pintar esta estrecha callejuela, BAIXADA DELS JUEUS que comunica con la Plaça Major y el Ajuntament, unas escaleras de piedra con su barandilla metálica nos conducen por la cuesta que formaba parte antiguamente del Barri Jueu, el Call, ahora se estan haciendo excavaciones arqueológicas y se han encontrado unos baños, todas las gamas terrosas están presentadas en estas viejas paredes, incluso las de ladrillos naranjas, algunas ventanas salpican los edificios bajo la luz grisácea de los días de Primavera con nubes en el cielo. Pintura del artista pintor Ernest Descals con óleos sobre bastidor de 92 x 92 centímetros, cuadro presentado en el Concurs de Pintura de La Llum 2025.

[maisongroenlandia]

Margarita García Alonso, óleos 50x70 cms

"Ten paciencia con todo aquello

que no se ha resuelto en tu corazón

e intenta amar las preguntas por sí mismas,

como si fueran habitaciones cerradas

o libros escritos en una lengua extranjera".

--- Rainer Maria Rilke/ Amar las preguntas

[museoparticular]

Luis Egidio Meléndez (1716-1780) pintor español Bodegón con jamón huevos y recipientes Museo Nacional del Prado @museoprado Madrid

[elminx]

Elminx's Long-Form Lemonade for Sweet Cleansing

If you've been hanging out for more than a hot minute, you have probably caught on to a secret about my kitchen witching: it's not the NUMBER of ingredients you enchant; it's how you enchant them. For the purposes of witching, I prefer simple recipes (ingredient-wise) that have a bit of oomph to them. Do you need to stir a pot for 45 minutes straight? (see also my french onion soup recipe) What about starting a vinegar infusion that needs to be shaken every day?

This, as the saying goes, is where the magic is made. At least, for me.

So, imagine my surprise when my friends introduced me to a long-form way of making lemonade. Rather than simply juicing the lemons and adding some sugar and water - you combine the sugar and lemon peels and let them sit for some time to release the lemon's essential oils.

Not only does it make a superior lemonade (can confirm!), but it immediately had my magic wheels turning.

The goal is to make lemonade that will sweetly cleanse you of what ails you. This spell can easily be adapted to add specifiers—see the end of this post for more details.

As always, I will not tell you how to do YOUR magic. This is a technique, not a magic tutorial.

The Basics: When Life Gives You Lemons

Lemons have a long history of use as a cleansing agent. Cunningham's infamous green book lists them as a feminine plant, under the purview of water and the moon and used for the powers of "longevity, purification, love, friendship." (for what that's worth) From an herbal energetic perspective - lemons are considered to be cooling - they are used in the summer to cool hot termperatures and applied to the sick to help bring down fevers. Citric acid is also a bladder stimulant, which we will be making use of for the purposes of our potion-making.

What we associate with lemon as the "cleaning agent" is believed to come from limonene, a terpene found in the peels of most citrus fruits that is both antiviral and antibacterial. Lemonene is used in many cleaners that you can buy on the market but can also be extracted directly from the fruit, as we will do in this recipe.

The Technique

This standard high-end bartender technique makes wonderful, complex sour mixes that can absolutely make the perfect cocktail. Rather than extracting the limonene from the citrus using alcohol or vinegar, we use sugar.

This technique is called oleo-saccharum, which means "oil-sugar" - you are using sugar to draw the essential oils out of the lemon peels, making a natural (no heat) syrup. Note here: this syrup can be used on its own for all sorts of syrupy needs - you could stop the preparation here if you don't love lemonade.

This can be done on the fly (an hour or so), but I highly suggest letting this sit for 12-24 hours for the full effect.

The Recipe

You will need:

5-6 lemons, the best-looking ones you can find

1 1/4 cups sugar

Filter Water (to taste)

Peeler, citrus juicer, optional

Additional magical flavoring, optional

Become better acquainted with your lemons. For the purposes of this recipe, I do this by holding them, talking to them about what I want from them (general or specific cleansing), and rolling them across a hard surface. This last part helps to separate the peel from the pith, which will help you cut away the peel in the next step. Because we intentionally try to release the limonene compounds in this recipe, you may wish to begin by carving your lemon at this step (BEFORE you peel). You could carve your intentions, your name, the names of the people you are looking to cleanse, or any cleansing runes or sigils that you use in your craft.

Carefully peel your lemon. You want to get as little pith (white parts) as possible, as they don't taste good. Take your time here. Really breathe in the scents of the lemon during this. This is the first part of the cleansing process - you are incidentally cleaning yourself and your kitchen as you do this part of the spell. Lean into this. It smells amazing. Revel in it. Think about how it reminds you of everything being shiny and clean as a child. Lemons ARE cleansing - really feel into this here. We won't use the rest of the lemon until tomorrow; you can juice it here or store it overnight in an air-tight container)

Add your lemon peels and the sugar to a mixing bowl and thoroughly massage the sugar into the lemon peels. This should take some time - think fives of minutes at least. You want to do this until you can feel the change in consistency in the sugar - try to incorporate all of the sugar with all of the lemons. Remember, sugar is inherently sweetening, and lemons are inherently cleansing - you combine these two elements here to make a sweet, cleansing spell. Let the smell of it clean out your nose and your sinuses. This is the meat of your spellcasting - you are working your spell into your ingredients. Talk to it. Use your energy. Pray over it. You will know when this step is complete.

Cover your bowl and let it sit at room temperature overnight or for up to 24 hours. The longer this extracts, the more intense the flavor in the finished product. In a pinch, give it an hour, but I suggest waiting at least 8-10 for the best effect.

The next morning, add 2 cups boiling water to your lemon paste and stir until it has thoroughly combined - this is a great place to reinforce your magic from the day beforehand. (This version had the addition of some freshly picked sour cherries which gives its red color)

6. When this has cooled, add the lemon juice and additional water to taste. I personally put this in a half-gallon ball jar and filled it with water, and then my partner and I further diluted it from there.

7. Drink and enjoy. For an extra cleansing effect, consider that part of the act of citrus is that of a urinary stimulant - it will make you pee. Think about how peeing removes things from your life. Remove what needs cleansing. Your spell is complete.

This spell is as simple as that but it can be dressed up in some many different outfits with very little effort. Do you know a flavor (remember, all edibles here) with the right magic associations to add to this spell?

Add some blackberries at the infusion stage for good old-fashioned hedge witch protection. If you really need something out, you could experiment with infusing some jalapeno after you've made the lemonade (tread with a lot of care here...). I've worked with lavender and hibiscus here for calming, cool energies. I recently added a cup of sour cherries to Step 3 for a love-cleansing effect.

There are two ways you can add flavors to this spell: you can mix your flavor in during the sugaring phase, or you can do a secondary infusion after your lemonade has been made. Use your best judgment here - fruits can go in with the citrus peels for sure, but herbs and other more "tea like" ingredients might be better steeped afterward.

I haven't tried it yet, but I'm eager to use some of my savory kitchen herbs the next time I near to clear out my money flows.

Or alternatively, use it as the first step in a witchy cocktail (my go-to, as you know). This lemonade makes an exquisite base for a margarita—for a bougie twist, use white Patron and some Chambord; you will not be disappointed.

This is almost a blank slate - sweet cleansing could be used for anything you put your mind to.

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PARIS STREET oil painting by Guymick Cormic