I’m sorry to tell you that there is no Dr. Philbert Bristle. Not even a little bit. I found this picture on the internet, and I liked the shape of his head. I thought it was…. nut-like.
[caption id=”attachment_11839″ align=”aligncenter” width=”163 The nut-like head of an unknown man.
So, filbert brushes are filbert brushes named after the nut filbert. They are not philbert brushes named after Dr. Philbert Bristle. There is no Dr. Bristle. I made that up.
Frohsin is another painter on the list of Carlos San Millan’s favorites. He had talked about wanting to develop his work into more flat color fields, a move towards the abstract. These paintings by Frohsin and others are his inspirations. I liked these abstracted figures so much I did some research and found more of …
1914-1955 Nicolas de Staël was a French painter of Russian origin known for his use of a thick impasto and his highly abstract landscape painting. He also worked with collage, illustration and textiles. After suffering from depression, in the wake of a disappointing meeting with a disparaging art critic on March 16, 1955 he committed …
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My email inbox has been slow lately. Everyone must be getting ready for the holiday. There is a pile of Christmas presents that need to get wrapped. They’re blocking the door of my apartment, and spilling into the recycling bin. It’s a delightful mess, all the little contained and uncontainable bits. I said goodbye to …
Filbert, a correction of a correction
I’m sorry to tell you that there is no Dr. Philbert Bristle. Not even a little bit. I found this picture on the internet, and I liked the shape of his head. I thought it was…. nut-like.
[caption id=”attachment_11839″ align=”aligncenter” width=”163
The nut-like head of an unknown man.
So, filbert brushes are filbert brushes named after the nut filbert. They are not philbert brushes named after Dr. Philbert Bristle. There is no Dr. Bristle. I made that up.
….But there is a Saint Philibert.
Philibert Feast Day: August 20th
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