“Great grandfathers had great mustaches.” Mimi Boothby
Day 20 of our 30 day January Challenge was Pogonotrophy: the act of cultivating, or growing and grooming, a mustache, beard, sideburns or other facial hair. I was able to shave it down to 50 pogonotrophs, without splitting hairs.
Pamela Freeman
“Rouline’s rollers” Dorothy R
B Center
“The Hipster Postman after Van Gogh” Roz Avent
Rey Daoed
“I suspect Van Gogh overlooked an important family member when painting The Postman and His Family series: Here is what I imagine was his beloved Bearded Terrier in his painting of The Postman.” @ellenjcraft
“This is a picture of Skip- someone I used to work with. He taught me how to cut trim, climb tall ladders, and he kept an eye” Anne Walker
“The Lifecycle of a Pandemic Beard” Kate Davis
“Bearded Man with Flowers” Kathy Paul
“A favorite human of mine” @emma.nadolny
@jenniferbarnett222
@l_i_z_k_e_n_n_e_d_y
@christianpincock
“Wanted to make a cool stuffed animal. Didn’t pan out. Just had to find that guy on SKTCHY for this.” Cheryl Chudyk
“Portrait of Annie Jones, Barnum’s Bearded Lady with a Ribbon in the Van Gogh pogonotrophy style.” Jurate
@lyallwart
Autumn
@mille.ireland
@fineart_dana
“Lots of beats in the ancient near east section of the Met catalog. This is a silver head of a Sasanian king (Shapur II?) of the 4th century. I love that in addition to the stylized mustache and beard he’s rocking the chin braid finished in a kind of bow.” @rebecca_talks
Martha Campo
“remembered doing this little pen and ink portrait of a man nicknamed ‘Moustaki’ on the island of Hydra. He had an amazing wrap around mustache! This is called ‘Zeibekiko”‘” @rebeldogstudio
“Pogonotrophy. Featuring Sōjōbō (僧正坊) King of Tengu enjoying some matcha at his home on Mount Kurama.” @m.okumajohnston #30sal
@barbdunshee
“Pogonotrophy at its finest, with Harnaam Kaur as the muse and inspiration for this flowing and flowery beard. Her original photo was by Urban Bridesmaid Photography for Rock N Roll Bride.” @courtney.wooten
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You all have been drawing so many cats, I figure I might as well make it official. Today, draw a cat. If you don’t have a cat, find an unusual photograph of a cat. If you want to draw a dog instead, draw a dog. To get you off on the right paw, I’m including …
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You may have heard about Japonisme – the influence Japanese art had on Western art in the 19th century, after Japanese ports reopened in 1854, having been closed to the West for over 200 years. I posted about 8 Great Artists Inspired by Japanese Art a while back. Artists like Van Gogh, Degas, and Toulouse Lautrec …
30SAL Faves: Pogonotrophy
Day 20 of our 30 day January Challenge was Pogonotrophy: the act of cultivating, or growing and grooming, a mustache, beard, sideburns or other facial hair. I was able to shave it down to 50 pogonotrophs, without splitting hairs.
“Unistache” @karldyerart
#30sal
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