From left to right: Sherpa Chewang, Irene Miller now Irene Beardsley, Sherpa Mingma
In 1978 Arlene Blum organized a team of eleven women to climb Annapurna in Nepal which, until then, had been climbed by only eight people (all men). It was called American Women's Himalayan Expeditions - Annapurna. They raised money for the trip in part by selling T-shirts with the slogan "A woman's place is on top". The first summit team, comprising Vera Komarkova and Irene Miller and Sherpas Mingma Tsering and Chewang Ringjing, reached the top at 3:30 p.m. on October 15, 1978. The second summit team, Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz and Vera Watson, died during this climb. After the event, Blum wrote a book about her experience on Annapurna, called “Annapurna: A Woman's Place”. (Quoted from Wikipedia.org)
(October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, director, producer, writer, and stunt performer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face."
is a Uruguayan politician who was the 40th President of Uruguay between 2010 and 2015. A former urban guerrilla fighter with the Tupamaros, he was imprisoned for 13 years during the military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s. (Quoted from Wikipedia.org)
(* 22. Dezember 1960 in New York City; † 12. August 1988 ebenda) war der erste afroamerikanische Künstler, der den Durchbruch in der hauptsächlich weißen Kunstwelt schaffte.
(born 1 August 1984) is a German professional footballer who plays as a
midfielder for English club Manchester United. A right-footed player, he usually
plays as central midfielder. Earlier in his career, he primarily played as a
wide midfielder. (Quoted from Wikipedia.org)
This was my very first oil painting I painted back on December 22, 2003. I never posted it before, so it´s done now for the "Illustration Friday" challenge "Orange".
(July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor, and photographer. Part of the New Hollywood film-making wave, he is frequently cited as one of the greatest and most influential directors in cinematic history. His films, which are typically adaptations of novels or short stories, cover a wide range of genres, and are noted for their realism, dark humor, unique cinematography, extensive set designs, and evocative use of music. (Quoted from Wikipedia.org)
I was born in Valenciennes (Northern France) in 1974 to a French mother and an Austrian father. I live near Innsbruck in Austria where I work as a freelance illustrator. Some of my works (caricatures, cartoons and illustrations) have been published in books (Ernst Klett Verlag, dtv Verlag, Oebv, riva Verlag, Westermann Gruppe) and printed on posters and T-shirts (www.vesteesquerda.com.br). I regularly participate in international cartoon and caricature contests where my drawings were shown in many catalogues and exhibitions.
Drawing insects
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Every year I teach a course in scientific illustration at work, and one of
the assignments that my students have is to draw an insect from close
observation,…
Cancellation
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It is with regret that I have had to cancel my forthcoming Amuse Bouche
solo exhibition at the Town House gallery in Spitalfields, scheduled for
later this...
White House Hiring
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house, president, donald trump, sycophant, hiring, cabinet, advisor, aide,
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