This morning I’m peering out from behind some curtains. Let’s peer, and then write. (And tomorrow, make sure you go behind the election curtain and VOTE!)
Larry Sultan, Mom in Curtain, 1991, from Pictures from Home series. Photograph. www.larrysultan.com
Anna Ådén, Untitled from Lily of the Valley series. Photograph. www.imable.se
Andrew Wyeth, Her Room, 1963. Tempera. Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine.
Three Things: Halloween Night Edition
Happy Halloween, dear writers! This week, let’s imagine a spooky night, whether it be Halloween or not. I’ve gathered three such eerie evenings to get you started.
Martin Brigden, Long night, 2013. Photograph. Via flickr.
Aksel Waldemar Johannessen, The Night, circa 1920. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
Todd Hido, #2604o, from Homes at Night series. Photograph. www.toddhido.com
This week, the Hazel & Wren team heads to the Prairie Gate Literary Festival! In light of that, let’s write some words around the prairie.
Andrew Wyeth, Turkey Pond, 1944. Tempera on panel. Farnsworth Art Museum, Maine.
Pawel Pierscinski, Untitled. Photograph. www.pierscinski.pl
Anna Ådén, Untitled from Autumn Fields series. Photograph. www.imable.se
‘Tis the season for soup. Let’s get the insides of our characters all warm and contented with a piping hot bowl of deliciousness.
Isabelle Arsenault, Untitled. Pencil and watercolor on paper. www.isabellearsenault.com
Francois Emile Barraud, La Taillieuse de Soupe, 1933. Oil on canvas.
Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup Cans, 1962. Synthetic polymer paint on canvas. Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York.
Psst: It’s Online Open Mic week! Submit your work-in-progress today and tomorrow to get feedback from your fellow writers on Wednesday!
