I dream therefore I paint . . .

Perhaps, we study art to rid our minds of nightmarish images via canvas . . .

Today is the birthday of Henry Fuseli (February 7, 1741 – April 17, 1825), painter, draughtsman, and writer on art.


The Nightmare
As a painter, Fuseli favoured the supernatural. Sleep and dreams were common subjects for Henry Fuseli.  His best known work is the 1781 oil painting  The Nightmare.  Due to its fame, Fuseli painted at least three other versions.

And for my mother's love of nature . . .

"Truly, art is embedded in nature;

he who can extract it, has it." - Albrecht Dürer

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