Tag Archive for: baroque

Hoist your flagons!

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Heave on your futtock-shrouds and don't leave your swashes unbuckled! 'Tis International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Don't forget: If you are anywhere near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, shape a course for The Art Center (819 Ligonier Street) where I’ll…

R is for Revenge

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Queen Anne's Revenge, that is. Queen Anne's Revenge is the name of Blackbeard Teach's flagship—though I have to admit I don't know why he chose that name. Queen Anne ruled Great Britain & Ireland while Blackbeard was alive, so maybe he…

Renaissance & Baroque musical instruments

I had it in mind to create some note cards with these images.  Never got around to it.

A wee spot

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Here's a fun little spot illustration I did for the Renaissance & Baroque Society of Pittsburgh, this time to promote a concert of ancient Scottish and Irish music—both sacred (church liturgy) and profane (drinking songs).  The costume…

Bring me the head of Johann Sebastian Bach

Awhile back, Ann Mason—then-exec-director of the Renaissance & Baroque Society of Pittsburgh—and I thought it would be screamingly funny to create a promotional bobblehead of the august Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach.  And,…

It’s October…

UPDATE! If you live in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area and like to hear really old classical music, mark your calendar Oct 24 to attend The Medieval Beasts concert. I'm told it's a costume event, but didn't see any info about that on the…

The Robin Hood Project

I like to listen to really old classical music, and have attended the wonderful concerts organized by the Renaissance & Baroque Society of Pittsburgh.  I do illustrations for their season brochures. A couple of years ago they booked…