Lesende 1994

Sender: Alienne

'C' is for 'Checking', a young lady checking the newspaper for the latest news.

Lesende by Gerard Richter, a German visual artist.

Maiko Girls in Kyoto

Sender: Qhasami

T is for TRADITIONAL TEAHOUSE!

Text on card: Lovely Maiko Girls in Kyoto

Just A Couple Of Girls

Sender: Jari-Chan
'R' is for 'Reading'

Harry Wilson Watrous (1857-1940)
"Just A Couple Of Girls", 1915

(Eh, but why did the postmark appear on this side of the postcard? Marring the beautiful pic!)

Lantern-Lady

Sender: Marina & Igor

An elegant lantern-lady

A Woman Reading

Sender: Poppycocteau
Claude Monet (1840-1926), "A Woman Reading"

Here's an adventure! what awaits

Beyond these closed, mysterious gates?

Whom shall I meet, where shall I go?

Beyond the lovely land I know?

Above the sky, across the sea?

What shall I learn and feel and be?

Open, strange doors, to good or ill!

I hold my breath a moment still!

Before the magic of your look.

What shall you do to me, O Book?

Maria Ricotti

Sender: Orphalia

Kees Van Dongen (1877-1968)

Portrait de Maria Ricotti, 1921

Renowned for his sensuous curved lines and sometimes garish paintings of women.

Woman Reading By A Window

Sender: MichelleW
"Woman Reading By A Window"
David Alison (Scottish, 1882-1955)

Curled in a corner where I can hide
With a book I can journey far and wide

EGG

Sender: Jschwab

"Egg"

Scott Howden

Contemporary fantasy artist

Young Woman With Flower Basket

Sender: Fornarin4

Charles Chaplin (French, 1825-1911)

"Young Woman With Flower Basket"

Jeune Fille En Vert

Sender: Sylvian

Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980)

Jeune fille en vert 1930

(Young girl in green)

Girl With Sunflowers

Sender: Goyesca

Diego Rivera, 1886-1957

"Girl With Sunflowers". 1941

Russian Folk Costume

Sender: Ave

Young Countrywoman Folk Costume

Get Set Go!!!

Sender: Natalie
Who will win this track running event?? Roar!!

Haute Coiffure

Sender: Cherie
"Haute Coiffure"

Cherie wanted me to have a laugh...and I did! Brave women!

Reading In Motion

Sender: Ellen

Illustrator: Rotraut Susanne Berner

Are the woman and her pet cat exercising?

Kristin Scott Thomas

Sender: Reggikko

Kristin Scott Thomas, British actress

Reggikko sent me this card to represent the alphabet 'K'/'Kohl' in an Alphabet RR group. I have seen some of Kristin's movies but not anything recent:- 

Four Weddings and a Funeral

The Horse Whisperer

Random Hearts 

Gosford Park

Life as a House

I guess it's time for me to check out her new movies. Love her British accent but I understand that she is also fluent in French. So.....C'est bien!

Kyo-Maiko Girl and Kinkakuji Temple

Sender: Ichigo

Kyo-Maiko girl and snow view of Kinkakuji Temple, Kyoto

Maiko is a 15 to 20 year-old student training become a Geisha in Kyoto. They learn to sing, dance and play Japanese traditional instruments in front of visitors during their feasts.

Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion) is a Zen Temple in northern Kyoto whose top two floors are completely covered in gold leaf.

Vogue July 1, 1941

Sender: StarrySky

Woman In Defense

F is for 'Flight'

Automat

Sender: Ailis

Edward Hopper, Automat, 1927

The painting portrays a lone woman staring into a cup of coffee in an Automat at night. The reflection of identical rows of light fixtures stretches out through the night-blackened window.

What do you feel when you look at the picture?

Quiet (Detail)

Sender: Alienne

"Quiet (Detail)"

James Jacques Tissot (1836-1902)

I am curious about her book...do you think she is reading to herself or reading aloud to the child?