Commentüs on: Pictures, Pictures, Get Your Pictures http://blog.ancient-future.net/2008/01/30/pictures-pictures-get-your-pictures/ The Ancient and Future Catholic Blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:44:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: A Simple Sinner http://blog.ancient-future.net/2008/01/30/pictures-pictures-get-your-pictures/#comment-1810 A Simple Sinner Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:23:00 +0000 http://perchristumblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/pictures-pictures-get-your-pictures/#comment-1810 <i><b>"Good post. What scared me, though, is how many of the books in the "old book covers" one were books I read when I was a child. I feel old now. Maybe I'll take a nap."</i></b><br/><br/>That doesn't make you old, that just means as a child you had old books! “Good post. What scared me, though, is how many of the books in the “old book covers” one were books I read when I was a child. I feel old now. Maybe I’ll take a nap.”

That doesn’t make you old, that just means as a child you had old books!

]]> By: Jeffrey Smith http://blog.ancient-future.net/2008/01/30/pictures-pictures-get-your-pictures/#comment-1809 Jeffrey Smith Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:03:00 +0000 http://perchristumblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/pictures-pictures-get-your-pictures/#comment-1809 Good post. What scared me, though, is how many of the books in the "old book covers" one were books I read when I was a child. I feel old now. Maybe I'll take a nap. Good post. What scared me, though, is how many of the books in the “old book covers” one were books I read when I was a child. I feel old now. Maybe I’ll take a nap.

]]> By: Chad Toney http://blog.ancient-future.net/2008/01/30/pictures-pictures-get-your-pictures/#comment-1808 Chad Toney Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:12:00 +0000 http://perchristumblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/pictures-pictures-get-your-pictures/#comment-1808 When I designed the covers for some of Dave Armstrong's books, I used the free stock photography from http://www.sxc.hu/ . You have to register, but there is great stuff, especially for bulletins and printing where one will need high resolutions (300+ dpi). When I designed the covers for some of Dave Armstrong’s books, I used the free stock photography from http://www.sxc.hu/ . You have to register, but there is great stuff, especially for bulletins and printing where one will need high resolutions (300+ dpi).

]]> By: diogenes_zosimus http://blog.ancient-future.net/2008/01/30/pictures-pictures-get-your-pictures/#comment-1806 diogenes_zosimus Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:31:00 +0000 http://perchristumblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/pictures-pictures-get-your-pictures/#comment-1806 I just found your blog (thanks to David Bennett and his excellent amazon.com reviews), and thought that you might want to know about an event taking place in and near Denver over the next couple of months: <br/>"From Durer to Rembrandt"<br/>(http://www.rembrandtexhibit.org/index.html).<br/><br/>From http://mytown.dailycamera.com/index.cfm/news/entry/alias/from_durer_to_rembrandt_the_renaiss_18:<br/><br/>“This is like being in the print room of the Louvre or the Metropolitan or the National Gallery.” – Timothy Standring, Curator, Painting & Sculpture, Denver Art Museum.<br/><br/> "The Renaissance of Faith in Art is the most significant exhibit of Old Master biblical prints ever hosted in the Rocky Mountain region." -- Shawn Merriman, owner of the collection. I just found your blog (thanks to David Bennett and his excellent amazon.com reviews), and thought that you might want to know about an event taking place in and near Denver over the next couple of months:
“From Durer to Rembrandt”
(http://www.rembrandtexhibit.org/index.html).

From http://mytown.dailycamera.com/index.cfm/news/entry/alias/from_durer_to_rembrandt_the_renaiss_18:

“This is like being in the print room of the Louvre or the Metropolitan or the National Gallery.” – Timothy Standring, Curator, Painting & Sculpture, Denver Art Museum.

“The Renaissance of Faith in Art is the most significant exhibit of Old Master biblical prints ever hosted in the Rocky Mountain region.” — Shawn Merriman, owner of the collection.

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