art director. graphic designer. fulltime painter… someday.Tumblr (3.0; @betty-abrantes)http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f1165c7d101735941c3505d85e2690e9/tumblr_mm3fgzb1Ao1qagw9go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#tools of the trade #artist #painter #oil #brushes #paint #life #passion</p>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/49316766013http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/49316766013Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:17:22 -0700lifeoilartistbrushespaintpassiontoolspainter<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fOGXvBAmTsY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thenoobyorker.tumblr.com/post/48083210533/kathrine-switzer-first-woman-to-enter-the-boston" target="_blank">thenoobyorker</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Kathrine Switzer: First Woman to Enter the Boston Marathon [Makers]</p> </blockquote>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/48083756352http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/48083756352Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:58:24 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/128edb5dd85e20bc29ba711d97d5318d/tumblr_mlb5g7nnA51qagw9go1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“One climbs a mountain not to conquer it, but to be lifted away from </p> <p>the earth up into the sky.” —climber and writer Russell banks <br/> #quotes #humility</p>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/48051768483http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/48051768483Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:48:07 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e2da6b5cdb7a1bec12690741c75591e9/tumblr_ml8meqX4Dk1qagw9go1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><span>“Forget any sounds or touch you knew that did not help you dance.” -Rumi</span></p>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47939915558http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47939915558Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:01:38 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1927ec144ce47a4bc1f2ecaf2bb15853/tumblr_ml3z639IJZ1qagw9go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#Tools of the trade #art #painting #oil #creative #FineArt #igers #iphoneography #picoftheday</p>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47724008113http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47724008113Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:49:14 -0700oilartfineartpaintingiphoneographycreativeigerstoolspicoftheday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/094a32e1dbe8fb0037a616ff5f29d0b1/tumblr_ml2b2a8I3x1qagw9go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47654329302http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47654329302Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:10:58 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/939b41847c45315bb399bca6b216a2f6/tumblr_ml20ghtKjg1qeablwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.thesochillnetwork.com/post/47636767940/honest-mistake-happens-all-the-time" target="_blank">thesochillnetwork</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Honest mistake. Happens all the time.</p> </blockquote>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47636979194http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47636979194Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:25:04 -0700Morrissey on the death of Margaret Thatcher: The difficulty with giving a comment on Margaret...http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47636811563http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47636811563Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:22:33 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e1f94b7e2b23943d30431501d6e3692c/tumblr_ml1z2btn951qagw9go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mark Twain #quote #ViciousCycle</p>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47634850635http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47634850635Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:51:47 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/963b281c166c920d362decdfbbf122b2/tumblr_mkres9DXN81qztnjyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47177756425http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47177756425Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:20:45 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3a6bfed05e04caf0b1728942e124c540/tumblr_mkddttzQvf1rty8oho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hardships and destiny. #quotes</p>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47177389340http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47177389340Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:09:56 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2d50168d7be986e7c694a823341cdab1/tumblr_mklz3vwyg31qe31lco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c0f4184b8c53bff5f001c1cdd7dd9cca/tumblr_mklz3vwyg31qe31lco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0734e75699ae7221d53fc3d1240edce7/tumblr_mklz3vwyg31qe31lco4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cadab35fb91bd51bb2f5937986173b2d/tumblr_mklz3vwyg31qe31lco5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b07aa7f89b59b017e12723478c245efb/tumblr_mklz3vwyg31qe31lco6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2db6305dbc4cc3dd24447c08884beff6/tumblr_mklz3vwyg31qe31lco7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/44a1babb3e8c5297f20092ea6e04cb73/tumblr_mklz3vwyg31qe31lco9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d74a5bd19567c6d13908c5557265f13b/tumblr_mklz3vwyg31qe31lco10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bff95cbefd04faea598101a16bc2d761/tumblr_mklz3vwyg31qe31lco3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://likeafieldmouse.com/post/46909524548/mark-tipple-the-underwater-project-2010-12" target="_blank">likeafieldmouse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.marktipple.com/" target="_blank">Mark Tipple</a> - <em>The Underwater Project</em> (2010-12)</p> </blockquote>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47177355872http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47177355872Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:08:59 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f2c6cacd69c4bb3abce5248ccc367303/tumblr_mkrbn4Cbm91qbge6eo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/981d58e012f7854475a48629853d882a/tumblr_mkrbn4Cbm91qbge6eo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ffa3090593ee7b086807cab736441cf4/tumblr_mkrbn4Cbm91qbge6eo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bf979ffc49f43c252eed6424a04adbc5/tumblr_mkrbn4Cbm91qbge6eo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://digbicks.tumblr.com/post/47152185980/know-where-you-stand-is-an-ad-campaign-shot-by" target="_blank">digbicks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span><em>Know Where You Stand</em> is an ad campaign shot by <strong>Seth Taras</strong> for the <a href="http://www.history.com/" target="_blank"><strong>History Channel</strong>.</a></span></p> <p>In 2010, the photographer shot photos at locations around the world where major historical events happened, and then blended old photos showing those events from the same perspective.</p> <blockquote><ol><li><em><span>Adolf Hitler touring Paris and standing in front of the Eiffel Tower in 1940<strong>/</strong>The terrace of the Palais Chaillot, Paris, 2004.</span></em></li> <li><em><span>The fall of the Berlin</span><span> wall in 1989<strong>/</strong>On the Strasse des siebzehnten Juni, Berlin, 2004.</span></em></li> <li><em><span>The Hindenburg</span><span> disaster in May 6, 1937<strong>/</strong>Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA, 2004.</span></em></li> <li><em><span>Allied soldiers rushing the beach at Normandy in June 1944<strong>/</strong></span></em><em>Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, 2004.</em></li> </ol></blockquote> </blockquote> <p></p>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47177316163http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47177316163Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:07:48 -0700<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_47177245910" src="http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47177245910/audio_player_iframe/betty-abrantes/tumblr_mkrjuvcHqS1qz802u?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fbetty-abrantes%2F47177245910%2Ftumblr_mkrjuvcHqS1qz802u" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://peterfeld.tumblr.com/post/47166529564/abraham-martin-and-john-dion-the-belmonts" target="_blank">peterfeld</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Abra<span>h</span>am, Martin And Jo<span>h</span>n,” Dion & T<span>h</span>e Belmonts. Forty-five years ago tonig<span>h</span>t, age 9, I learned w<span>ho</span> Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was.</p> </blockquote>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47177245910http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47177245910Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:05:46 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a4d8abdbcb5d806c8cbe2a1da42ff320/tumblr_mkrmr0CkCP1qavye5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://homedesigning.tumblr.com/post/47170776346/via-uniquely-intriguing-interior-spaces-by-vic" target="_blank">homedesigning</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://www.home-designing.com/2013/03/uniquely-intriguing-interior-spaces-by-vic-nguyen" target="_blank">Uniquely Intriguing Interior Spaces by Vic Nguyen</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47177199759http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47177199759Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:04:25 -0700“So on this day of reflection I say again, thank you for going on this journey with me. I’ll...http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47127757574http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47127757574Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:55:52 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4a8acff7df3a4d8035743f4ff28aad45/tumblr_mkqxudzawO1qagw9go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The next phase. #oil #painting #art #life</p>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47127467530http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47127467530Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:51:49 -0700artlifeoilpainting<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2a93e4ebf0c697a6ebd2de495295b482/tumblr_mkaqhnbqrR1qb3jnco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c2cfbda7655c633816b53f4011f74976/tumblr_mkaqhnbqrR1qb3jnco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dfe00e03d2fbb7da8894bf8726dc40d3/tumblr_mkaqhnbqrR1qb3jnco3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5e36bca8125d86b74222b77cd660168f/tumblr_mkaqhnbqrR1qb3jnco4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8337ec09c063d3951dea10dc7cf6cf79/tumblr_mkaqhnbqrR1qb3jnco5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/338405b8fa3a69d6b732ed1859bf196c/tumblr_mkaqhnbqrR1qb3jnco6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fa58cf2341c34f4a139e6d8cb73df4ef/tumblr_mkaqhnbqrR1qb3jnco7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5e3a0e1567dfcf4e0bba90c46a9d26d9/tumblr_mkaqhnbqrR1qb3jnco8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8c09d9330e467cddbaba8f7ac27a34c3/tumblr_mkaqhnbqrR1qb3jnco9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cabbagerose.tumblr.com/post/46387144294/black-and-white-via-lorrainepennington" target="_blank">cabbagerose</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>black and white</strong></p> <p><strong><br/></strong>via: <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/129900770473335082/" target="_blank">lorrainepennington</a></p> </blockquote>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47122030489http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/47122030489Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:31:42 -0700<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3OTj5Qv153U?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><h1 id="watch-headline-title"><span class="watch-title yt-uix-expander-head" id="eow-title" title="Akira Kurosawa-Dreams-Vincent Van Gogh">Akira Kurosawa»Dreams with Vincent Van Gogh </span></h1></p>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/46655469933http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/46655469933Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:03:57 -0700<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KGF28fsH28o?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><h1 id="watch-headline-title"><span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" id="eow-title" title='Paintings of Vincent van Gogh / Eric Satie "Gymnopedies: No.1 Lent Et Douloureux" HD'>Paintings of Vincent van Gogh / Eric Satie “Gymnopedies: No.1 Lent Et Douloureux</span></h1></p>http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/46655328332http://betty-abrantes.tumblr.com/post/46655328332Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:00:34 -0700