drawing challenge NEW THEME | beauty

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this week google doodles spoiled for choice to reference just a few great comers (and goners) in art history. indeed german naturalist and scientific illustrator maria sibylla merian (°1647-1717) caught my eye and tickled my fancy, as did belgian architect henri van de velde (°1863-1957), for his architectural influence and stunning ability. 
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in general, i've always felt rather attracted to art deco and art nouveau for its clean {if curved} lines, and its distinct designs. living in belgium, we are rather spoilt for choice on behalf of both streams, albeit too many buildings have been destroyed by unruly conflicts of interest. but that's another story. 
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the connection between beauty and function always on the mind of turn of the 20th century architects, i find the approach breathtaking to this day, an approach i try to hold onto myself, when decisions need making on behalf of our house. as on other subjects, for that matter. function makes beauty stand out. beauty enhances function. but we're talking drawing challenge, aren't we? 
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over the past dc months we've had themes such as home, balance, city, window, stained glass, development, curve, roadside attraction, industrial, shadow, leaves, glass, willow, ..., to name but a few. in a sense, we've been building up to beauty related to function. is it what artists often do? while beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, i'd love to make it our dc theme. it is a bit of a wild card, isn't it? it may be an invitation to go overboard, "in the line of beauty"... {weekend of april, 13-14th.} ~ if you feel you're in, leave your name below; so very welcome to join. ♥
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beauty takers : ariane, cindi, norma, tanïa, celine, barbara, renilde, stefanie, ram, carole, susan, rachel, patrice, mano, kristen, kim, emily, jgy, ...
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