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Artist To Artist | Julia Nichols
When it comes to capturing that vintage feel, Julia Nichols does it well. With a range of influence, from ‘50’s rockabilly to ‘60’s hippy...
Michael John Halse
Jul 8, 20163 min read
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Les Étoiles
This poem was part of a 30 day poetry challenge that I started a while ago, and then forgot about, haha. I've been meaning to start it up...
Michael John Halse
Jul 6, 20163 min read
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An Ode to Margaery Tyrell
A week has gone by since that emotionally overladed finale of Game of Thrones season 6, and in that time we've been able to hear from the...
Michael John Halse
Jul 4, 20164 min read
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Artist To Artist | Kate Doyle
Driven and incredibly passionate about what she does, Kate Doyle’s Facebook and Instagram pages are constantly being updated with new...
Michael John Halse
Jul 1, 20164 min read
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A Chronicle of Crowns, Prelude 1
Hey everyone! I'd like to remind everyone that if you haven't signed up for my email list to do so here. Every week I'll be sending out a...
Michael John Halse
Jun 29, 201618 min read
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Time Management and Sacrifice
If this your first time on my website, you might notice that it's highly geared towards photography. I have pages of fine art shoots,...
Michael John Halse
Jun 27, 20165 min read
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Artist To Artist | Taylor DeMille
Like a hazy nightmare, the artwork of Taylor DeMille blends surrealism with realism. The portraits from her most recent series, Box Of...
Michael John Halse
Jun 24, 20164 min read
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Meadowlark
I recently attempted a 30 day poetry challenge. I say attempted, because, I never finished it. I barely even started it. And it wasn’t...
Michael John Halse
Jun 22, 20163 min read
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Book Review | Watership Down
Hello everyone, and welcome to the beginning of a new blog. I’ve been a (social) blogger for years now. I’ve had a Tumblr account that...
Michael John Halse
Jun 20, 20165 min read
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A New Blogging Initiative
The last few months have been a little bit of a whirlwind. I've been busy planning out shoots for the summer, editing and releasing TWO...
Michael John Halse
Jun 11, 20162 min read
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Vanitas, Pieter Claesz
Hey, welcome back! This is my FINAL blog post on this series, for the moment at least, until I finish up the other recreations I have...
Michael John Halse
Jan 15, 20163 min read
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The Desperate Man, Gustave Courbet
Hey eveyone! I know I'm a day late with this post, but yesterday was SUCH a long day. I started it off by filming by first video for...
Michael John Halse
Jan 14, 20163 min read
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Still Life of a Wanli Kraak Porcelain Bowl of Citrus Fruit and Pomegranates on a Wooden Table, Gerri
Welcome back to the final week of my Classical Art Recreation series. Today we're continuing with the painting Still Life of a Wanli...
Michael John Halse
Jan 11, 20162 min read
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Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, Frida Kahlo
Hey everyone! So today I'm continuing with my Classical Art Reinterpretation series with Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and...
Michael John Halse
Jan 7, 20164 min read
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Saint Serapion, Francisco de Zurbarán
Hey everyone, welcome back! Today we're continuing with my Classical Art Reinterpretation series with the painting Saint Serapion, by...
Michael John Halse
Jan 6, 20163 min read
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Saint Sebastian, Andrea Mantegna
Welcome back! Today we're continuing with my Classical Art Recreation series, with my reinterpretation of Saint Sebastian, by Andrea...
Michael Halse
Jan 4, 20164 min read
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Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci
I know I took some time off from posting, but I'm sure people can relate with it being Christmas and all. So many family get-togethers,...
Michael Halse
Jan 1, 20163 min read
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The Madonna of the Lilies, William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Continuing with my Classical Reinterpretation series, we have The Madonna of the Lilies, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Bouguereau was a...
Michael Halse
Dec 2, 20152 min read
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La Grande Odalisque, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Continuing with my Classical Reinterpretation series, we have La Grande Odalisque, by Jean-August-Dominique Ingres. Ingres was a French...
Michael Halse
Nov 30, 20152 min read
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Girl with a Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer
Yes, I know, I forgot to make a post yesterday. But in my defense, my sister came over with her two little munchkins, and it's impossible...
Michael Halse
Nov 26, 20153 min read
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