Tag Archives: Paintings

Our paintings tag encompasses all articles featuring paintings of different varieties. Sadly, the NLJ does not produce original paintings.

July 29, 2023

Jul 2023

Basquiat Forgeries Made With Alarming Ease

I say what the reports left implicit about the fact that two fraudsters created 25 convincing Basquiat forgeries with nothing more than cardboard and a few minutes of painting.

October 8, 2022

Oct 2022

Gulf Stream Boat Sculpture at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Some public art from Brooklyn Bridge Park.

July 4, 2022

Jul 2022

The July 4 Death of James Monroe

The July 4 death and extraordinary life of James Monroe, the 5th President of the United States.

March 20, 2022

Mar 2022

The Plum Tree Blossoms Always in the Springtime

“Forget not to blossom always when the springtime comes.”

February 22, 2022

Feb 2022

Masonic Portrait of George Washington

A less famous portrait of President Washington.

October 1, 2021

Oct 2021

“Autumn” – A Seasonal 1898 Poem

“And each broken reed of song / Grows into a flute.”

September 25, 2021

Sep 2021

“Solitude” – An 1899 Poem By William Thomas Saward

“For be it autumn, or be it spring, / Some flowers will bloom, and some birds will sing”

August 31, 2021

Aug 2021

The New Leaf Journal August 2021 Month in Review

August becomes the first month with two month in review articles – one for 2020 and now a second for 2021.

August 29, 2021

Aug 2021

“The Dancing Goat” – A Children’s Poem by Maria Oakey Dewing

〜Discovering a children’s poem by a well-known American painter〜

June 10, 2021

Jun 2021

Justin & Justina 〜 Hot is a State of Mind (and Other States of Mind)

〜Hot is a state of mind. Cold is a state of mind. The basement is a state of mind?〜

June 1, 2021

Jun 2021

“The Wave” – a Marine Painting by Norman Wilkinson

〜The lights dance on the rough ocean waves〜

May 21, 2021

May 2021

“The Blind Girl and the Spring” 〜 A Poem by Sydney Grey

〜”For even I can welcome spring, like happy girls who see.〜