HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY

As the daughters of veterans, 

Maggie and Reese have a special feeling 

about Memorial Day.  

Maggie's dad, ex-Army/Air Force, 

served during the Korean War 

while Reese's dad pulled duty 

in the Navy during Vietnam.

So on this Monday, Maggie and Reese send a 

Happy Memorial Day 

wish to all of our veterans and their 

wives, husbands, fathers, mothers, 

brothers, sisters, children and 

all those left behind 

while they served our country.  

We thank you for your service.

And here they are, the answers to our

Artist and Artist Challenge!

Artist Number 1 - Claude Monet

Challenge Question:

1.  Name the painting that not only defined this artist but named an entire art movement? 

Answer: 

Impression: Sunrise

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Artist Number 2 - Vincent Van Gogh

Challenge Question:

2.  What medical condition causes one to see light in 

circles around objects? 

This symptom is thought to have influenced one of this 

week's artist most famous paintings!

Answer:  

Although the "halo effect" can be caused

 by numerous conditions, 

most doctors agree in Vincent's case, 

it was caused by 

temporal lope epilepsy.  

Originally many thought Van Gogh's halos 

were a side effect of the drug digitalis,

a drug from the foxglove plant that

 was being prescribed by his physician 

to treat his condition. 

And although now most agree it was the epilepsy, 

digitalis does cause patients to see in yellow, 

which may be why that color is so dominant

 in his later works.

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Artist Number 3 -  Pablo Picasso

Challenge Question:

3.  Name the canine who wiggled his way into not 

only our artist's work, but his art!

Answer:

LUMP!

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Artist Number 4 - Georgia O'Keefe

Challenge Question:

4.  Where is "the faraway"?

Answer:

Northern New Mexico

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Artist Number 5 - Georges Seurat

Challenge Question:

5.  Can you name the unfinished painting left behind by this painter?

Answer:

The Cirque - (The Circus)

 This painting was a third in a series 

(first was Parade, second Cancan)

And the winner is:

Although no one correctly answered all five questions,

 the contestant with the most correct answers is:

Connie M!

Congratulations!

Prizes:

For those who earned a free coupon for use at 

www.maggieandreese.com

we will be sending instructions for your 

coupon code in a few days.

If you do not receive yours, 

do please let us know!

The same goes with those who earned free shipping.

In closing, Maggie and Reese would 

like to thank all of you who 

"liked", "shared", and "followed" our contest, 

Facebook page and blog

and continue to support our on-line boutique,

we could not do it without you!

Finally, it is time to send in your answers to our 

Artist 101 Challenge!

Once again, here are the rules:

First, if you "like" and "share" the contest posts on our Facebook page,  you are eligible for a 

coupon good for use at 

www.maggieandreese.com

Second, if you follow our blog, 

in addition to the coupon, you will receive a code 

to use for free shipping on one item from 

www.maggieandreese.com

Finally, the first person to correctly identify

all of the artists and correctly answer all of the 

challenge questions will receive the coupon, 

free shipping on one item AND a gift from

our on-line boutique (our choice of course!)

Send your answers to:

info@maggieandreese.com

Once we have verified all the "likes", "shares" and "follows"

and the answers to the challenge questions,

we will announce the winner next Wednesday!

Here are the questions:

1.  Name the painting that not only defined this artist but named an entire art movement?


2.  What medical condition causes one to see light in circles around objects? This symptom is thought to have influenced one of this week's artist most famous paintings!


3.  Name the canine who wiggled his way into not only our artist work, but his art!


4.  Where is "the faraway"?


5.  Can you name the unfinished painting left behind by this painter?

So good luck and thanks for participating!

Who says you always have to be the leader?

We at Maggie & Reese love Kate Spade (honestly who does not?!), and Sunday her blog declared this was the 

"Year of Pattern"

So following her lead in all things Polynesian, 

why not check out 

www.maggieandreese.com 

and add a little pattern to your decor!

Artist 101 - Final Artist!

Well, here it is week 5 and our final Artist in our 

Artist 101 challenge

We are back in France celebrating the work 

of another artist from the 19th century.

Born to a wealthy family, this artist first studied sculpture.  After a painting presented to the Paris Salon was rejected, he joined an independent art movement and began work on his first masterpiece:

Advances in the world of chemistry strongly influenced the style this painter became widely known for: 

Pointillism

So, are you ready for the final challenge question?

Can you name the unfinished painting left 

behind by this painter?

Once again, here are the rules:

"like" AND "share" 

each week's contest announcement post on 

our facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/maggieandreese

(a lot of you are good at the "like" but are 

falling short on the sharing!)

  

This earns you a coupon for use at 

www.maggieandreese.com

Next, FOLLOW our blog (again, a very important step!)

and in addition to the coupon you will receive free shipping on one item purchased from Maggie & Reese.

Finally, the first person to correctly identify all five artists and answer the challenge questions will receive all of the above and a free gift from our on-line boutique!

We will give you instructions on where to send your answers at the end of the contest, for now, just 

"like", "share" and "follow"!