Paula Butterfield
@pbutterwriter.bsky.social
La Luministe is my historical/biographical novel about Berthe Morisot, the first woman Impressionist. Film aficionado, pasta enthusiast, Pacific Northwesterner.
Nigerian artist Marcellina Oseghale Akpojotor uses traditional ankara frabric in her mixed-media work. Here are A Beautiful Day and Quest for Ancient Truth.
#BlackHistoryMonth #WomenArtists
#BlackHistoryMonth #WomenArtists
February 10, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Nigerian artist Marcellina Oseghale Akpojotor uses traditional ankara frabric in her mixed-media work. Here are A Beautiful Day and Quest for Ancient Truth.
#BlackHistoryMonth #WomenArtists
#BlackHistoryMonth #WomenArtists
To kick off #BlackHistoryMonth, here is a self-portrait of Lois Mailou Jones, a #HarlemRenaissance artist who incorporated African, Haitian, and African-American themes into her paintings.
February 1, 2026 at 6:05 PM
To kick off #BlackHistoryMonth, here is a self-portrait of Lois Mailou Jones, a #HarlemRenaissance artist who incorporated African, Haitian, and African-American themes into her paintings.
Once a year, on #EdouardManet's birthday (#BOTD in 1832) I make an exception to my rule of featuring #WomensArt and share one of Manet's portraits of his painting colleague. Here is #BertheMorisot with A Bouquet of Violets.
January 23, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Once a year, on #EdouardManet's birthday (#BOTD in 1832) I make an exception to my rule of featuring #WomensArt and share one of Manet's portraits of his painting colleague. Here is #BertheMorisot with A Bouquet of Violets.
In honor of #SquirrelAppreciationDay, here's a still life by Clara Peeters featuring a majestic specimen. It's also #NationalHugDay, but you probably don't want to combine the two celebrations!
January 21, 2026 at 5:06 PM
In honor of #SquirrelAppreciationDay, here's a still life by Clara Peeters featuring a majestic specimen. It's also #NationalHugDay, but you probably don't want to combine the two celebrations!
For #NationalHatDay, here is one of Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun's self-portraits in her favorite hat. She had many of her models wear it, too, because she liked the shadow it cast.
January 15, 2026 at 5:09 PM
For #NationalHatDay, here is one of Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun's self-portraits in her favorite hat. She had many of her models wear it, too, because she liked the shadow it cast.
Lilla Cabot Perry (#BOTD in 1848) in was an American Impressionist whom Monet considered his equal. Impressionism was influenced by Japanese art, so she came full circle when she lived and painted in Japan for a time. Below: The Picture Book.
#WomenArtists #Impressionism
#WomenArtists #Impressionism
January 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Lilla Cabot Perry (#BOTD in 1848) in was an American Impressionist whom Monet considered his equal. Impressionism was influenced by Japanese art, so she came full circle when she lived and painted in Japan for a time. Below: The Picture Book.
#WomenArtists #Impressionism
#WomenArtists #Impressionism
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#AdorationoftheMagi, 1590, by #LaviniaFontana (Italian, 1552-1614). Held by Le musée Thomas Henry; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ad... #womenartists #artherstory #Epiphany #ThreeKings #FeastOfEpiphany
January 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
#AdorationoftheMagi, 1590, by #LaviniaFontana (Italian, 1552-1614). Held by Le musée Thomas Henry; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ad... #womenartists #artherstory #Epiphany #ThreeKings #FeastOfEpiphany
For #NationalBirdDay, here is Gabrielle Münter's contemplative Breakfast With The Birds.
January 6, 2026 at 3:40 AM
For #NationalBirdDay, here is Gabrielle Münter's contemplative Breakfast With The Birds.
When I first taught courses about women artists, reading 3 articles in the NY Times (1/1/26) would have been a fantasy.
bit.ly/4sqimvy Expressionist Gabrielle Münter
bit.ly/494KLzE Finnish artist Helene Schjerfbeck
bit.ly/4qIMOzv Photorealist Janet Fish
bit.ly/4sqimvy Expressionist Gabrielle Münter
bit.ly/494KLzE Finnish artist Helene Schjerfbeck
bit.ly/4qIMOzv Photorealist Janet Fish
January 4, 2026 at 7:45 PM
When I first taught courses about women artists, reading 3 articles in the NY Times (1/1/26) would have been a fantasy.
bit.ly/4sqimvy Expressionist Gabrielle Münter
bit.ly/494KLzE Finnish artist Helene Schjerfbeck
bit.ly/4qIMOzv Photorealist Janet Fish
bit.ly/4sqimvy Expressionist Gabrielle Münter
bit.ly/494KLzE Finnish artist Helene Schjerfbeck
bit.ly/4qIMOzv Photorealist Janet Fish
I read lots of good books this year, but the two that will stick with me are about survival. Read these to glean some tips on how to get through 2026!
December 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I read lots of good books this year, but the two that will stick with me are about survival. Read these to glean some tips on how to get through 2026!
Florine Stettheimer's Christmas, 1923. May you all reach that point in the day when you can enjoy a languid lounge!
#Christmas2025
#Christmas2025
December 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Florine Stettheimer's Christmas, 1923. May you all reach that point in the day when you can enjoy a languid lounge!
#Christmas2025
#Christmas2025
Josefa de Abidos, Nativity.
#ChristmasEve
#ChristmasEve
December 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Josefa de Abidos, Nativity.
#ChristmasEve
#ChristmasEve
Winter, by Wendy Red Star.
#WinterSolstice
#WinterSolstice
December 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Winter, by Wendy Red Star.
#WinterSolstice
#WinterSolstice
If you've seen the current Manet & Morisot show in S. F. and you'd like to know more about Berthe Morisot's light-filled art-- as well as how she survived the Siege of Paris...and the love of Edouard Manet--La Luministe is available at Amazon, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, !ndigo, or Regal House Pub.
December 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
If you've seen the current Manet & Morisot show in S. F. and you'd like to know more about Berthe Morisot's light-filled art-- as well as how she survived the Siege of Paris...and the love of Edouard Manet--La Luministe is available at Amazon, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, !ndigo, or Regal House Pub.
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#BOTD in 1830, here are #EmilyDickinson's thoughts on snow:
It sifts from leaden sieves,
It powders all the wood,
It fills with alabaster wool
The wrinkles of the road...
It reaches to the fence,
It wraps it rail by rail,
Till it is lost in fleeces;
It fling a crystal veil...
It sifts from leaden sieves,
It powders all the wood,
It fills with alabaster wool
The wrinkles of the road...
It reaches to the fence,
It wraps it rail by rail,
Till it is lost in fleeces;
It fling a crystal veil...
December 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
#BOTD in 1830, here are #EmilyDickinson's thoughts on snow:
It sifts from leaden sieves,
It powders all the wood,
It fills with alabaster wool
The wrinkles of the road...
It reaches to the fence,
It wraps it rail by rail,
Till it is lost in fleeces;
It fling a crystal veil...
It sifts from leaden sieves,
It powders all the wood,
It fills with alabaster wool
The wrinkles of the road...
It reaches to the fence,
It wraps it rail by rail,
Till it is lost in fleeces;
It fling a crystal veil...
December Second, by Grace Hartigan. What do you think is the story behind this painting?
#AbstractExpressionism
#AbstractExpressionism
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
December Second, by Grace Hartigan. What do you think is the story behind this painting?
#AbstractExpressionism
#AbstractExpressionism
November 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The women-folk are busy in the kitchen in Doris Lee's Thanksgiving (1935).
#HappyThanksgiving to all!
#HappyThanksgiving to all!
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The women-folk are busy in the kitchen in Doris Lee's Thanksgiving (1935).
#HappyThanksgiving to all!
#HappyThanksgiving to all!
A sassy genre painting of stuffing the turkey entitled, Shake Hands? by American artist Lily Martin Spencer. #Thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A sassy genre painting of stuffing the turkey entitled, Shake Hands? by American artist Lily Martin Spencer. #Thanksgiving
A sassy genre painting of stuffing the turkey entitled, Shake Hands? by American artist Lily Martin Spencer. #Thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A sassy genre painting of stuffing the turkey entitled, Shake Hands? by American artist Lily Martin Spencer. #Thanksgiving
First things first..."Catchin' the Turkey," by Grandma Moses. #Thanksgiving
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
First things first..."Catchin' the Turkey," by Grandma Moses. #Thanksgiving
#Thanksgiving art all this week!
The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth, by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (1925)
The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth, by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (1925)
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
#Thanksgiving art all this week!
The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth, by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (1925)
The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth, by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (1925)