BEAUTY OF PAKISTAN

Aishwarya

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:29:00 +0000

Aishwarya and Abhishek get naughty in a sizzling ad

In their first appearance in a television commercial Bollywood celebrity couple Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan will show their mischievous side.

The two have teamed up for a soap brand and will be seen getting cosy in the commercial.

The couple has reportedly been paid a hefty amount to feature in the ad film which will be on air this month.

This is their first ad together though the two have featured as a couple in films like "Kuch Naa Kaho", "Dhai Akshar Prem Ke", "Umrao Jaan" and "Guru". Their next is Mani Ratnam's "Ravan".

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan during a promotional event of Longines at Hyderabad

aishwarya rai huging steven slepberg huge cleavage show

First Look - Aishwarya Rai's RAAVAN

As we all know that the latest venture from Mani Rathnam’s camp which is under production is “Raavan“.
The film will be made in three different languages in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Mani Rathnam’s favourite
actors Aishwarya Rai, Abhisheck Bachchan, Vikram (south Indian actor) and other are in the lead.
Here we bring to you the most rare and the first ever look of the movie

Salman and Aishwarya going to be neighbours?

There were reports earlier that Abhi-Ash were moving to the new bungalow from their current abode Jalsa in Juhu, but the two rubbished them, saying they had no intentions of living separately and away from Maa and Paa (Jaya and Amitabh).

For past two and a half years work is going on a huge bungalow situated at Carter Road, Bandra, Mumbai. While no one seems to be confirming it from the Bachchan family, there is a strong buzz within the industry the circles that this bungalow, named Naivedya is going to be the new abode of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Aishwarya Rai’s bhai Aditya Rai and her bhabhi Shrima Rai

Check out Aishwarya Rai’s bhai Aditya Rai and her bhabhi Shrima Rai. Aditya looks so much like Aishwarya! In that case… a question popped in my mind - If Aishwarya is the most beautiful woman in India, would that make Aditya the most beautiful man in India

Aishwarya Rai L'Oreal Stills

Aish Boobshow In Real

February 3 is an important date for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. That's when her Hollywood career could finally take off when Pink Panther 2, the film she stars in, premieres in the US. In it, Steve Martin plays a bumbling French police detective Jacques Clouseau (made famous by Peter Sellers in the sixties and seventies), while Ash plays a detective alongside Alfred Molina.

Aishwarya rai at the premiere of Pink Panther 2 in New york

Aishwarya Rai Launches Admiral Collection

Biggest cleavge show by Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai and Rajinikanth starrer Robot's Stills

Shilpa

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:16:00 +0000

Shilpa-Raj Wedding Reception

While Bachchan came in with his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai , Shah Rukh Khan was accompanied by his wife Gauri Khan. IPL commissioner Lalit Modi was probably the only cricket representative at the reception. Both Bachchan and Shah Rukh were mobbed inside and outside the venue. A witness said,
'It was almost a stampede inside the venue, all the guest just ran after Bachchan, poor Sanjay Khan got pushed to the corner.’’

The media’s favourite, Shah Rukh Khan, too faced the same problem. He almost hurt himself by a boom of a television channel. " He got a little irritated but spoke to the media. He in fact escorted a lot of his other friends out of the venue,’’ said a witness.

Shilpa Shetty visits temple on occasion of Nag Panchmi at Powai

Shilpa Shetty-Raj Kundra's £5m luxury mansion

Shilpa Shetty and her fiance Raj Kundra are planning to marry in October

Shilpa Shetty has spoken out against accusations she is a marriage wrecker, saying she only started a relationship with her new fiance after he got divorced.
Raj Kundra was separated when he met Shilpa, but his estranged wife publicly blamed the actress for the break-up of the marriage.

However, in this week's edition of Hello magazine, Shilpa refutes the allegations, saying: 'I made it clear to him that our relationship could go no further than friendship until he actually had his divorce.'
The Bollywood star found fame in Britain when she appeared alongside the late Jade Goody in Celebrity Big Brother - winning the series.
The 33-year-old met millionaire Kundra shortly afterwards, but after the two were photographed shopping together the resultant newspaper headlines caused her heartache.
'It actually made me feel physically ill,' she said. 'To be called a marriage-breaker was the worst thing possible. It brought such shame on to my parents, and I felt so bad for their sake.'
Shilpa claims it was only when his divorce was finalised that they began their relaitionship: 'To be honest, I think I was in love with Raj from day one – but I was in denial.'
The couple are planning to marry around October, and Shilpa says she can't wait to start a family.
'I’m desperate to start a family – I just love children, and we’ve a beautiful ready-made nursery. I want at least two children.'
They will be living in a £5million seven-bedroom mansion in Weybridge, Surrey, which Kundra bought when he was still married to his ex-wife

Shilpa Shetty Promoting Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur

Shilpa shetty deepest cleavage show

Shilpa Shetty buys stake in IPL's Rajasthan Royals

Film star Shilpa Shetty and her business partner Raj Kundra today bought about 12 per cent stake in the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Rajasthan Royals Jaipur for $16.8 million (about Rs 80.6 crore).

Shetty thus becomes the fourth Bollywood star after Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Preity Zinta to buy a stake in IPL teams.

With this deal, the valuation of Rajasthan Royals has more than doubled to around $140 million in about one year since the cricket franchisee was bought at last year's auction for $67 million, the lowest price paid by its owners Emerging Media (in which Lachlan Murdoch has a stake). The highest price tag for a franchise team was $112 million paid for Mumbai Indian team owned by Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries

Shilpa Shetty in orange Dress Showing Cleavage

Shilpa shetty's Sexy Curves in Transparent saree

Jade Goody and Shilpa Shetty shared an emotional hug as they were reunited for the first time since last year's Celebrity Big Brother race scandal.

Goody - who was accused of bullying Shetty during the reality show - met the Bollywood star as she prepared to enter the Indian version of Big Brother, which in an ironic twist is being hosted by Shetty.

Earlier the 33-year-old told of her shock at Goody's decision to participate in the Big Boss.

Reunited: Jade Goody and Shilpa Shetty share a hug as they meet for the first time since the racist controversy on Celebrity Big Brother 2007

She said she hoped the 27-year-old's bid to try and make amends would help her lose her 'misconceptions about India.

'When I found out Jade was going to be on Big Brother India I was as shocked as I was when I first met her,' she said.'

'Why would she go through this again? But then part of me was really happy because this is our opportunity to show her true Indian hospitality and how warm and welcoming we are.

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty revealed she would love to act in America, but fears roles are limited as she will not kiss anyone.

She said: “I'd love to do Hollywood, but it would have to be something that doesn't make me self-conscious. I could never do a lip-lock.”

Dazzling: Shilpa Shetty wore a daring black gown for the final performance of Miss Bollywood last night

The last Hollywood actor who kissed Shilpa was Richard Gere, at an Aids awareness event in New Delhi.

He was accused of violating India's strict anti-obscenity laws and photos of him were burned in the street. Shilpa, 32, who appeared in Celebrity Big Brother, wowed a packed Albert Hall last night at the final performance of the European tour of Miss Bollywood.

New start: Shilpa says she now plans to write her autobiography

The musical, set in London as the city prepares for the 2012 Olympics, has received rave reviews. Shilpa plays the lead role and sings some of Bollywood's greatest hits.

An unexpected guest was WAG Danielle Lloyd, who was accused of racism towards Shilpa in the Big Brother house.

The Bollywood actress said she is looking forward to Christmas, adding: “I can't wait to do my Christmas shopping. I just love the sales.”

THAT kiss: a peck from Richard Gere caused outrage

Aamir Khan

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Miscarriage: Aamir Khan and Kiran lose their baby

Tragedy has struck the Khan household. Aamir Khan’s wife Kiran Rao has had a miscarriage due to which they have lost their baby.

Aamir had kept this tragic news hidden from everyone else for almost two months now. Finally revealing it in his latest blog entry, Aamir states, “I have bad news folks. Kiran and I lost our baby.

Aamir Khan meets Hillary Clinton in Xaviers College

Aamir Khan shoots for Monaco chips Ad in mumbai

Rakhi Sawant Showing Cleavage to Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan generally is not seen in public. But he went specially at Rakhi Sawant's show on inaugural day. But what attracted him there...Well i won't say anything. Below is the pic and you can make it out.

Aamir khan injured onsite pictures of ghajini shooting

Aamir finds it even difficult to pick himself up and is offered a helping hand by director A.R. Murugadoss and other unit members. It’s finally time for some first aid and immediate medical attention. The injury caused a delay in shooting the climax of the film and Aamir even spoke about this injury at length in his by now famous blog.

This was the second time that Aamir had injured himself (within a span of a few weeks) while shooting for Ghajini. Three weeks before this injury took place, Aamir had injured his inner right thigh when he had to pick up a burly villain and slam him against the wall. Shooting had to be stalled for a while (even then) till the actor recovered from his injury.

Surely with the number of times he has injured his body while shooting for this film and with all those grueling training schedules, Ghajini is a film that Aamir won’t forget for a long time to come.

Aamir Khan 44th Birthday Celebration

Aamir Khan 44th Birthday Celebration. Aamir Khan may not look a day over 34 but the actor celebrated his 44th birthday on March 14 with media at his house in Bandra, Mumbai.
Born on March 14, 1965 in Mumbai, Aamir first appeared on the silver screen as a child actor in his Uncle Nasir Hussain’s film ‘Yaadon Ki Baaraat’ in 1973.

Aamir Khan said that-“As an actor it's hard for me to try to play with my age. I play a sixty-year-old Sardar for the new Tata Sky campaign.”

I've played all kinds of characters before, but never a Sardar. Although I played a Punjabi character in Rang De basanti but this is the first time as Sardar full on. When you have to get into many sets with Turban and beard. I hate this beard as it is much rubber on the very annoying. but you must do it when you need to do it.

First I was irritated because I have to put this body suit, etc. But when I put it on, and I look at me, I get excited. When I see myself looking like this other person, so I forget the discomfort. In addition to the irritation I am very particular about the wig is straight, and I look at me and I feel very happy, especially when the product comes out right.

Tata Sky is a brand I was very pleasant to associate with me because of the kind of standards it believes in.. When it comes to quality and service, and the brand Tata Sky stands for.

Lilly pregnant growing baby bump

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:49:00 +0000

He's expecting a baby with his new doubles partner in the game of love - and Boris Becker couldn't look more thrilled.

The former Wimbledon champion was spotted gazing adoringly at wife Lilly at an awards ceremony in Kitzbuehel, Austria last night.

The model put her bump on show in all its glory for the occasions, dressing in a dazzling floor length sequinned gown.

Happy couple: Boris Becker and wife Lilly exchange romantic glances at an awards ceremony in Kitzbuehel, Austria last night

The pair, who married in St Mortiz, Switzerland in June, are expecting their first child together in the new year.

The former Wimbledon champion already knows the sex of the baby, but Lilly is hoping to keep her patience and wait until the birth.

She said: 'Boris does know, and I told him that he should not tell me. But with my luck, I'll end up asking him soon, but I will try to wait as long as possible.'

Isha and Timmy Wedding Reception

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:48:00 +0000

Isha Koppikar and Timmy Narang Wedding Reception

Bollywood actress Eesha Koppikhar on Sunday tied the knot with restaurateur Timmy Narang at a temple here in a ceremony that was attended by close family and friends.

The 33-year-old married beau Narang at the ISKCON Temple in Juhu in traditional Maharashtrian style.

Amitabh Bachchan Makeup Paa Movie

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:46:00 +0000

Amitabh Bachchan became Auro Paa Movie Makeup Room Pictures

Amitabh Bachchan plays Auro, 12 year old boy in Paa, suffering from Progeria. There is a lot of excitement about Amitabh Bachchan’s look in Paa and how the make-up has been done. Progeria patients lose hair with veins showing prominently on their heads. The size of the head grows abnormally compared to the torso. The eye-sight is impaired, the skin is scaly and there are no eyebrows or eye lashes. International make-up artistes Kristen Timble and Domnique were summoned to work with prosthetics to perfect the Paa look.

NEHA DHUPIA HOT Boobs Show in MAGAZINE SCANS

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:45:00 +0000

NEHA DHUPIA HOT Boobies SHOW UNSEEN HQ STUFF MAgAZINE SCANS

Priyanka Judge Miss World 2009

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:44:00 +0000

Priyanka Judge Miss World 2009

Mariah embarrasses smooch red carpet

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:44:00 +0000

You'd have thought that these two would have mastered the art of a public kiss by now.

Mariah Carey draped herself all over husband Nick Cannon on the red carpet yesterday as they engaged in yet another nauseating public show of affection.

But unfortunately for the diva, Cannon looked as though he wanted the smooch to be over and done with as quickly as possible.

Forced: Nick Cannon looks awkward as wife Mariah Carey plants him a smacker at the TeenNick Halo Awards in Washington D.C last night

The couple were attending a special screening of the first ever TeenNick Halo Awards at the Newseum in Washington D.C. last night, and stopped to pose for the cameras as they arrived.

Mariah, 39, clearly proud of her husband, who is the the chairman of Nickelodeon's TeenNick network and creator of the awards, decided to reward him with a big smooch.

But although he responded and planted a smacker on her lips, he looked awkward and uncomfortable as he screwed up his face and tried to pull back from her.

Kangana don't have time for boobjobs

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:43:00 +0000

Kangana Ranaut don't have time for boob, ass or lip job

Kangana Ranaut is one lucky girl. While most Bollywood hotties are spending millions to get the prefect pout by going under the knife, all Ranaut has to do is eat a certain type of prawn. Rubbishing the rumours about her lip surgery she told a leading daily, "Every time I eats it, my lips swell up to an eminently pout-worthy size."

And while all this happens her stunning face remains as radiant as ever. Try and probe her bit further and she says angrily, "Yeah, you will hear that I’ve got my lips, my b**bs, my a**, all plumped up. But all those people who say that, don’t realise what it is to get such a drastic thing done, especially when you are that young, and don’t even have the time for it.”

Katrina become sexiest Asian woman

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:42:00 +0000

British Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has retained the top spot in an annual list of the world's 50 sexiest Asian women unveiled Friday.

The British Bollywood babe beat off tough competition from other actresses, former beauty queens, models and pop stars to hold on to the Eastern Eye crown she won last year.

Indian actresses took eight of the top 10 spots, with British television star Laila Rouass and Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat completing the list.

Nicola McLean Pregnant squeezes into velvet dress

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:41:00 +0000

She may have a baby on the way, but Nicola McLean isn't going to alter her style for anyone.

The six-months pregnant glamour model squeezed her curves into a skin tight black velvet dress for a party last night.

The 28-year-old joined a host of Z-listers at the bash at the Sanctum Soho Hotel in London - including singer and actress Faith Brown, models Emma B and Chantelle Houghton, and singer Peter Andre.

Baby on board: A heavily pregnant Nicola McLean squeezed herself into a black velvet dress at a party at the Sanctum Soho Hotel in London last night

Rihanna's naughty topless GQ covershoot

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:40:00 +0000

Rihanna's raunchy makeover continues, as the pop singer graced a magazine cover in little more than a pair of leather hotpants.

Despite her arms being strategically placed, the daring shot of a topless Rihanna doesn't leave much to the imagination.

Rihanna is seen featured on the forthcoming issue of the US edition of GQ magazine as she continues her high-profile publicity campaign for new album Rated R.

And it's clear she is keen to push the boundaries both visually and musically .

X-rated: Rihanna gets raunchy on the cover of GQ magazine with a topless shot

The singer has worked hard to relaunch her career following the abuse incident she suffered at the hands of ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.

And it appears she hasn't taken inspiration from the pop world's emerging superstar Lady GaGa.

'She has a very bold, fearless image,' Rihanna told MTV News on the set of her Hard music video.

'I have to say, I have so much respect for original artists and artists who aren't afraid to do what they want to do,' Rihanna said.

'That's what I respect most, so she's awesome.'

Beyonce launches her own perfume

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:40:00 +0000

Most A-list female singers from Mariah Carey to Britney Spears to Christina Aguilera has her own fragrance.

So it was only a matter of time before Beyonce Knowles created her own scent.

After years of appearing in perfume advertisements for other designers, the 28-year-old has finally launched her own eau de parfum called Heat.

Sizzling: Beyonce Knowles pulls a seductive pose in a red satin dressing gown in the posters for her first fragrance Heat

Beyonce can currently be seen on screen in the adverts for Emporio Armani Diamonds, and previously starred in commercials for Tommy Hilfiger's True Star fragrance from 2005 until 2006.

Heat, which comes packaged in a red triangular bottle, isn't released in U.S. stores until February 2010, before going international next summer.

In the first posters for the perfume, a scantily-clad Beyonce poses in nothing but a red satin dressing gown under the tagline 'Catch the fever'.

Audrina Patridge sexy Cleavage

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:39:00 +0000

Audrina Patridge and Her Sweet Cleavage

Jacqueline Fernandez hot pics

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:38:00 +0000

Miss Sri lanka Jacqueline Fernandez hot pics Wallpaper

Jacqueline Fernandez is a beauty queen from Sri Lanka who won Miss Sri Lanka 2006. Jacqueline Fernandez is a former Miss Sri Lanka and a Bollywood actress who hails from the island nation of Sri Lanka. She was born on 2nd June, 1985. She has three siblings, two brothers and an older sister. She is half Malaysian and half Srilankan. In Bahrain where she had most of her schooling, where she was motivated to do well and excelled in events such as Athletics, Drama and many other fields, she especially enjoyed Track and Field.

Having a passion for cultures and languages she also joined the Berlitz school of languages, where she learned to speak Spanish and improve her French and Arabic, she also picked up Horse Riding.

According to her: "Being independent and accomplished was imperative to me and I always demanded the best of myself. Perfectionism is my strongest asset."

3 Idiots Premiere

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:37:00 +0000

3 Idiots Premiere

3 Idiots Premiere

Kylie Minogue spend Christmas with her prospective in laws

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:33:00 +0000

It's a dilemma many couples face at Christmas - how to juggle both sets of parents during the festive season.

The task is particularly hard for pop princess Kylie Minogue, whose parents live in her native Australia while her Spanish boyfriend Andres Velencoso's family is based in the Costa Brava.

The jet-setting couple reached a compromise this Christmas - spending a week in Sydney with the 41-year-old singer's family before flying into Spain on Christmas Eve to spend the special day with Velencoso's father and sisters.

Kylie Minogue and Andres Velencoso arrive in Barcelona on Christmas Eve

Minogue, looking effortlessly chic in jeans, tan boots and a grey scarf, was spotted arriving in Barcelona yesterday with her boyfriend of nearly 12 months.

The pint-sized popstar's 31-year-old model boyfriend acted like the true gentleman, taking car of his girlfriend's luggage.

The pair was expected to travel to the small town of Tossa de Mar in the Costa Brava, where Velencoso's family lives.

Rachel Uchitel walking on the beach with Tiger Woods scandal

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:32:00 +0000

After weeks of feeling the heat from the Tiger Woods scandal, bikini-clad beauty Rachel Uchitel is feeling the heat of a different kind - that of a sun-soaked beach.

The 34-year-old club hostess has distanced herself from reports of the champion golfer's alleged infidelities, other than to deny having an affair with him.

And it looked as though she didn't have a care in the world as she took in the Florida sunshine during a Christmas break with friends.

Dog day afternoon: New York club hostess Rachel Uchitel enjoys the Florida sunshine with her four legged friend - just seven miles from where Tiger Woods moors his private yacht

Tracy Marrow shows off curves on beach

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:28:00 +0000

He's usually seen posing and posturing in his hip-hop videos, surrounded by semi-naked women.

But here's Ice-T as you've probably never seen him before, albeit still with a bikini-clad babe.

The 51-year-old rap star, real name Tracy Marrow, left his attitude at home as he spent a family day out on the beach in Miami with his wife Coco Marie (real name Nicole Austin).

Loving touch: Coco, real name Nicole Austin, wraps her arms around husband Ice-T during their Miami break

Beach babe: Coco Marie spends time with one of her nieces on the beach in Miami where she was holidaying with husband Ice-T and her sister

And all eyes were on his busty partner who showed off her womanly curves in a tiny, floral-print bikini as the couple took Ice's son, Ice Marrow, and Coco's sister Kristy and her toddlers for a day out in the Sunshine State.

GOLDEN PAINTINS (PART 1)

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:06:00 +0000

Haynes King

[The Letter] 1872
oil on canvas

1831 - 1904.

[Motherly Care] 1872
oil on canvas

[An Interesting Paragraph]

Joseph Bouvier

[Maidens gathering Fruit]

[Maidens Reclining]

pair, oil on canvas

fl. 1839 - 1888.

French artist

Helena Maguire

[Watching with Mother]

[On the Way Home]

pair

watercolour and bodycolour

1860 - 1909.

[A sting in her tail]
paper with gum arabic

GOLDEN PAINTINS (PART 2)

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:53:00 +0000

Harold Piffard

[At the Colosseum]
oil on canvas

[Joan of Arc]

Harold H. Piffard
fl. 1895 - 1899.
Painted military and costume scenes and lived in London. Exhibited at the RA.

Frank Markham Skipworth

[The Mirror] 1911

oil on canvas

1854 - 1929.

[The Lesson]
oil on canvas

[Indolence]

1854 - 1929.
Painter of genre, portrait and historical pictures which he exhibited at the RA and elsewhere. Worked in Chelsea, London.

A Golden Age web site

[A fair Amateur : Abraham Solomon]

A plug for my new web site A Golden Age which contains a lot of background on these paintings, notes on the different schools, themes etc.

(Sir) Laurence Alma-Tadema - Egyptian Chess Players

1865
Chess was actually unknown to the Egyptians but they did play a similar sort of game they called senet, or 'hounds and jackals'.

[Portrait of Miss Laura Theresa Epps (Lady Alma-Tadema)]
1882-3

[Spring Flowers]
1911
oil on panel

The model is probably Marian Tattershall.

Arthur Hacker

[Autumn] c. 1905

1858 - 1919.

Charles Edward Wilson - Gathering Primroses

George Goodwin Kilburne - Miss Pinkerton's Academy

Helen Allingham - Irish Cottage

Arthur Claude Strachan

Lilian Stannard

Myles Birket Foster

John Waterhouse - gather ye rosebuds

[gather ye rosebuds while ye may] 1909

Henry Nelson O'Neil

[Racecourse Amusements] 1861

1817 - 1880.

[A Picnic] 1857

William Edward Millner

[Afternoon Nap]

1849 - 1895.
Genre and animal painter who lived all his life in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. He often painted horses in his works. His father William M. was also a local painter.

[The Orange Seller]

James Archer - Summertime, Gloucestershire

One of my personal favourites - worth clicking on to see full size.
1860
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Scotland

James Archer (1823-1904) painter, was born in Edinburgh on 10 June 1822, the eldest child of Andrew Archer, dentist, and Ann Cunningham, his wife. His sister was Georgina Archer (1827–1882). He was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh. Afterwards he entered the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh, studying under William Allan and Thomas Duncan. In November 1840 he was accepted as a student at the life school of the Royal Scottish Academy and he attended classes there until 1852. His association with this school continued in the role of visitor between 1858 and 1862. He was, together with James Drummond and Joseph Noël Paton, a signatory to the Report on the Conduct of the Life Academy (1858), which proposed the future direction of the academy's life school. It stressed the absolute importance of drawing as opposed to colour and composition, which Robert Scott Lauder had propounded at the Trustees' Academy, and Archer's own painting reflects this emphasis with its carefully worked line and meticulous attention to detail.

James Archer first exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1842, with the biblical The Child St John in the Wilderness. However, from the very beginning of his career he built up a successful practice in portraiture. He worked in oil, pencil, and chalk and among his sitters was Professor William Edmondstoune (1855; Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh). Although he also painted a few Scottish landscapes during this period he turning increasingly to biblical and literary subjects as the years went by. As a sign of early success he was elected an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1850 and an academician in 1858. His diploma work, Rosalind and Celia (1854; Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh), is characteristic of his work of this period. Taken from Shakespeare's play As You Like It, it enabled Archer to portray two elegantly dressed young women in sumptuous surroundings. The drawing and detail are finely worked, reflecting the work of his contemporary William Fettes Douglas, and of John Everett Millais, whose painting Mariana (1851; Tate collection), had been exhibited in the Royal Scottish Academy in 1852, thus bringing Pre-Raphaelite painting to the notice of artists in Scotland.

In 1859 a group of artists decided to establish their own artillery unit in response to the patriotic volunteer movement which spread across Britain from the fear of possible invasion from France. Thus the no. 1 company of the City of Edinburgh Volunteers (Artists' company) was formed. James Archer was appointed its second lieutenant and was involved in its organization and ceremonial functions. He resigned in May 1860 because he had plans to leave Edinburgh and, like many of his contemporaries, he chose to settle in London where he continued his portrait painting practice.

During this period he painted three portraits of Professor John Stuart Blackie of Edinburgh University, Greek and Celtic scholar, the most important of which (1873; Royal Scottish Academy) depicts a full-length view of the windswept academic, wrapped in a plaid and before a fast-flowing stream in a wild, moorland setting. Reminiscent of Millais's portrait of Ruskin at Glenfinlas (1854; priv. coll.) it lacks the fineness of detail of Millais's painting but successfully places the sitter in context. During this period Archer became particularly interested in Arthurian legend. Starting with La Morte d'Arthur (1861; Tate collection), a romanticized costume drama in a landscape setting, Archer moved on to paint for example The Parting of Arthur and Guinevere and The Dying King Arthur (exh. Royal Scottish Academy 1865 and 1880 respectively). Other late subjects included Jacobite themes and stories of early Christianity, for example St Agnes, one of the Early Christian Martyrs (1886) which he wished to swap with Rosalind and Celia as his Royal Scottish Academy diploma work. This former work, as with most of Archer's paintings, was signed with his monogram, JA transfixed by an arrow.

In the 1880s Archer travelled abroad in an attempt to bolster his career. He visited the United States in 1884 and there painted Andrew Carnegie's portrait. In 1886 he set sail for India in the hope of finding more patronage there. As well as portraits he painted the landscape and colourful costumes of India. He had returned to London by 1891.

In the late 1840s in Edinburgh Archer had been a member of the Smashers Club. This was an informal association of artists who met to sketch together, to criticize each others' work, and to enjoy each others' hospitality. The other members at this date were John Ballantyne, William Crawford, William Fettes Douglas, John and Thomas Faed. It foundered when most of its members moved to England, but was re-formed again in London in 1863 as the Auld Lang Syne Club. Later, in the 1880s and 1890s, Archer served as secretary to another group called the London Scottish Artists. This body of expatriate Scots met each year at a dinner held to coincide with the Royal Scottish Academy's banquet at the opening of each year's annual exhibition. In 1891 Archer made a series of sketch portraits of the London Scottish Artists which he presented to the Royal Scottish Academy. These included William Orchardson, John Pettie, and John MacWhirter (Scottish National Portrait Gallery).

James Archer married Jane Clerk, daughter of James Lawson, writer to the signet, on 1 August 1853, and they had one son and three daughters. He was a dapper, stylish dresser, bearded, and of slender build. When he moved to London, Archer first settled at 21 Lower Phillimore Gardens, later moving to 7 Cromwell Place, South Kensington. In the 1890s he moved to Milford, Surrey, and by 1903 settled in Haslemere. He died at Shean, his home at Haslemere, on 3 September 1904, and was buried in Haslemere. He was survived by his son and three daughters.

Joanna Soden
ODNB

[The Death of King Arthur]

Helen Allingham

[1885]

[Lessons]

[The Stile]

Frederick Richard Pickersgill

[The Contest of Beauty for the Girdle of Florimel. Britomartis unveiling Amoret] 1853

[Orsino and viola Frederick]

1820 - 1900.

an English painter and book illustrator. Born into a family of artists, he was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1840. He did some book illustrations for the works of John Milton and Edgar Allan Poe.

Pickersgill's The Burial of Harold was accepted as a decoration for the Houses of Parliament in 1847. He also did some landscapes under the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites.

(Sir) Edwin Landseer

[The Stonebreaker and His Daughter]

[Suspense] 1834

[Dignity and Impudence]

GOLDEN PAINTINS (PART 3)

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:44:00 +0000

(Sir) John Everett Millais - Princess Elizabeth in Prison

1879

Lady Laura Teresa Alma-Tadema

[A looking out o'window] 1888
[Sunshine]
oil on canvas

[Gathering Pansies]
oil on panel

[At the Doorway] 1898
oil on panel

John Liston Byam Shaw

Janna Bruce

[Good Friends] 1927
oil on canvas

Oliver Rhys - A Young Lacemaker

oil on canvas

fl. 1876 - 93
Landscape and genre painter, exhibited at the RA, otherwise unknown.

Herbert Blande Sparks

[In the Garden]
oil on canvas

fl. 1892-3

Charles Sims

[Night Piece to Julia]

oil on canvas

c. 1909 (there seem to be either several versions or one reworked version)

Julia was the daughter of the Scottish painter John MacWhirter. She married Sims and this painting was to commemorate their honeymoon.

[The Fountain] 1907-8
oil on canvas

['...and the fairies ran away with their clothes']
Leeds Art Gallery

James Jacques Joseph Tissot

[Partie Carree]

oil on canvas

first exhibited in Paris in 1870

John Riley Wilmer

[Constance in Captivity] 1928
watercolour
based on the story in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

fl. 1905 - 1926
I have seen dates of 1883 - 1941 but can't confirm them
He did a lot of his work in Falmouth

Noel Laura Nisbet

[Pan and the Lovers]
watercolour

b. 1887
I believe d. 1956
painter and illustrator

NISBET, Noel Laura. 28 September 1984. Paintings from the studios of Harry Bush and Noel Laura Nisbet. London: Christie's, Sale Catalogue.

[A LITTLE SORROW, A LITTLE PLEASURE FATE MEETS US FROM THE DUSTY MEASURE]
.

William Holmes Sullivan

[Awaiting]
[A Harp]
pair
oil on canvas

fl. 1870, d. 1908
Based in Liverpool.

(Sir) William Blake Richmond

[Portrait of Henry Dawson Greene (1862 - 1912) of lyne and Whittington Hall, Lancashire]
oil on canvas
probably c. 1864

Small boys did wear dresses in this period until they were 'breeched'

An Audience in Athens During Agamemnon by Aeschylus
1884
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery/Bridgeman Art Library
The priest of Dionysus sits in a special throne in the middle of the front row of the theatre

John William Godward

[Pompeian Lady] 1891
oil on canvas

[A Greek Beauty] 1905

Talbot Hughes

[Diana] 1904
oil on canvas

1869 - 1942.

[The story of the hare that got away] c. 1898
oil on panel

[Sewing for Victory] 1900
oil on panel

Colorful Embroidered Lehenga Cholis

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:37:00 +0000

Colorful Embroidered Lehenga Cholis

Brides - It's all about you! Bridal Make up Gallery

malikimranawan_786@yahoo.com (MALIK IMRAN AWAN) — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:30:00 +0000

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I hope you find WeddingMakeup helpful in your search for Bridal Beauty on your Wedding Day

Of course you do, all brides want to look beautiful on their wedding day.

✿Having the right dress and the right hair style are just part of the equation. Having the right makeup application is also critical on your wedding day

✿Every girl or woman wants to look beautiful and to highlight their important features, especially on their face. Every girl sooner or later starts experimenting with make up. There is no doubt that make up, makes you look beautiful but only if it applied properly. Many women do not know how to apply make up properly. Here are a few make up tips that should help you.

✿Use a gel blush or a cream blush instead of powder in a shade of pink and it will look more natural. Gels or creams are more transparent and blend smoothly. Rub them onto your cheekbones and blend upwards towards your eye for a glowing rosy complexion.

✿To fix unpolished nails, fail nails into square shape, buff them to give some shine and then apply a clear coat of polish. Then rub a little cuticle oil around the edges of your nails and apply rich moisturizer on your hand. In about 15 minutes your hand will have a polished look.

✿The trend now is to have natural looking eyebrows and not thin, arched brows. Use a tinted brow definer or eye shadow to fill your brows if they are scanty.

✿Before you sharpen your eyeliner or lip liner keep it in the freezer for about 10 minutes. The pencil will harden a little and will not break when sharpened.

✿Women whose eyes are deep-set should use liquid liner instead of pencil eyeliner. Liquid liner does not smudge easily and will not smudge in the crease of the lid in deep-set eyes.

✿To prevent mascara flaking off and smudging on your face, apply a thin coat of mascara on your top lashes only. Then brush your lashes with an eyelash brush to prevent clumpy mascara build-up.

✿Before curling your eyelashes, heat the eyelash curler with a hair dryer for a few seconds. Test to make sure that it is not very hot and then apply it on your eyelashes. The heat will ensure that the curl stays in place on extra long eyelashes.
Before buying a concealer or foundation, test the color on the inside of your wrist. The skin here is unblemished and will give you an idea on how the color will look on your face.

✿To extend the life of your foundation mix a drop of your moisturizer to create a glowing look for your skin.

✿Apply foundation after you have done your eye make-up. This way you will be able to fix any mascara or eyeliner smudges.
To prevent your lips from feeling dry when you apply matte lipstick, apply lip balm on your lips before start your make up. By the time you do your eyes and the rest of the face your lips would have absorbed the balm and will be ready for the matte lipstick.

✿To make lipstick last for longer shade your lips with lip liner before you apply lipstick.
If you have applied nail polish in a sloppy fashion, then just soak your nails once they are dry in warm water for a few minutes and them rub off the extra nail polish with a finger.

✿Dark eye shadow can be used as eyeliner as well. Use a very flat brush, wet is and dip it in dark eye shadow. Wriggle the brush into your lash line paying special attention to the space between the lashes and then use the color just above your lash line.

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Bridal Make-up Tips Easy way Out!

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To have a perfect make up it is important to have a good skin. Make-up starts with great skin. So to look great on the wedding day it is important to take care of certain things before the wedding ceremony. Here's a list of things you should consider and avoid during the pre wedding days:

* Avoid food or any substances that could give you oily skin, swelling and irritation. Try to avoid spicy, deep fried and junk food. It is better to avoid red meat, alcohol, and caffeine.
* Drink around 8 to 10 glasses of water everyday. If you can drink more as it will keep you hydrated and flush out the toxins from the body. And it is very important to drink water to have a glowing skin.
* Exfoliate your skin with a manual exfoliator the day before your wedding Go for an eyebrow shaping to a professional prior to the wedding day. Good shaped eyebrow is necessary because they frame the eyes.
* If you want to use hair color refresh your hair color a week before the wedding. Spend a day at the spa to de-stress your self.
* Remove all makeup the night before your wedding. Put lip moisturizer or Vaseline on your lips to avoid dry lips. Your face should be properly washed and clean before you start your make up on the wedding day.
* Bridal make up should be such that it looks beautiful and sober and not overdone.

Make-up Guide
First wash your face properly than use a light moisturizer to smoothen your skin. Select a concealer of a lighter color shadow areas of the face around the eyes and nose. Then gently apply and blend it all over the face and under the neck an oil free foundation, which will last throughout a long and hot day. Try and choose a color tone, which is slightly lighter than your skin tone but never for white. Matte foundation is best suited for Indian skin tone. It gives a natural effect. To get rid of blemishes touch up your face with a concealer. Apply translucent powder and spread evenly all over the face to get that matte effect. Proper make up should be applied to the forehead, nose and chin. The eye make up is very important so proper care should be taken for eye make-up. Use a brown tone eye shadow for softness and white makeup to lift. Use a thin line of white eyeliner on the eyelid, to highlight the eyes. Finish the line with black eyeliner and add a little black eye shadow under the eye. To highlight your lashes use black mascara. To have a detailed look brush eyebrows and apply a brown eyebrow pencil. Use a good quality lipstick, which will last. The color of your lipstick should match your dress.

Today's make up trends are mainly glossy and shimmering. Girls go for glitter and gloss. Proper and accurate make-up matching the skin tone can really make someone very attractive, beautiful and elegant. So if you are going to parlor for make up than you can opt for the following make up.

* Special waterproof makeup for monsoon wedding
* Face makeup
* Eye makeup
* Special effects makeup
* Eyes makeup
* Lips makeup
* Special party makeup for various pre-wedding functions
* Special wedding makeup

So go for that special makeup that will make you special on the most important day of your life. But keep in mind that your make should match your hairstyle and dress and it should be simple and elegant. It should not look overdone

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