<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[sallie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sallie]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:32:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.bysallie.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sorting Through: Lillian Bassman, Elegance in LighT - Sotheby's]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was scrolling through the upcoming auctions at Sotheby's and was immediately captivated by this collection of photography by Lillian Bassman. Photography is probably the area I have the least amount of knowledge in within the art world, but quality and unique photography has always interest me. It is different than more traditional art forms because the artist has to create their perspective from reality and the literal scene in front of them. This collection of photographs is particularly...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/sorting-through-lillian-bassman-elegance-in-light-sotheby-s</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6fe9ea16cff318c18680e0</guid><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><category><![CDATA[Money is No Object Art]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_aacd9002cbb949c284ce3c9958db4b80~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_770,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plates, Bowls, and Cups. Oh My]]></title><description><![CDATA[I firmly believe beautiful and fun dinnerware can make everything better. The food will taste better. The table will look better. Even your cabinets will have just that much more pizazz. These pieces don't suddenly lose their artistic value just because they enter our everyday life. They will always be art whether they are hanging on the wall or serving as a resting place for a turkey sandwich, and we need to be taking advantage of these practical art pieces. Here is a list of pretty dishes...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/plates-bowls-and-cups-oh-my</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6e78bd2aa0dd3fa16600fc</guid><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art for You]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:48:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_2e4c6d40e67b400b98092db5df10bb6b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_740,h_652,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 31st 2026 | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cowboys no. 8 | Richard Prince, 1980-84 It’s a shame I was not born in the wild west. And let me be clear. There is no role in the wild west that I think I could fulfill or would want to fulfill, but I just know I was destined to exist in that time period.   I feel like my bones yearn for the saloon. I could push open a set of saloon doors with as much familiarity as getting out of bed in the morning. It’s honestly hard to believe the wild west even happened without me being there.   The man...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/july-31st-2026-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6d43972aa0dd3fa1637e5f</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:56:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_7ad51808fb874e3d9136091deea63ad5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 26 List]]></title><description><![CDATA[The days are flying. I am getting older. I am doing what feels like absolutely nothing. Every day is virtually the same. And so, the 26 list was born. 26 things, big and small, that I will accomplish this year to prove to myself that I am not actually doing nothing.    Paint a painting I have had two unwrapped blank canvases sitting on top of my art bin for years, and I should probably just paint something and put them to use.   Walk 2 million steps This will have me walking an average of...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/the-26-list</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4da00f6c303678bb75608e</guid><category><![CDATA[Inside My Head]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:01:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_b96da5a812d74b3a8e8cf6c1944d945c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Playlist: Shimmy &#38; Shake]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is far and away my most pandering playlist. And that is just me being honest. I still enjoy almost all the songs, but if a pop song is popping off in the charts, I am not afraid to blindly hit add to playlist. This assortment of songs is built on pop hits for the masses, so I have to be willing to put opinions aside for the sake of creating the most popular pop playlist possible. The MPPPP some might say.  I have remained firm that the first two songs in the playlist will always be...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/public-playlist-shimmy-shake</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0d25649209fbd4f4f0987b</guid><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><category><![CDATA[Playlist]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 03:13:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_3d73c9338ad74a29af31d892f2d6f2c3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[December 29th 2025 | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lighten Up  | Richie Gudzan I discovered this piece and this artist back in November while on a morning stroll in Downtown Birmingham. I had been out and about for another installation of Nan's Vintage pop-up shop. After buying an equestrian themed jean jacket as a means of manifesting some SMU football wins and stopping for a ham and cheese croissant from last call baking and waiting in a seemingly endless line at June for a coffee that is slightly too sophisticated for my palette, I decided...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/december-29th-2025-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69533fc1bc6e9ca0196264a0</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 02:59:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_79710ed44eb642488a6385931e7c1ddf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_750,h_666,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 18th 2025 | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cigarette (Brown) | Katherine Bernhardt, 2014 It is wrong to say I wish I was a smoker. Anyways.... I've randomly been into cigarette...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/july-18th-2025-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6875b0810be91a1929eca5ad</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:45:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_0be93ec3e4bb498fb442a848b9db65c9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_866,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 17th 2025 | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small Rise with 2 Apple Trees | Wolf Kahn, 1998 Such a classic landscape. I feel like I am simultaneously in this field surrounded by...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/july-17th-2025-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6875af8549b18336a6068206</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:45:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_f53fc0d397744e669e866f7c3a9b7ad3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 16th 2025 | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tantric 1 | Leon Berkowitz, 1981 I don't think I have ever brought up money in these, but in the context of this piece, I feel it is...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/july-16th-2025-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6875adbb49b18336a6067d10</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:45:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_a30241ddc2a242979a83ad73643e3265~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 15th 2025 | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flowers of the Sea | Poppykalas, 2025 This looks like it took forever to dry. I couldn't wait that long. This cool tone purple and green...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/july-15th-2025-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6875ac9a49b18336a6067a20</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:45:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_8ac2263c0c9a464b834a2f6d381bbaf8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_764,h_948,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 14th 2025 | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montmartre  | Jean Dufy, 1929 Dufy brother works on back to back days! You would think it’s Christmas, but it’s not it’s July, and it’s...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/july-14th-2025-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6871b1aeb296b70667728f31</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:45:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_fd2737ff3adc422a9467d369cd5f409f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 13th 2025 | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Le Kiosque a musique  | Raoul Dufy, ca. 1940 Rainy day at the park. Not what you think an ideal park day would be, but there is something...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/july-13th-2025-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6871b0bab296b70667728d50</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:45:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_c1f9b3891e9e4874adbae0ee50f1c6a2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 12th 2025 | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four in the afternoon | Yigal Ozeri, 2025 Four in the afternoon is normally a pretty antsy time of day for me. There is usually not much...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/july-12th-2025-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686f154ec0e95558db2a2500</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2025 12:45:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_00bee327150945418b1872bb9e0564ad~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 11th 2025 | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring has no Border  | Jonny Niesche, 2022 Speaking of whatever this is, I have been wanting to get an aura painting done. I don't know...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/july-11th-2025-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686f1379e3d13fcb03272a41</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_6abc9debfd9e4eadb80268cec8918182~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 10th 2025 | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fairplay  | Peter Allen Hoffman, 2025 I should try and paint something like this. It looks fairly simple, but the key to creating a scene...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/july-10th-2025-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686dba5c4464a5ec8d0f3ef9</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:45:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_1777802c776246baa657c5377fd8502f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 9th 2025 | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judgement Day  | Tianhao, 2025 I think this is my ideal version of judgement day. Unless this turns into a game of musical chairs. In...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/july-9th-2025-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686c857fdfa7c8048cb2f0c9</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:45:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_e92385df2c2c46a4a49fc61371f3cbd4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 8th 2025 | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daylight Stars &#38; Clouds  | Amy Lincoln, 2023 When I look at this, I simultaneously feel like I am being called to Heaven and I am trying...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/july-8th-2025-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686c84c9313711f211fca69a</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:45:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_6897a1cf36bd41eea88b59fe70ffcddb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 7th 2025 | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Habitat  | Gail Spaien, 2025 I actually love how two-dimensional this scene is. It allows all the beautiful detail of the plates to be...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/july-7th-2025-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686b0eaf313711f211f8cd6c</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:45:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_b097cc3eb9ee4c2c9373126791f68407~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[4th of July weekend | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stars &#38; Stripes  | Alexander Calder, 1975 I would say "don't worry, I didn't forget about y'all," but that is exactly what happened. I...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/4th-of-july-weekend-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686b0ca5313711f211f8c7c9</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 23:56:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_4baa7d8bb2cd42caa7477fdee8a483d4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 3rd 2025 | DAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exalt make much melody | John McAllister, 2023 I wrote this ahead of time too and somehow never got posted whoops. Room dividers are such...]]></description><link>https://www.bysallie.com/post/july-3rd-2025-daf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686b0a9f6e4eab8118fcf259</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily Art Find]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Finds]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 23:47:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7691f8_24d6ecde1fc24d37b3d6b7b65613e36a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>salliesim1</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>