Well, today is the last day of the Museum's On the Water week. But I'm not sad because summer is just getting started!
Today I'm taking a peek at two pool-inspired palettes: Benefit's Cabana Glama and Too-Faced Summer Eye.
Cabana Glama (love the name!) includes a host of summer essentials encased in a vintage postcard designed palette.
(images from benefitcosmetics.com)
Too-Faced's Summer Eye palette has a mix of pink shells and flowers on the outside, and summery eye shadows set in a swimming pool background on the inside. The water looks so refreshing!
(images from blushingnoir.com)
Both of these make me want to lounge by a big pool at a fancy resort with drinks being brought to me…ah, summer dreaming. I'm not the only one who likes the idea of cooling off poolside, though. One of British artist David Hockney's recurring themes is the swimming pool.
A Bigger Splash, 1967 (read about it at the Tate's website):
(image from dailyartfixx.com)
Portrait of Nick Wilder, 1966:
Pool With Two Figures, 1972:
(images from ibiblio.org)
Since I'm short on time and can't discuss these as fully as I'd like, here's a description of Hockney's fascination with the Southern Californian swimming pool from Socialphy: "He's best known for his iconic swimming pool paintings that were a key part of the pop art era. His obsession with pools stems from the time he spent living in sunny California in the 1960s. He got inspired by the blue sea, sun, sky, young men and luxury. Who wouldn't? But you wouldn't think that paintings of swimming pools would attract so much hype but looking at them, they do have a certain hedonistic charm and appeal. It's the simplicity of them, the inviting aqua-marine water, sunny LA setting and his use of bright colors."
What do you think of these palettes? And Hockney's swimming pool paintings? I think all capture the relaxed yet glamourous spirit of summer days by the pool.