Blow Out the Candles January 14

Andy Rooney was born in Albany, New York on this date in 1919.

Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot was born in Borges, Cher France in 1841.

Portrait of Berthe Morisot by Edouard Manet 1872

 Hanging the Laundry Out to Fry 1875

"It is important to express oneself... provided the feelings are real and are taken from your own experience."

Eugene Manet and His Daughter in the Garden 1883

"A love of nature is a consolation against failure."

Boats Entry to the Medina  in the Isle of Wight 1875

 Before the Mirror 1890

"Real painters understand with a brush in their hand."

After Lucheon 1881