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Beautiful + Bizarre

Kristine Poole

Scrolling through the Finalists in the annual Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is always a source of great inspiration for me. The diversity of the work, the skill and the creativity  demonstrated in the chosen finalists is always astounding. Of the 25 Finalists in each of the 5 competition categories, here is a selection of some entries that I quite enjoyed spending some time with. While it's exciting to see which entries the jury panel chooses…

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Flaming June and Lachrymae

Howard Lyon

August 22, 2025 - Okay, I have to make a statement before I go further in this post. I am going to be doing another post on Frederic Leighton's Flaming June in the near future because the university near me is hosting the painting right now. I AM SO EXCITED. It is almost in my backyard. I have flown to DC (when I was 24) and to NY to the Met (two years ago) to see it and now it is about 15 minutes away. I plan to go see it often and also to try and make a gigantic capture of it. Wish my luck! If you happen to be in the SLC area, the BYU Museum of Art is currently hosting it along with some other amazing paintings. Onto the images! I've always loved this painting. It is one of those iconic…

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