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« Reply #165 on: 12:37:16, 01-09-2008 » |
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That's what impresses me the most with the impressionists (I know, I know...  ): how they can convey such a strong sense of weather: misty mornings, brilliant summer days, undefined grey autumn days, warm, rainy days,...) Pissarro always puts me in mind of the English impressionist Alfred Sisley. I know it should be the other way round as the former is more well known than the latter, but I had to write an essay on Sisley for either GCSE or A level, I forget which, so I feel like I know his stuff better. We did so much on the impressionists that I left school feeling like I'd been vaccinated against ever really liking them properly, but your posting that Pissarro makes me think that maybe I'm over it now.  This is a nice Sisley for weather - well, sunshine. I adore that deep orange sun that you get late in the day in Autumn and this does it nicely.  |
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« Reply #166 on: 12:44:45, 01-09-2008 » |
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Went to the Hammershoi exhibition at the Royal Academy this afternoon. For the time being at any rate he has suddenly become the artist I love above all others. I got as far as making serious plans to nick one and try and escape with it. Strongly recommended.
That makes me even more annoyed that I never get anywhere near London these days, I love Hammershoi. I don't think reproductions of his work ever really do them justice, the lighting is far more striking when you see them "in person" as it were. I'd second your recommendation to those within tubing distance. Edit Note: oops, just noticed that your post was made in July while I was away - sorry all! A**e! I didn't even know this was on! Is it still on? Only just. Will I have time to get there? Doubtful. Bugler! That'll teach me to make 'mental notes' about things like this. Useless. I may just make it though. For anyone who's interested, it finishes on 7th September. |
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« Reply #167 on: 14:33:18, 01-09-2008 » |
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Quick Mort! Flag down a passing snail, and hie thee to Tooting Bec whence you can catch the no.18 turtle outside Boots
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« Reply #168 on: 14:21:41, 04-09-2008 » |
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I did the very same, Kitty and, OH WOW! Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! I'm so glad I was able to get there. One thing, among many, that struck me how how 3 dimensional his paintings, especially those of the interiors, are. I felt as though I could touch the objects depicted. And what he does with light! Fabulous! I felt as though it might just be possible to crawl into the paintings, touch and smell those rooms. I want all of the 'window' paintings. There were times though when I felt a tad uncomfortable, as though I had no place viewing something that was intensely private and personal. These 'empty' rooms are not empty at all. They are brimming with captured feelings. Yes, there's stillness but it's a restless stillness. Ruby, you're right. The reproductions don't do them justice. They need to be experienced 'live'. I'm glad I was able to do so. George, thanks for flagging it up  |
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« Reply #169 on: 14:32:54, 04-09-2008 » |
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I love the Pre-Raphaelites and their followers... how about you? Desert Island painting? For me :  I see something new everytime I gaze upon it. i must admit, they do have something, my girlfriend is a big fan of the Pre-Raphaelites oddly enough, that lady, of shalott, i found a book about tennyson on kensington high street monday.. interesting to see hammershoi mentioned, jo at the national gallery told me she has been to see the Royal Acadamy show 7 times ! .. nerdy fact, michael palin collects hammershoi and did a tv program about the artist Byron often hanging around national gallery functions |
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« Reply #170 on: 14:47:49, 04-09-2008 » |
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Very glad you got there, Mort. That made my day . I knew you would love it. I agree with everything you say about them except that I want all of the 'window' paintings. We'll just have to come to some sort of sharing arrangement.  |
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« Reply #171 on: 15:19:59, 04-09-2008 » |
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Have some sequential art  I don't get it entirely. Apparently there's something very definite one is to 'get', but...I'm not... :/ |
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« Reply #172 on: 15:31:01, 04-09-2008 » |
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Very glad you got there, Mort. That made my day . I knew you would love it. I agree with everything you say about them except that I want all of the 'window' paintings. We'll just have to come to some sort of sharing arrangement. Tell you what, George. You can have that one, if I can have this ...  |
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« Reply #173 on: 15:56:20, 04-09-2008 » |
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I like them both.
The first one is so bright. I wish we had more days like on the painting here.
The second one is cool and blue. I don't feel that this is unhappy door. The lights are interesting. Amazing how the painter captured lights on the second one.
I don't know neither one of the pictures.
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« Reply #174 on: 16:03:11, 04-09-2008 » |
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unhappy door. Is that like a naughty step? |
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« Reply #175 on: 16:15:33, 04-09-2008 » |
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Tell you what, George. You can have that one, if I can have this ...
Now that second one is a perfect example of what Ruby2 was saying about how different they are when you see them in the flesh. The light there looks just a bit obvious when seen in reproduction but Hammershoi does something which makes it shimmer in the air in front of the canvas as if, for a moment, you were privy to the nature of light itself. (On at the Royal Academy only until Sunday. You owe it to your a**es to take them along for a treat. They will thank you later.) |
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« Reply #176 on: 16:20:51, 04-09-2008 » |
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Tell you what, George. You can have that one, if I can have this ...
Now that second one is a perfect example of what Ruby2 was saying about how different thay are when you see them in the flesh. The light there looks just a bit obvious when seen in reproduction but Hammershoi does something which makes it shimmer in the air in front of the canvas as if, for a moment, you were privy to the nature of light itself. Which is why I we want the original, eh George? I enthusiastically second George's suggestion concerning your A**es, Richard. |
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« Reply #177 on: 16:25:26, 04-09-2008 » |
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Thank you George Garnett. This is what I wanted to say. The lights captured magnificently there.  This is called Landscape Painting: Quiver Tree Step ... Quiver is a tree. This landscape painting is one of a series which came out of a trip made to Kamieskroon in Namaqualand (an area more famous for its spring flowers). Some 50 kilometres east of this tiny village (with one garage and an old, family-run hotel), along corrugated dirt roads, there’s a forest of quiver trees.  This is how Quiver tree is represented in this painting. I like that blue and brown. It makes me feel warm. |
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« Reply #178 on: 17:11:05, 04-09-2008 » |
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Crikey Mort, George, I must go ... I don't know his paintings but these are JUST my style. Maybe I can get there tomorrow... we'll see. I imagine Sunday will be pretty he***sh. Thanks for the information and the lovely pictures posted. A  |
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« Reply #179 on: 17:29:04, 04-09-2008 » |
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On the starting blocks , A. Now, GO GO GO girl!! |
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