Happy Birthday, Childe Hassam

October 17, 2013 10 Comments

“Art, to me, is the interpretation of the impression which nature makes upon the eye and brain.”
Childe Hassam

October 17, 1859 – August 27, 1935

American Impressionist Painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes.

Birthdays, Brushstrokes Childe Hassam

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Maggie Mcgeary
October 21, 2013 at 1:27 pm Reply

I enjoyed exploring the images and quotes on your blog Rebecca. Thanks for sharing.
Love the Picasso one below – “Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth” – with tweets like that he could have been a guru on social media!
- Clanmother
  October 21, 2013 at 4:45 pm Reply
  
  Can you imagine how many people would follow Picasso’s twitter! I would be one of millions…
  Thank you for stopping by and joining the conversation – looking forward to our ongoing dialogue. 🙂
Jean-Paul Cerny
October 20, 2013 at 10:59 pm Reply

I like your blog ♥
- Clanmother
  October 21, 2013 at 4:48 pm Reply
  
  Thank you, Jean-Paul! Your visits always give a smile to my day… 🙂
cindy knoke
October 18, 2013 at 9:48 am Reply

Learn something new with every post by Rebecca!
- Clanmother
  October 18, 2013 at 3:08 pm Reply
  
  So do I! This year, my goal was to learn about artists. I came up with the idea of marking birthdays as a way to begin my research. I must confess, I had never heard of Childe Hassam before. Now, I understand that along with Mary Cassatt and John Henry Twachtman, he was in promoting Impressionism in the United States. And he was prolific! 3,000 paintings, watercolours, etchings, and lithographs. I calculate that if he painted one a day, it would take him over 8 years to reach that number.
judilyn
October 17, 2013 at 8:12 pm Reply

So this is your interpretation, yes? ;-> And a fine one it is!!
- Clanmother
  October 17, 2013 at 10:54 pm Reply
  
  I must confess that I didn’t know who this artist was until today! I continue to learn and there is so much more to know. And that makes life all the more exciting!!!
  - mixedupmeme
    October 18, 2013 at 9:43 am
    
    And I didn’t know who he was until I read this. I do think the impressionists are my favorite. When I look at some of the work, I feel like I want to do that. I even feel like I could do that. lol
  - Clanmother
    October 18, 2013 at 3:11 pm
    
    I got goosebumps when I read your comments. Perhaps that is what art is all about. It reaches out to us and invites us to experience the creative moment, whether through art, music, drama, dance…
    
    “If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint“, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.”
    Vincent van Gogh