“What am I in the eyes of most people — a nonentity, an eccentric, or an unpleasant person — somebody who has no position in society and will never have; in short, the lowest of the low. All right, then — even if that were absolutely true, then I should one day like to showContinue reading “Winter with Vincent Van Gogh”
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Happy Birthday, Georgia O’Keeffe
Red & Orange Streak “Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing–and keeping the unknown always beyond you.” Georgia O’Keefe Blue & Green Music Blue 2 Enlarged flowers, New Mexico landscapes and the tall skyscrapers of New York, Georgia O’Keeffe opened the doorsContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Georgia O’Keeffe”
Artists in the Garden: Vincent van Gogh
“I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of myself, and the paintings appear as in a dream.” Vincent van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) Today is Vincent van Gogh 166th birthday. While he was relatively an unknown in hisContinue reading “Artists in the Garden: Vincent van Gogh”
Happy Birthday Jonathan Eastman Johnson
The American painter Jonathan “Eastman” Johnson was born today, in 1824. His birthplace was Lovell, Maine, which is situated by Kezar Lake in Oxford County, Maine. In the 19th century the Kezar River provided water power for the giants of industry. Lovell was the centre for mills that generated spools, long lumber, axe handles,Continue reading “Happy Birthday Jonathan Eastman Johnson”
Happy Birthday Gustav Klimt
“Whoever wants to know something about me, they should look attentively at my pictures and there seek to recognise what I am and what I want.” Gustav Klimt Gustav Klimt was forceful, dramatic, unrepentant. His “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer” is arguably the most well-known thanks to the book and movie, “The Lady in Gold.” Today,Continue reading “Happy Birthday Gustav Klimt”
Happy Birthday, Pierre-Auguste Renior
“To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.” Pierre-Auguste Renoir “The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away. It is the means by whichContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Pierre-Auguste Renior”
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