“All artists are now free to express their own personality.” Maurice Denis Paintings hold stories that are seen and unseen. Maurice Denis’s “The Muses” brings us a view of Nine … Continue reading #FridayPainting: Maurice Denis, “The Muses”
“It is only when we are no longer fearful that we begin to create.” J.M.W. Turner “I don’t paint so that people will understand me, I paint to show what … Continue reading #Friday Painting: Joseph Mallory William Turner, “View of Lyons”, 19th Century
There is a serenity within this painting that comes from the soft colours that envelope the young girl at the desk. She appears to be reading a book or looking … Continue reading #Friday Painting: The Bedroom of Elizabeth of Bavaria by Franz Xavier Nachtmann
Art is nothing but the expression of our dream; the more we surrender to it the closer we get to the inner truth of things, our dream-life, the true life … Continue reading #FridayPainting: “Blue Horse” by Franz Marc
“When I go out into the countryside and see the sun and the green and everything flowering, I say to myself, Yes indeed, all that belongs to me!” Henri J.F. … Continue reading #FridayPainting: “Surprised” by Henri J.F. Rousseau
“Try everything that can be done. Be deliberate. Be spontaneous. Be thoughtful and painstaking. Be abandoned and impulsive. Learn your own possibilities.” George Bellows Bellows’s fame came early and has … Continue reading #FridayPainting: Shore House by George Wesley Bellows
“The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those who sang the best.” John James Audubon Herons are magnificent creatures. The quote was especially meaningful to me … Continue reading #FridayPainting: “Louisiana Heron” John James Audubon
“I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say ‘he feels deeply, he feels tenderly’.” Vincent Van Gogh I begin each day by stopping by my … Continue reading #FridayPainting:Imperial Fritillaries in a Copper Vase by Vincent van Gogh
