If you paint the leaf on a tree without using a model, your imagination will only supply you with a few leaves; but Nature offers you millions, all on the same tree. No two leaves are exactly the same. The artist who paints only what is in his mind must very soon repeat himself.” Pierre-AugusteContinue reading “Still Life: Bouquet of Roses by Pierre-Auguste Renoir”
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir: The Venice Connection
“-last words about painting, age 78… I think I’m beginning to learn something about it.” Pierre-Auguste Renoir Today is Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s birthday, which makes it the 178th year since his birth on February 25, 1841 in Limoges, France. We know Renoir for being a foremost painter in the development of the Impressionist style, butContinue reading “Pierre-Auguste Renoir: The Venice Connection”
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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