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Post by honeybear on Jan 21, 2017 12:10:48 GMT
I'm very impressed by Tamara's work.I really love Art Deco style in building,clothing and art. I looked at her stuff...I didn't like it! BTW, do people buy your paintings Althea? 'Only those with taste', should be your reply, A.  SaveSave |
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Post by althea on Jan 21, 2017 16:49:41 GMT
I never paint to sell,maris.I occasionally paint a pet for friends,but mostly I paint for my own pleasure. I would not want to get into trouble with the tax man,nor would I want to be told what to paint. Thanks honey bear. |
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Post by marispiper on Jan 21, 2017 22:22:08 GMT
I never paint to sell,maris.I occasionally paint a pet for friends,but mostly I paint for my own pleasure. I would not want to get into trouble with the tax man,nor would I want to be told what to paint. Thanks honey bear. I know what you mean A. My friend is an excellent artist ...in leaner times she painted to earn money and hated it! Happily, she is better off these days, and so is her art! |
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Post by marispiper on Feb 7, 2017 8:55:10 GMT
Enjoying the Art of France with AGD...cor,he could do with losing a bit of weight, eh? I wonder what he can't stop eating?
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Post by althea on Feb 18, 2017 15:12:34 GMT
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Post by marispiper on Feb 25, 2017 12:55:34 GMT
  Spent a couple of days in Norfolk and enjoyed the work of sculptor and artist David Holgate at an exhibition in Norwich Cathedral. This is Julian of Norwich...she stands at the east gate now. We thought we were going to do some birdwatching while we were up there... the only thing flying was debris and tree branches!  |
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Post by marispiper on Mar 13, 2017 18:21:58 GMT
Are any of you enjoying The Big Painting Challenge? I am! 😄
Last night's dancers with movement was particularly difficult I thought.
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Post by marispiper on Apr 22, 2017 7:58:49 GMT
I have recently bought a DVD box set...1764 minutes (!) 30 Great Works of Art, an hour, in depth, on each painting, with top historians/art historians.
I have watched four so far, absolutely brilliant!
The Battle of San Romano, Paulo Uccello
The Resurrection, Piero Della Francesca
Primavera, Botticelli
The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci.
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Post by althea on Apr 23, 2017 17:50:41 GMT
Ah,Da Vinci,one of my favourites. I believe he was a brilliant man,but lazy. I can understand that.
The forming of the idea and design is the exciting part,then the actual carrying out of the design can be boring.
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Post by marispiper on Apr 23, 2017 18:17:55 GMT
Ah,Da Vinci,one of my favourites. I believe he was a brilliant man,but lazy. I can understand that. The forming of the idea and design is the exciting part,then the actual carrying out of the design can be boring. And do you know where his cartoons/preliminary sketches for The Last Supper are? Windsor Castle!!! I was amazed! I tell you, she's got some stuff in her loft... |
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Post by marispiper on Apr 23, 2017 18:25:10 GMT
The Last Supper is on the refectory wall of a convent in Milan (I've never seen it. Have you?) L da V experimented by covering the fresco with some kind of varnish, hoping that would better preserve it. Trouble was, on the other side of that wall was the kitchen...all the steam and heat just made the paint fall off. It was all blotches within ten years of painting!
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Post by honeybear on Apr 24, 2017 8:50:35 GMT
Why did they all sit at the same side of the table?
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Post by aubrey on Apr 24, 2017 9:04:22 GMT
Why did they all sit at the same side of the table? No one wants their back to the door. |
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Post by marispiper on Apr 24, 2017 16:58:27 GMT
Why did they all sit at the same side of the table? Only in that one. In Poussin's they're all over the shop! |
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Post by aubrey on May 24, 2017 21:32:38 GMT
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