[This post on contemporary American painting is a direct follow-up of another one on my other blog: A Painting with Soul: ‘Morning After II’ by Alyssa Monks.] The… Read more “The previous ‘Morning After’, by Alyssa Monks”
Category: Looking at Paintings
Edward Hopper (XI) – The Sailing Boats – oils and watercolours
Edward Hopper’s lifelong enthusiasm for the sea developed when he was a boy in Nyack, NY, then a prosperous Hudson River port with an active shipyard. Years… Read more “Edward Hopper (XI) – The Sailing Boats – oils and watercolours”
L’oreneta immòbil (The motionless swallow) – A smallish great work by S. Dalí
Widely, and perhaps best, known in French as L’Hirondelle immobile, this small and delicate oil seems to be a previous partial study for a bigger painting, undeservedly much… Read more “L’oreneta immòbil (The motionless swallow) – A smallish great work by S. Dalí”
Leda, angels, swans, tigers and disquieting puppeteers in the work of Michael Parkes
Although I will never try to post the numerous works of art, representing the myth of Leda and the Swan, that my sister and I have been chasing,… Read more “Leda, angels, swans, tigers and disquieting puppeteers in the work of Michael Parkes”
Michael Archangel trampling The Devil thrice more – (A needed follow-up)
– When seeking for some adequate illustrations of St Michael Archangel for one of my recent posts here, I fully realized the enormous quantity of artworks from… Read more “Michael Archangel trampling The Devil thrice more – (A needed follow-up)”
Dickensian Times in Catalonia & An untold prayer to St Michael Archangel
Absolutely Dickensian times for my country (and –if you let me tell it– also for me and my family). — On Friday, October the 27th – 2017… Read more “Dickensian Times in Catalonia & An untold prayer to St Michael Archangel”
Two small beach scenes with children, by Winslow Homer – 1869
After some time of search, I have found fine HD pictures of these two oils by Homer I like much. The only problem with them (but in… Read more “Two small beach scenes with children, by Winslow Homer – 1869”
“Welcome to”, by Alyssa Monks
. I recently discovered this young American painter –born in New Jersey, 1977. Soon, I published a couple of posts (on this blog and on my sister’s) with… Read more ““Welcome to”, by Alyssa Monks”
Edward Hopper (X) – Some more Houses with face, mind and soul
Many paintings of houses, and buildings in general, by Edward Hopper are like portraits, in which the houses themselves hold some human attributes –while the human presence… Read more “Edward Hopper (X) – Some more Houses with face, mind and soul”
An Illustration for “American Locomotive” by E. Hopper, 1944
– The power of simple bright colours and a brisk contrast of light and shadows is quite evident in most of Edward Hopper’s mature work –from the… Read more “An Illustration for “American Locomotive” by E. Hopper, 1944″
Many Views of a Few Lighthouses – Edward Hopper (VII)
– One of the favourite and most appreciated motives of Ed Hopper were lighthouses; he painted them with delight, insistence and a deep empathy toward their look,… Read more “Many Views of a Few Lighthouses – Edward Hopper (VII)”
Edward Hopper (VI) – “Portraits” of houses; oils and watercolours – 1912 to 1940
–As far as I know, Edward Hopper made 724 paintings (oils and watercolours) between 1893 and 1965. Among them, there is an ostensible majority of houses, railway… Read more “Edward Hopper (VI) – “Portraits” of houses; oils and watercolours – 1912 to 1940″
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