Favourite Works of Art

For sure Damocles.

Short of a cure, we need TLC.

Loving caresses are so soothing.

And romance (sex) is still the finest diversion.

I’m with you all the way brother.
xx

 

Thanks brother Elmer.

(...er...what-ja-mean...probably???)

 

Nighthawks, by Edward Hopper.

 

Interesting bit of Art trivia coming up.
(If I do say so me’self.)

Frederic Remington was accepted to be the Dean of Western Artists. Great detail.
He was initially unimpressed by the French impressionist style.
Once, when shown a picture by Monet, he said:
“I have two maiden aunts up in Connecticut who could knit a better painting than that!”

However after just a few years his own painting genre went from detailed realism to American Impressionism.

 

That's a great painting.

I enjoyed Leopold museum in Vienna. There are many works by Egon Schiele there.

 

Another Picasso. This one is at the Art Institute of Chicago:

 

Not Keith Haring! That's a darn shame.

 

It's a good thing we still have people around like Banksy. There's also news that he made new art work. Here are a few examples:

Great Yarmouth, 2021



Lowestoft, 2021



Lowestoft, 2021

 

Julian! I love this!

 

No way! I live right near both Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft! I will try and find them.

 

It’s a fantastic place! I’ve studied there a lot.

 

I found this painting done in oil, in an antique shop. The shop owner offered it for 15 euros. I bought it not because of the price but because it tells a real story of life. I don't know the artist.

 

Actually I am not sure if that one's gone or still there. When he came to Barcelona he was already well known but politicians did not know him

 

Right and Left is a 1909 oil on canvas painting by the American artist Winslow Homer. It depicts a pair of common goldeneye ducks at the moment they are hit by a hunter's shotgun blast as they attempt to take flight.

 

Andreas Gursky: the structures that surround us

 

Another piece from Alex Ross (I think from Kingdom Come, but I'm not sure.)

 

Hi Dave. Have a look at this site. They have the book by Steve Hanks.

Abebooks.com

Elmer

 

Thanks Elmer.

I have been watching it for some time now.
I am looking for a new/mint hardcover copy for say £300 - or there abouts.

The condition of art books is very important to me.

I once bought an art book from ‘The Santa Fee Bookseller’ for $300 and every page corner was bent.

Thanks for the thought buddy,
Dave xx

 

More masterpieces from Winslow Homer.

 

Remington died after an emergency appendectomy led to peritonitis on December 26, 1909. His extreme obesity (of nearly 300 pounds) had complicated the anesthesia and the surgery, and chronic appendicitis was cited in the postmortem examination as an underlying factor in his death.

He had previously written his own epitaph.
“Frederic Remington - he knew the horse.”
His anatomical knowledge of the horse was faultless.

Not so his representations of the grizzly bear.
The front legs were usually far too long.
For a good representation of the grizzly bear, look no further than the work of Charlie Russell or William Robinson Leigh.

No 1. Remington
No 2. Russell
No 3. Leigh

 

Diego Rivera - Man at the Crossroads (1934)



Picasso - Guernica (1937)



Jackson Pollock - Mural (1943)



Cy Twombly - Blooming



Van Gogh - Noon: Rest from Work (1890)

 

Here's some art from Berserk, which was written and drawn by Kentaro Mirura. It has been running, with the occasional hiatus, since the 80's.

Mirura was meticulous with his art, and never stopped working to improve his craft. He was heavily influcenced by Hireonomouys Bosch.

With its dark asthetic, themes of overcoming suffering and abuse, and extreme violence, it's considerd one of the most influential pieces of modern Fantasy.

Mirura passed away this year, leaving Berserk unfinished. His death was reported by several outlets, including the BBC.

 

Talent.

 

When we were in Montana living and caring for my mom, we had to travel to Great Falls Montana. That's where the C M Russel museum is located. So with time on my hands I went to have a look. This museum is dedicated to Russel, and it was absolutely amazing, not only his art, but the first nations artifacts. Simple people but their art work on clothing and leather was very talented. A great visit.

 

Great Elmer.

I have read much history on the American West and collected numerous monographs on individual artists over several years.

I still have some antique Navajo turquoise, but have given most of it away.

This bracelet was my favourite piece.
Turquoise from the Royston mine that ceased to be active in the mid 1950s.

 

Beautiful painting. The guy somehow reminds me of Jeff Bridges.

 

Pablo Gargallo:













I like the combination of full and empty spaces in his sculptures.

 

Salvador Dalí:









I am going to add a Turner because Dalí hated his art......... en frases que recuerda haberle dicho Dalí:«Turner es la demostración palpable de que es imposible ser inglés y un gran pintor a la vez»

 

Sorolla: the light of the Mediterranean sea