Favourite Works of Art

Don’t know if there are any film photographers amongst us. Some Ansel Adams...

 

We met the owner of this amazing place and he was something else. I put it up on @Jazzer's thread Agnostic "R" Us. Only because of what we had talked about, well mostly of what he said. Very interesting it was.

 

“The Uninvited Guest” by Adolph Von Menzel (1844)

 

A friend posted this today, and I thought it might resonate here (particularly with @Jazzer, maybe). She lost her daughter three years ago to a terrible life-limiting condition called Friedrich's Ataxia (which I've posted about before).

It's a poem by Donna Ashworth, and the artwork is by Kenneth Crane.

YOU DON’T JUST LOSE SOMEONE ONCE

You lose them over and over,

sometimes many times a day.

When the loss, momentarily forgotten,

creeps up,

and attacks you from behind.

Fresh waves of grief as the realisation hits home,

they are gone.

Again.

You don’t just lose someone once,

you lose them every time you open your eyes to a new dawn,

and as you awaken,

so does your memory,

so does the jolting bolt of lightning that rips into your heart,

they are gone.

Again.

Losing someone is a journey,

not a one-off.

There is no end to the loss,

there is only a learned skill on how to stay afloat,

when it washes over.

Be kind to those who are sailing this stormy sea,

they have a journey ahead of them,

and a daily shock to the system each time they realise,

they are gone,

Again.

You don’t just lose someone once,

you lose them every day,

for a lifetime.

 

Yes - that’s just how it is Ed.
A minute by minute loss.
I continuously remind myself of this.

“The essence of those we have lost lives in our hearts for ever.”

Yes, we have lost the physicality, but not the essence.
When we really look deep into the eyes of a loved one, a person, a pussycat, a dog, we do not simply see the eyes. We recognise and love the true essence of their inner being.
The essence of Sylvie lives within me.

 

When I look into the eyes of Sylvie in a photograph, I immediately experience her wonderful essence.

 

Historical paintings from Prado Museum. I could not find pictures that were really true to the real colors of the paintings... these are usually huge paintings that were hidden in the archives and displayed in a temporary exhibit. Some of them were shown permanently when the museum was enlarged:





I stumbled upon this one, which I am not sure if belongs to Prado (I think I have not seen it there...)

 

@PeteJ and @Ed209:



"LOL! chicken" is probably @2noist, or some other low tier sidekick.

 

Source: Comics – Safely Endangered

 

"LOL" is, of course, @Wrfortiscue!

 

I discovered this painter on Instagram (named Mark Lague, @mark.lague) and I really love what he does:

 

Only just seen this.

 

They are great paintings.

 

You two make a good double act.

I'd like to commission you both for a political talk show.

Thursdays at 10'O'clock.

We'll call it, The Odd Couple:

 

It looks like there's something dodgy going on in that first image.

 

Honestly Ed - your mind?!
(You’re not a musician are you?)

 

To be fair, you can't find a picture of Andrew Pierce or Kevin Maguire that doesn't look "dodgy".

 

All current and future Hunter Biden's paintings!

 

I have large collections of old stuff.

A collection of famous landscape and Native American paintings. Anything made of brass and copper. Vintage baseball cards. Thousands of old records. Mostly jazz and I have several of Miles Davis, that go for $500 to $700 a piece.

 

Sound was better than those lousy mp3 files...

You mentioned copper... I read about a copper military kettle (to go camping) in a book and I now want to buy that stuff. Crazy huh?

 

You can invest in iconic artwork without buying paintings.

I'm invested in funds that track appreciation of famous Native American art.

I'm also invested in a Native American contemporary visual art fund where my $5000 investment is now worth $72,000.

With some funds, you choose the paintings and artists. It's so much fun - it's a blast.

All funds are private investments. Must be careful as to what funds to invest in.

Native American art may be the safest investment of all time.

It's said that a $5000 investment (now) may be worth $100,000 in 15 years. That is if you pick the right artist and paintings.

Great way to invest for grandchildren. It's also a good education.

 

Barbora Kysilkova. Discovered this amazing artist on the movie "The Painter and the Thief".

 

I thought of purchasing a Wangechi Mutu when it was already too late and the prices have rocketed...

 

Lol, thought I'd share this. Reminds me of a better time...



"Bliss" (in high definition). Most likely one of history's most viewed photographs.

 

Where we at here, @Stacken77?

It's f*cking beautiful!

 

When I logon to my computer and behold this majestic wallpaper, I feel this warm feeling of being home. This familiar landscape of serene greenery. Just love it.

It's believe it or not, a real photograph, taken at a wine orchard in California. It became the wallpaper for billions of people running our beloved Windows XP.

 

It is a virtually unedited photograph in the American Viticultural Area of California's Wine Country. Charles O'Rear took the photo in January 1996 and Microsoft bought the rights in 2000. Yes, it is estimated that billions of people have seen the picture, possibly making it the most viewed photograph in history.

It's about 1.5 hours from my home. Wife and self viewed it on a lovely day in better times.

 

Yes Juan, Barbora is a very skillful artist with an incredible talent. To anyone who hasn't seen it, I can highly recommend the Norwegian documentary "The Painter and the Thief". Such an authentic story on how an unexpected friendship can occur.