tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post3589051555568914729..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: It’s All in the PastJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-47986817886295313052014-08-01T19:33:27.986-04:002014-08-01T19:33:27.986-04:00Regarding the ellipses of the Samovar... Quite pos...Regarding the ellipses of the Samovar... Quite possibly the samovar is at the correct angle because the porch itself is broken down and sloping away from the house... With everything else in the painting in less than optimal condition, it could also be the case..<br /><br />Just my 2c..Mark's art Art markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663395552709931194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-76645035908169917452011-01-12T18:35:54.329-05:002011-01-12T18:35:54.329-05:00How do you think he went about creating this paint...How do you think he went about creating this painting? With what he available then would this have been a complied painting from drawings? photography? from life? maybe a little bit of everything? Could we possibly assume this is a portrait of someone he knew who he may have encountered living like this or is it a fabricated social statement. The process would be an invaluable insight.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683605918720652182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-48800185509302577142011-01-12T09:36:40.473-05:002011-01-12T09:36:40.473-05:00The old woman knitting, upon closer inspection, is...The old woman knitting, upon closer inspection, is knitting in the round (with four dual ended needles). She's likely knitting stockings or socks because that's typically what you do in the round. Maybe her expression is concentration more than resignation. It's a complicated process using very fine thread. At her age, her eyes are likely weak in the dimmer light of the house's shadow, she's probably trying to see what the heck she's doing. Just my own take...from experience (knitting, that is).Tami Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073935994298941603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-71871420621303753842011-01-12T00:21:07.608-05:002011-01-12T00:21:07.608-05:00The mood of the image reminds me of short stories ...The mood of the image reminds me of short stories of Ivan Bunin, one of my favorite writers. Bunin, who grew up in the milieu of impoverished aristocracy, trained to become a landscape painter and only later changed his mind to become a writer. His melancholy stories, mostly about love and death, are spiked with gorgeous passages of lyrical descriptions of nature's moods that betray the eye of a painter.Petr Moreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15732837782055254155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-23455505790709737052011-01-10T23:30:46.281-05:002011-01-10T23:30:46.281-05:00Pretty cool painting, but I was under the impressi...Pretty cool painting, but I was under the impression that the person sitting in the chair was a man (because the hair reminded me of old fashioned wigs.David Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220236704236960910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-60397773226107764012011-01-10T19:27:59.891-05:002011-01-10T19:27:59.891-05:00I recall fantasy illustrator Gary Lippincott said ...I recall fantasy illustrator Gary Lippincott said that any good painting (or illustration, etc.) should tell a story of some kind. You should be able to gage a lot about a character and their setting through a well-constructed image.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-53893044669194014422011-01-10T13:50:46.664-05:002011-01-10T13:50:46.664-05:00Shane, I agree. The brass object has ellipses that...Shane, I agree. The brass object has ellipses that should be flatter.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-66487283833760622622011-01-09T21:12:58.243-05:002011-01-09T21:12:58.243-05:00How strange. Either my eyes are playing tricks on ...How strange. Either my eyes are playing tricks on me or the drawing seems off on this. The samovar seems to be at a different angle than the tea sets on the table. Even the ceramic pieces below that seem off.<br /><br />It's been a long day...maybe it's fine. :\<br /><br />Still no denying, the level of story is rich in the details.<br /><br />=s=Shane Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706984816021430077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-51814781013275174842011-01-09T14:17:26.284-05:002011-01-09T14:17:26.284-05:00and (Job) said: "Naked I came from my mother&...<i>and (Job) said: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised."</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-62083048782266575062011-01-09T14:05:19.402-05:002011-01-09T14:05:19.402-05:00It is great!
Like in Pushkin Museum...
http://www...It is great!<br />Like in Pushkin Museum...<br /><br />http://www.museum.ru/gmii/defengl.htmScorchfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728471910339126509noreply@blogger.com