tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post6543781624103412381..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Andrew Wyeth CentennialJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-83370448251771314462017-07-03T10:55:46.983-04:002017-07-03T10:55:46.983-04:00Just came back from Cooperstown (birthday weekend)...Just came back from Cooperstown (birthday weekend). The show at the Fenimore is small but great. Well worth the trip. :)Michael L. Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17533675622662140832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-9872586404425855582017-07-02T16:27:53.082-04:002017-07-02T16:27:53.082-04:00The way he painted that grass! - I'd like to l...The way he painted that grass! - I'd like to learn more about: It would outweigh lots of these biographical details, in my view.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233420155151875249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-59965872846696815882017-07-02T11:11:13.593-04:002017-07-02T11:11:13.593-04:00Thanks for the link to the documentary. Very well ...Thanks for the link to the documentary. Very well done (great cinematography!) Didn't expect the interview with Helga.Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06029954821005889774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-19917608527818952502017-07-02T00:36:29.448-04:002017-07-02T00:36:29.448-04:00Thank you Jams for the link to the documentary. A...Thank you Jams for the link to the documentary. An artist friend and myself went to Chadds Ford an toured his home and studio, and museum just after his big show here in Richmond's VMFA. It was very inspiring and I long to make the trip to Maine also. thank you for today's post and the pushing it up on my bucket list!Gloria J Callahan Colored Pencil Paintingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02050851868227594141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-50430541494430819242017-07-01T12:26:16.224-04:002017-07-01T12:26:16.224-04:00I had a unique experience at the Brandywine Museum...I had a unique experience at the Brandywine Museum in the mid '80s. Apart from being overwhelmed by the paintings (three generations of Wyeths, Pyle, Schoonover, etc.), it happened to be the day that the Helga paintings were officially revealed to the public. Additionally, as I had taken a train and cab to get to the museum from Philadelphia, one of the volunteers kindly offered to give me a ride back to the train station. On the way she ended up giving me a tour of Chadds Ford, the various farms and places where Wyeth had painted, his farm and the train crossing where N.C. Wyeth had died.Glenn Taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694558143243106035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-12696818073241921212017-07-01T12:08:13.470-04:002017-07-01T12:08:13.470-04:00Robert, Thanks for mentioning the Maine show--some...Robert, Thanks for mentioning the Maine show--some of my favorite Wyeth work in those watercolors.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13745446577760542900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-15286967106454692112017-07-01T11:57:43.303-04:002017-07-01T11:57:43.303-04:00Also worth checking out is the Farnsworth Art Muse...Also worth checking out is the Farnsworth Art Museum in Maine, which I believe is currently featuring an exhibition of AW watercolors and has or will have an "AW at 100" show--not sure if it's the same as the other one you mention in your post. Anyone going will also want to take in the Farnworth's Wyeth center, which features rotating exhibits of Jamie's stuff on one floor and N.C. Wyeth's on another. And of course, you can get tickets to the Olson house . . . Robert Cosgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371267431159261548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-29168393006193381592017-07-01T11:51:08.090-04:002017-07-01T11:51:08.090-04:00'The book is heavy with academic writing, and ...'The book is heavy with academic writing, and as one Amazon review put it, "I bought it for the pictures. Who really <i>reads</i> these things?"'<br /><br />One line like that on Gurney Journey is worth several paragraphs of criticism on a more bellicose blog! But thanks. I'm an ocean too far away for the exhibitions, but the book recommendations are appreciated. <br /><br />'former Python Michael Palin'<br /><br />"She's turned me into a python!"<br /><br />"A python!?"<br /><br />"... I got better..."<br /><br />Sorry, couldn't resist.Warren JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743987856127631574noreply@blogger.com