tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post5144303098337303102..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Harold Speed on Flat and Gradated TonesJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-68063778366600117932016-03-29T11:10:52.561-04:002016-03-29T11:10:52.561-04:00Rich said ... There's a calm strength in his c...Rich said ... There's a calm strength in his compositions, a sense of overall unity. He's just "classical"<br /><br />Well said ... it took me a long time to appreciate Poussin, but once there, there's no going back ... As I said above he's an acquired taste, and well worth putting in the time to do so.Not Quite a Painting a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811055845021714071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-10789467585235117412016-03-28T09:21:27.065-04:002016-03-28T09:21:27.065-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Not Quite a Painting a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811055845021714071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-40462799113006374702016-03-27T17:41:26.978-04:002016-03-27T17:41:26.978-04:00A couple of years ago, that Giorgione painting mad...A couple of years ago, that Giorgione painting made it to Melbourne. It was one of the most beautiful works I've ever seen and I had my nose pressed into the varnish for the longest time. I felt it was unfinished or perhaps too rigorously cleaned at some point in its history. It is very thinly painted in parts with large unmodulated passages of thin flat tone. It gave the impression of a wash-in. The figure on the left is a friend of the family and doing well in hospitality...an unbelievable likeness!<br /><br />...and James...don't go dissing the Poussin....<br /><br />:)Bobby Lahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370328648446816338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-60500504582135615312016-03-26T16:16:52.257-04:002016-03-26T16:16:52.257-04:00May be to late to comment, but the animal in the f...May be to late to comment, but the animal in the foreground is a cow. Cows have very flat backs, horses a gentle curve. Horses also have strong curving hindquarters where cows have a sharp angle. The cows shoulder is also angular and there appears to be a dewlap below the neck. Horses overall seem to be very curvy and feminine in their build whereas cows are more angular and masculine. <br /><br />Not a particularly profound comment on such a lovely painting, but just an observation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381562078168252274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-2127459481278279412016-03-25T19:12:36.194-04:002016-03-25T19:12:36.194-04:00Well, I still am a "fan"...erhhh a somew...Well, I still am a "fan"...erhhh a somewhat (oldspeak) "admirer" of Poussin.<br />There's a calm strength in his compositions, a sense of overall unity. He's just "classical", IMO.<br /><br />Although good old Cezanne (Poussin admirer like Delacroix and a host of others) must also have objected to those "concrete clouds":-) He is quoted to have said that<br /><br />"he wished to do Poussin again after nature."Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233420155151875249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-35013016591320291232016-03-25T18:35:07.603-04:002016-03-25T18:35:07.603-04:00Amazing Resource Jesper! Thanks!
As for the chapte...Amazing Resource Jesper! Thanks!<br />As for the chapter, I agree with James on Poussin's. I am not a big fan of those thick clouds, especially, and I would rather go for "gradations only" like Turner instead of none, like PoussinFabiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178447427477151830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-65798399556982719972016-03-25T15:07:20.435-04:002016-03-25T15:07:20.435-04:00I forgot this option. Thank you, Jesper. I'll ...I forgot this option. Thank you, Jesper. I'll try that.HNKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679688307596294757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-1651635487833999172016-03-25T14:11:02.945-04:002016-03-25T14:11:02.945-04:00James, Happy you could use it.
HNK, You can use a...James, Happy you could use it.<br /><br />HNK, You can use a VPN site like https://hide.me/en/proxy to get around region blocks on sites, just don't use it where you need to input personal data, just to be safe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984017902868722756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-45919830185214002392016-03-25T13:58:14.508-04:002016-03-25T13:58:14.508-04:00Very, very sadly, The Internet Archive is blocked ...Very, very sadly, The Internet Archive is blocked in our country. I am really disappointed.. But thanks for the resource, Jesper. <br />And I am really sorry that I cannot contribute in this wonderful book club: I, of course, cannot find this book anywhere, as you've probably guessed it. But I still enjoy it. Thank you. (off-topic, big wall-like comment again!)HNKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679688307596294757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-45584549812151373312016-03-25T13:11:26.160-04:002016-03-25T13:11:26.160-04:00Kurt, thanks, I've added the Wikicommons versi...Kurt, thanks, I've added the Wikicommons version (without the watermark) to the post.<br /><br />Jesper, that's an amazing resource. Thanks so much<br /><br />Steven, I guess so. I'm always ready to be inspired. I suppose it helps to see the originals, too. There are a lot of artists that don't really translate well to computer screens.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-46772414573912346262016-03-25T12:48:26.869-04:002016-03-25T12:48:26.869-04:00James: Here's the Wikicommons version of that ...James: Here's the Wikicommons version of that Giogione painting:<br />https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giorgione,_Madonna_with_the_Child,_St_Anthony_of_Padua_and_St_Roch.jpgKurt Ankeny-Beauchamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808458366286837450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-30060395873828952762016-03-25T11:24:36.180-04:002016-03-25T11:24:36.180-04:00Interesting posts as always.
Dont know if you know...Interesting posts as always.<br />Dont know if you know of The Internet Archive<br />figured if you dont you or your readers might enjoy it,<br />great inspiration and research.<br /><br />http://maaskeikke.tumblr.com/post/141620162848/resources-from-the-past<br />Took some screenshots of a "few" cool things i have found :)<br /><br />Cheers and good weekendAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984017902868722756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-59351235394275551572016-03-25T10:51:28.247-04:002016-03-25T10:51:28.247-04:00Poussin is an acquired taste.Poussin is an acquired taste.Not Quite a Painting a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811055845021714071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-67653050229199806642016-03-25T10:50:49.486-04:002016-03-25T10:50:49.486-04:00Poussin is an acquired taste.Poussin is an acquired taste.Not Quite a Painting a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811055845021714071noreply@blogger.com