tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post5233952231325181162..comments2024-03-29T02:43:11.575-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Art Up Close and Personal--Monet: The Late YearsJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37637393963987318302019-07-18T00:19:47.057-04:002019-07-18T00:19:47.057-04:00I loved this exhibit. Seeing Monet’s evolution was...I loved this exhibit. Seeing Monet’s evolution was amazing. I thought I had seen all the best Monet’s, but this exhibit is wonderful. I have been to Giverny, Musee d’Orsay, Le’Orange and many other art museums around the world, but nothing compared to this exhibit.Djohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460572193133466573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14996799292523858802019-07-15T10:49:35.860-04:002019-07-15T10:49:35.860-04:00Yay, Diane, that is great! I promise it will be wo...Yay, Diane, that is great! I promise it will be worth the trip from Dallas to Fort Worth. Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57940973525266700782019-07-14T23:33:31.088-04:002019-07-14T23:33:31.088-04:00I went to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam when I went...I went to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam when I went to the Netherlands for work. I remember seeing Night Watch by Rembrandt. It was thrilling. I am so glad that you shared the Monet Exhibit at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth. I have had my yearly calendar be Monet's prints of paintings for years. I appreciate you sharing this with us all. I will be in Dallas in 1 1/2 weeks and I am going to go the Kimbell Art Museum. DianeRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17742383312680580792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16779711642135145452019-07-14T23:22:56.367-04:002019-07-14T23:22:56.367-04:00Van Gogh is one of my favorite artists. I absolute...Van Gogh is one of my favorite artists. I absolutely love his Irises painting at The Getty in LA. Luckily the first time I saw it the museum was not very busy & there was a bench right in front of the painting. I just sat there & stared at it for the longest time. I went with friends & they'd already moved onto one of the other rooms & eventually had to come back & collect me.Jana Leah Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07492395947508454607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53697099212531309502019-07-14T20:28:12.570-04:002019-07-14T20:28:12.570-04:00Van Gogh in Amsterdam, first trip anywhere, after ...Van Gogh in Amsterdam, first trip anywhere, after grad school.Though I know I'd seen great art in NY and in Boston, that was the first time it really sunk in. I didn't cry, I felt like I'd been hit on the head. Van Gogh in person is a a different experience than those too familiar posters.It's happened many times since then - Renoir, Monet (and the actual garden)but I think the was the first. The second was same trip - lost in the British Museum I happened on my goal by accident and it was ahock to the system.Elgin Marbles. I'd studied them in class, knew them well, but real life? Wow.Thanks, Deb, for the reminder.Trisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058396345946250313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57594153081131747742019-07-14T18:25:47.685-04:002019-07-14T18:25:47.685-04:00Seeing "Titus" by Rembrandt at the Norto...Seeing "Titus" by Rembrandt at the Norton Simon in Pasadena transfixed me. It's believed that this is a portrait of the artist's son. The sweetness of that little boy's face resonates down the years. It's the one original that has made me cry.Lenitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520477144099646671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54662681885898493742019-07-14T17:30:30.717-04:002019-07-14T17:30:30.717-04:00Beautiful post today! Your story about the Monet ...Beautiful post today! Your story about the Monet reminds me of when I saw Monet paintings. It looks very similar to my great aunt's painting of me when I was three years old. My parents sent her a photo of me and my great aunt painted a portrait of me from that photo! It is my favorite photo. I just love the colors of Monet and Degas paintings.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36415272774206707532019-07-14T17:19:07.864-04:002019-07-14T17:19:07.864-04:00Thanks for the link, Kathy! I was thinking as I re...Thanks for the link, Kathy! I was thinking as I read that I'd have to look it up:-) She is so beautiful.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40994869865230315902019-07-14T17:16:38.370-04:002019-07-14T17:16:38.370-04:00Oh, gosh, Jenn, me, too! They are just stunning!Oh, gosh, Jenn, me, too! They are just stunning!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76282536049779465282019-07-14T15:10:11.087-04:002019-07-14T15:10:11.087-04:00I also saw the Pieta at the age of 11 or 12 with m...I also saw the Pieta at the age of 11 or 12 with my mother in New York. I’m not sure why she wanted to see this exhibition because otherwise she had a strong aversion to Catholicism which I think she inherited from her mother. My grandmother was a Jew who grew up in the early 20th century in Catholic Poland and who, according to my mother would always spit when she would see nuns in habits or priests in clerical garb. Both my parents were pretty secular as young adults and I think my mother wanted to see what it meant for a mother to lose an adult son.<br /><br />I soon after read Irving Stone’s book, The Agony and the Ecstasy. It was there that I became familiar with the story that Michelangelo felt that the sculpture was in the block of marble and it was his job simply to uncover it. I’ve never been to Europe but an artist friend of mine, brought home some close-up photographs of details of much art including the famous statue of David. Even in photographs I found it stunning.<br />David Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144607647071920674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76988545384811155052019-07-14T13:23:57.047-04:002019-07-14T13:23:57.047-04:00Oh, here's a link to the painting on The Natio...Oh, here's a link to the painting on The National Gallery site. https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.50724.html Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18008349120840810662019-07-14T13:22:55.370-04:002019-07-14T13:22:55.370-04:00It wasn't the first piece of art I ever saw, b...It wasn't the first piece of art I ever saw, but I can tell you what the first piece of art is that I fell completely and utterly in love with. It is Leonardo da Vinci's Ginevra de' Benci at The National Gallery of Art in D.C. When my husband was stationed at the Pentagon, my favorite place to visit was the National Gallery of Art, and when I saw this girl in her protective glass, closely guarded by security, I understood why she was so well protected. She is perfection, and the painting is the only one of da Vinci's in the Americas. It is two-sided, with the back bearing her motto meaning "Beauty Adorns Virtue." I would stand and stare at this painting until I'm quite sure the guard thought I was either backward or plotting a theft. I think the rarity of it plays a part in my love for it, too. It just gobsmacks me every time I see it. I need to get to D.C. and see it again, soon. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26839082190792807902019-07-14T13:21:43.963-04:002019-07-14T13:21:43.963-04:00 Have a great time! Have a great time! Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20938579561487441642019-07-14T12:54:39.633-04:002019-07-14T12:54:39.633-04:00Botticelli at the Uffizi in Firenze. I was undone!...Botticelli at the Uffizi in Firenze. I was undone! Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-92080209815345175842019-07-14T12:53:35.636-04:002019-07-14T12:53:35.636-04:00Debs, the interest came before this visit--I think...Debs, the interest came before this visit--I think I was always interested in other cultures--in the past--but seeing things firsthand--not in a book--certainly fueled my desire!Flora Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289148096894506235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8377506924734247812019-07-14T12:52:38.746-04:002019-07-14T12:52:38.746-04:00The colors! A reproduction cannot do the colors ju...The colors! A reproduction cannot do the colors justice. Back in 1996 we visited the Prado in Madrid and got to see masterpieces up close and personal. The colors just knocked me out. I remember examining a painting down to the gilt lace on a sleeve. Rembrandt or Vermeer, I can't remember. About ten years ago a traveling exhibit of Impressionists came to the MFAH here in Houston. Again, those colors! Van Gogh exhibit was here recently and, of course, I had to go see it. My husband doesn't get it, but fortunately my grown son does and is my art exhibit partner!Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12568531934119475692019-07-14T12:22:19.094-04:002019-07-14T12:22:19.094-04:00Edith, have a great and creative time! So jealous!...Edith, have a great and creative time! So jealous!!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41676592925725745012019-07-14T11:48:21.006-04:002019-07-14T11:48:21.006-04:00I will be off the grid until Saturday, fair warnin...I will be off the grid until Saturday, fair warning, JR's and commenter buddies. I'm off in minutes to drive four hours to join a hundred other women writers in all genres on a pristine lake in the Adirondacks writing up a storm - entirely without Internet or cell service. You won't see me here, but rest assured I'll be cranking out some word count and learning from others, too.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35105297286621250152019-07-14T11:39:10.229-04:002019-07-14T11:39:10.229-04:00I have been to a couple of museums. The De Young i...I have been to a couple of museums. The De Young in San Francisco while on a high school field trip. History museums as a kid here in Sonoma county when we were studying California history. Unfortunately nothing stands out as memorable. About 20 years ago I went to the Legion of Honor for an organ concert. A major exhibit had been transferred from the De Young so there long lines for parts of the museum. I saw paintings in the other parts of the museum while waiting for the concert but again nothing stands out. I think because I was there for music the actual art and artists blended into the day. I don't remember what was actually play either, if that makes a difference. I remember seeing ads for the Money exhibit when it was in San Francisco, after reading about your trip I wish I had been able to see it.<br /><br />I am lucky to have two watercolors painted by my great aunts. They weren't famous but I like having them on my walls. Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11112071599517736262019-07-14T11:03:37.757-04:002019-07-14T11:03:37.757-04:00I would love to see those!
I would love to see those!<br />Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81468054420262079102019-07-14T10:49:14.475-04:002019-07-14T10:49:14.475-04:00Not a painting, but I saw Michelangelo’s Pieta at ...Not a painting, but I saw Michelangelo’s Pieta at the New York World’s Fair in 1964. Being in the presence of such an old and exquisite piece was breathtaking. Years later, I saw it again at Vatican City, and had the same reaction.<br /><br />I can’t remember the first time I saw an original painting. In college I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to do research for an art appreciation project. I remember thinking that I wish I could visit just one room a day; there was so much to take in!<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5881704625909127582019-07-14T10:34:31.867-04:002019-07-14T10:34:31.867-04:00I don't remember the first art I saw. We lived...I don't remember the first art I saw. We lived outside of a New York City when I was a child and my parents used to take us to the galleries and museums on a regular basis. Since my brother is nine years older, I was in museums in my pre-memory days. <br /><br />The show that made the biggest impression on me was when the Hermitage Collection came to Washington, DC. I must have gone back ten times while the exhibit was in residence. To think of all that art, collected over so many generations. It took my breath away to see so many of the paintings in person that I had only read about or viewed in prints or photos.<br /><br />Your remark about Monet painting through his vision loss reminded me of a story. One of my best friends is a fantastic impressionist artist. She started in grade school and only painted in the impressionist style. In high school it was discovered she had awful eyesight. She wasn't painting in a style, that was her realist view of the world around her. She still paints, but never with her contacts or glasses. She says she likes painting the world with soft edges now that she knows the difference!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27781340241873201402019-07-14T09:56:27.188-04:002019-07-14T09:56:27.188-04:00Oh, the Aboriginal dreamings! I was also so taken ...Oh, the Aboriginal dreamings! I was also so taken with them in Sydney. I bought two small ones (all I could afford), and have them framed between two panes of glass so we can read the artists' interpretations on the reverse. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44619093968163494542019-07-14T09:53:30.813-04:002019-07-14T09:53:30.813-04:00The Impressionists are particular favorites of min...The Impressionists are particular favorites of mine, especially Berthe Morisot, one of the rare women painting during that time period with any success. <br /><br />I have no memory of my first encounter with amazing art, but two memories of art stopping me in my tracks come to mind. Both happened with my friend Judy. She took me and another friend to the Maryhill Museum, in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington State. The museum has a peculiar collection of focal points: local history that includes the Queen of Romania (her coronation gown is on display, complete with over 20 feet of train), watercolors, Rodin sculptures, and the Theatre de la Mode. Theatre is a collection of one-third life-size wire mannequins used by the French couture industry to sell their wares during WWII. The dolls were dressed in to-scale couture garments, complete with real leather shoes and handbags, hats, gloves, belts, and even real jewels (most of the jewels were lost over the decades). These dolls kept the fashion industry in Paris alive during the war and occupation of Paris, being sent all over the world to prospective buyers. <br /><br />Maryhill only exhibits two of the four themed collections at a time, but they are incredible. My favorite of the two I've seen was Witchcraft, which takes its theme from the old standard song of the same name. The gowns are ethereal, and the dolls are posed riding the sky and in other amazing ways, complete with a starry backdrop. If you want to learn more, start here: https://www.maryhillmuseum.org/inside/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/theatre-de-la-mode<br /><br />There is also a wonderful book of the entire story, from conception to execution (photos of Parisian seamstresses using sewing machines powered by bicycle), to the loss and subsequent discovery of the collection long after the war. It's a fascinating story.<br /><br />The other gasp-worthy moment was in Paris, also with Judy, who led the trip to Europe which was my first visit there. I had seen miniatures of both the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the exquisite Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, but seeing them in person at the Louvre was life-changing. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27096423088081045912019-07-14T09:43:32.173-04:002019-07-14T09:43:32.173-04:00 Oh, I can’t remember my first time, but I do reme... Oh, I can’t remember my first time, but I do remember the time I saw my favorite favorite painting at the time, called Deer in the Forest by Franz Marc . My father knew I loved it, and we were at the Corcoran in Washington DC, and I did not know it was there. He said: come with me, and we turned the corner, and there it was. I burst into tears. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.com