Posted in daily painter, Small Town Life, tagged art lessons, daily painter, Virginia Artist on September 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I was thrilled to see at The Barnes Collection that Dr. Barnes hung his art the same way I do…ceiling to floor…mixing artists and styles. He felt that there was much to be learned by having paintings and styles side by side to study them. I have long felt the same way.
I hang my art along with other artists that I have collected. It helps me to improve my own work.
I think that living with art surrounding every day help me helps me to see what I want to become as an artist.
Posted in daily painter, Travel, tagged Albert Barnes, Barnes Collection, Renior on September 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Dr. Albert Barnes (photo from http://www.barnesfoundation.org website)
This is Dr. Albert Barnes with one of his 181 Renoir paintings. He owned more than any other collector or museum in the world. For that reason alone you should go to the Barnes new museum in Philly to see it. He once said, “I am convinced I cannot get too many Renoirs.”
You can learn more about Dr. Barnes here.
Posted in Travel, tagged Matisse on September 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Albert Barnes is a collector that I became aware in the last few years and have become fascinated by him and his story. From 1912 to 1951 he collected one of the world’s most important collections of post-impressionist and early modern art. His collection is valued at approximately $25 billion. He collected what he liked. He wanted to share it for people to study and learn and he hung his art in a way that made that possible.
He collected a large amount of Matisse, one of my favorites in the last few years. This is a shot of the Three Sisters, three different panels that Matisse sold to different collectors but that Barnes reunited much to Matisse’s delight. He said, “I’m glad you have brought them back together; they just didn’t work well apart.”
I was overwhelmed by the Barnes. It is a MUST see for anyone at all interested in art. I’ll be sharing more tomorrow.
Posted in Travel, tagged Arcadia, Philadelphia Museum of Art on September 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Last week I took some ladies to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see the current exhibit, Gauguin, Cezanne, Matisse: Visions of Arcadia. You can read more about it here. The popular theme of “Arcadia” was interesting to see in the many forms of what the artists saw as contentment. All so very different.
This photo, from the catalog of the show, features comparisons of different artist’s versions of the same subject matter. In this instance, The Three Graces.
Posted in Art Class, daily painter, Dogs, Pet Portaits on September 1, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Last week I posted some photos of my art students painting their version of Stinkin’ Lincoln. See it here.
And I promised to complete my demo piece which I did this week. Here is the final version of mine that is now hanging on the wall with all my other dog paintings. We just love that little furry face!
The Studio 