Bonnard. The Late Interiors

I like this one for the very act of being the moment in time…

The use of of colour is good in this one and is of light, the objects on the table equale to the two figuers in the room….

Another act of moment  concentration of doing….

This one has to be a favourite as the window [...]

INSPIRATIONAL PEOPLE ONLINE #Martha Marshall

I first met Martha Marshall when were over at Blogger back in 2007/8 . Blogger was behaving badly and Martha upt sticks and moved over to WordPress, i soon followed because i saw how nice her site was and there seemed to be no uploading problems with images
Martha is an Inspiring artist and creates [...]

Claude Cardon 1892-1920

Victorian Paintings Claude Cardon on Flickr – Photo Sharing!.
A rural scene a bit over romanticized perhaps te lady standing habd on hips the cow, the chickens and the dog, not forgetting the man by the fence, there are distant view of countryside, all making us want to be there, it could also be interretated as [...]

Frederick ,Lord Leighton

This view of a coastal scene on the Isle of wight, caught my eye

This painting is of Capri and the white villa perhaps gives it away as a Mediterranean scene

Another painting showing Houses in Capri

….and finally this one though appears to be rather dark so not sure how it will show, but who can resist  [...]

Digital Experiments

I have been playing around with Corel PainterEssentilas 2
Which is a wonderful digital tool….

This first image shows a photo of a painting which I I had started but got stuck on then saw possibilities…….

I like this one as it introduces a figure who is a Artist painting the scene and works well. [...]

Inspirational People Online

After a certain Archbishop criticized social web sites and variouse aspect of the web, I thought I could not let that go.
I have met some wonderful people through networking sites using various tools (for that is what they are) the art world especially connects and uses the web ina most effective way.
In fact [...]

Winslow Homer 1836-1910

Summer Squall, 1904 (oil on canvas)

Driftwood, 1909 (oil on canvas)
Two different paintings by Wilson Homer similar style but done in different years and at first glance you might be mistaken for thinking they are the same one. Same colours but different stories.

Matisse. In a Room

Bridgeman – Art, Culture, History.

Interior, July 14th, Etretat, 1920 (oil on canvas)
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BRN 165329 Woman Reading at a Dressing Table (Inter…
These couple of paintings by Matisse both of interiors and show a
room one of which is empty and the view through the window is important, the lower painting shows [...]

Happy Birthday Peder Severin Krøyer !

Peder Severin Krøyer – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Today is the Birthday of this artist who was born On 23 July 1851 makes him quite old now!

‘Corot’ – Bridgeman – Art, Culture, History

Villa d’ Avery -Banks of the Sream near the Corot Property

Bridgeman – Art, Culture, History.
The painting is by Carot and a artist I am looking at at the moment. He painted interesting Landscapes and well worth investigating