ART FOR ART'S SAKE

In response to:ARIADNE

2009-11-14T11:50:17+01:00

Absolutely beautiful...GBHs...XXX

In response to:ESTHER

2009-11-14T00:16:58+01:00

Oh, to see us as others see us...:)) Hmmm...but photographs must show us ourselves...:) GBHs...XXX

In response to:TRISTAN AND ISOLDE

2009-11-13T23:41:23+01:00

You are right. He has a wonderful technique and brings everything beautifully to life.

In response to:TRISTAN AND ISOLDE

2009-11-13T23:31:33+01:00

I am learning so much from his paintings and the commentaries.

In response to:ESTHER

2009-11-13T23:16:12+01:00

We all have a good side and a bad side.

And what we see in the mirror is not how others see us, as the image is reversed.

In response to:TRISTAN AND ISOLDE

2009-11-13T16:14:53+01:00

Another wonderful painting. His paintings make you feel you could reach out and touch the characters.

In response to:TRISTAN AND ISOLDE

2009-11-13T12:24:49+01:00

brings it to life, doesn't he...:) You can imagine him picturing it in his mind's eye and then putting it on canvas...they are very much illustrations, but so alive...GBHs...XXX

In response to:ESTHER

2009-11-12T11:50:28+01:00

:) Very nice portrait, but difficult to tell how accurate the likeness because full frontal..side views are often incredibly different...I've seen amazing looking men and women side view on and when I see them full face, they're not half as good looking...very strange...:) But, it's very nice portrait, and interesting in that it is distinctly a painting rather than one of his completely realistic paintings that he normally does...if that makes sense...LOL...GBHs...XXX

In response to:AESCULAPIUS

2009-11-11T11:27:16+01:00

This has a very different feel about it...similar to After the Party...much more muted tones than normal...Lovely pic nonetheless...GBHs...XXX

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

2009-11-10T23:09:25+01:00

Well, my taste in art is very eclectic, but there are periods that seemed to produce some beautiful paintings and this is one of them...GBHs...XXX

In response to:THE ENCHANTED GARDEN

2009-11-10T23:06:23+01:00

Yes - marvellous if we could go back to that innocence:

"So this is the garden of Eden
In dreams it was never so grand
Let's never leave again, Adam and Eve again
Hold my hand."

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

2009-11-10T22:25:00+01:00

I am following him, his paintings and the stories, with delight.

Thanks for suggesting the Pre-Raffs.

In response to:THE ENCHANTED GARDEN

2009-11-10T18:58:36+01:00

A lovely picture - garden of eden stuff! It would be nice if life were like that. I could do with it on the damp and grey day.

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

2009-11-09T23:47:16+01:00

Well, let's say "appreciate"!

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

2009-11-09T23:23:59+01:00

Sorry, I don't do lust! Not even over good looking young men.

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

2009-11-09T23:17:10+01:00

So would most men!

Did you lust over Apollo?

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

2009-11-09T22:58:12+01:00

My husband saw the picture over my shoulder, he will be happy to find her in the garden!

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

2009-11-09T22:43:09+01:00

Could be!

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

2009-11-09T22:37:58+01:00

Thank you for todays' story! I have a Bay Tree in my garden, you don't suppose its her, do you?

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

2009-11-09T12:56:09+01:00

Wonderful imagery...and story...:) GBHs...XXX

In response to:WOOD NYMPH

2009-11-08T22:56:49+01:00

I have another "tree person" for tomorrow.

In response to:WOOD NYMPH

2009-11-08T18:28:18+01:00

She is beautiful! It is a very cold, wet night here in West Yorkshire, she wouldn't want to be outside without her thermals on!

I am a "Tree" person! we are lucky enough to look out on a wooded area, planted after they closed down our Colliery - which didn't look so pretty. One of my interest is growning Bonsai Trees, some of them I have had since 1994, when I first went to classes. It teaches you a lot about trees and the need to respect them.

In response to:WOOD NYMPH

2009-11-08T13:29:13+01:00

I am having great fun researching the background of the paintings - and sometimes adding a relevant poem.

Waterhouse is a rich source.

In response to:WOOD NYMPH

2009-11-08T12:51:51+01:00

Fascinating choice of subjects...educational as well as beautifully depicted...GBHs...XXX

In response to:DIOGENES

2009-11-07T23:27:43+01:00

There are many more of his paintings to come.

In response to:DIOGENES

2009-11-07T23:25:57+01:00

There are many more of his paintings to come.

In response to:DIOGENES

2009-11-07T00:02:58+01:00

He picked them very carefully by the looks of things and must have been very well read too...GBHs...XXX

In response to:DIOGENES

2009-11-06T23:14:52+01:00

Apart from the technical excellence of his work, I find the stories behind them so interesting.

In response to:MY SWEET ROSE

2009-11-06T23:12:24+01:00

Thank you for your interest and comments on all my blogs.

I wish there were more like you.

In response to:THE MAGIC CIRCLE

2009-11-06T23:11:04+01:00

I like the evil black birds looking on- and the frog.