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- Waterhouse Expedition: Impressions by Gurney Journey on Nov 22, 2009
We spent the whole day at the Montreal Museum of Art, which has a large retrospective of J.W. Waterhouse's historical and mythological paintings. Instead of trying to do a big biography or thorough analysis or anything, here are a few notes and rando...
- The Eyes Have It by Gurney Journey on Nov 8, 2009
Check out this abstract painting. It's full of energy and bravura. Brushstrokes are dancing with wild abandon.By contrast, look at this detail of a portrait. It's very closely observed and controlled, right down to the structures of bone and flesh ar...
- Wayback Machine by Gurney Journey on Nov 7, 2009
Blog reader Gene Snyder has shared a great link for old art texts online. He says:I'm a big geek when it comes to art books. I can't get enough of them, especially old ones that were written while the artists or techniques that they are talking about...
- Enchantment Symposium Tomorrow by Gurney Journey on Nov 5, 2009
Tomorrow the Joseloff Gallery of the University of Hartford in Connecticut will open the exhibition "Enchantment Then and Now: Drawing Connections." The exhibition includes Briton Riviere (above), J.L. Gerome, William Bouguereau, Howard Pyle, NC Wyet...
- Soviet War Art by Gurney Journey on Nov 4, 2009
Here’s a interesting gallery of Soviet war art, showing how great is the cost of war, and how universal the eye of the artist. Link to Soviet War Paintings.Thanks, k-tron...
