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Ocelot II

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35. Art isn't just for pleasant things - it reflects people's experiences.

Sun Apr 30, 2023, 08:43 PM

Apr 2023

Gentileschi had been raped, and her Judith and Susanna paintings tell you pretty viscerally how she might have felt about some men. Caravaggio vividly expressed scenes that often featured violent struggles; he himself was inclined toward violence and at one point had to leave Rome because he'd been accused of killing another man in a fight. Art expresses life, and sometimes life is intense and violent - if it were all just puppies and babies and flowers and ballerinas it would be pretty damn boring.

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Who is your favorite artistic painter? [View all] debm55 Apr 2023 OP

Emily Carr, British Columbia applegrove Apr 2023 #1

I was introduced to her paintings a couple of years ago. isn't she from Alberta? Love the folkiness debm55 Apr 2023 #29

She grew up in Victoria on Vancouver Island, province of British applegrove Apr 2023 #36

Thank you. I have a friend from Prince Edward's Island that introduced me to her work. Knew she was debm55 Apr 2023 #37

The greatest Canadian folk artist, who has recently become world famous, is Maude Lewis applegrove Apr 2023 #38

Maude Lewis , my friend mentioned her also. I will have to check out the movie, "Maudie" debm55 Apr 2023 #42

She had such a tough life but was loved and respected by the time applegrove Apr 2023 #43

Monet... 3catwoman3 Apr 2023 #2

I am going to see Monet's gardens at Giverny in September. And I broke down in tears before a CTyankee May 2023 #57

I've been to l'Orangerie twice, and the oval room... 3catwoman3 May 2023 #61

The l"orangerie is interesting. When I was there several years ago they played what sounded like CTyankee May 2023 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author Cartoonist Apr 2023 #3

So many others could be added. brush Apr 2023 #4

Yes, I should have. I have a degree in Art Ed, but I just wanted to include artists that were most debm55 Apr 2023 #6

Yep, if you listed all worthy painters we'd have to scroll down to see them all. brush Apr 2023 #8

In the 60's in art school, Dr Kooning was my favorite womanofthehills May 2023 #67

I'm a big fan of de Kooning's too. His brush strokes and... brush May 2023 #74

Renoir LakeArenal Apr 2023 #5

Love his work debm55 Apr 2023 #30

Rubens. gibraltar72 Apr 2023 #7

Agree, very realistic. debm55 Apr 2023 #32

Caravaggio; Artemisia Gentileschi; Sargent; Van Eyck Ocelot II Apr 2023 #9

I never really cared for his violent themes, but did admire him for his use of light. debm55 Apr 2023 #31

Gentileschi's "Judith Beheading Holofernes" in my post is even more violent Ocelot II Apr 2023 #33

I admire the use of light, but here again the violent theme is a turn off. debm55 Apr 2023 #34

Art isn't just for pleasant things - it reflects people's experiences. Ocelot II Apr 2023 #35

But for my own prefences, I do tend to move toward the soothing and calming. I appreciate the debm55 Apr 2023 #40

Know for his mastery of chiaroscuro. Sometime said to be the inspiration... brush May 2023 #77

I have written about all of these. The story of Artemisia Gentileschi is troubling. CTyankee May 2023 #59

Yes, all of them. brush May 2023 #75

I like Van Eyck as well. Different Drummer May 2023 #82

Always thought of this as wonderful use of color and light. thank you for posting this. debm55 May 2023 #86

Kehinde Wiley The Blue Flower Apr 2023 #10

He is a magnificent painter. His works are beautifully crafted and very moving. CTyankee May 2023 #55

Absolutely. brush May 2023 #78

JMW Turner elleng Apr 2023 #11

I especially love this one: Ocelot II Apr 2023 #13

Beautiful, love the shimmers of light. Do you have a copy? Very relaxing to view debm55 Apr 2023 #23

I wish! Ocelot II Apr 2023 #44

That's a Whistler "Harmony in Gold and Black" subtitled "The Falling Rocket" Coventina May 2023 #50

We must be kindred souls. I always liked and admired the Whistler falling rocket. CTyankee May 2023 #88

This message was self-deleted by its author debm55 Apr 2023 #25

Love the mist on his land and seascapes. Do you have any copies? debm55 Apr 2023 #27

I have no copies, just my memories! elleng Apr 2023 #28

Bierstadt elleng Apr 2023 #12

Beautiful landscapes. Over a two year period, we visted all the National Parks from Mexico to Canada debm55 Apr 2023 #22

Seconded, along with most other Hudson River School artists NullTuples May 2023 #80

So many..... Bayard Apr 2023 #14

How did I forget O' Keefe, Love her paintings of flowers up close and the NM landscapes. The Navaho debm55 Apr 2023 #21

💕 These last two. Duppers Apr 2023 #46

Loved the Grand Canyon and also stayed there. Love the painting. I wanted to get some photos of the debm55 May 2023 #56

I'm going to assume Cassius Marcellus Coolidge does not count jmowreader Apr 2023 #15

Wanted to limit my list, should have included more, Poker playing dogs don't count, neither does debm55 Apr 2023 #19

Earl Scheib. Sneederbunk Apr 2023 #16

I guess if you want him to be,,Long ago had my Rambler done. They did a very poor job on it but debm55 Apr 2023 #20

Klimt ironflange Apr 2023 #17

love this painting debm55 Apr 2023 #18

Charles Nahl Brother Buzz Apr 2023 #24

You must like realism. Do you have any copies of his work or a book of his work? debm55 Apr 2023 #26

No, but Sunday Morning in the Mines was in my go-to California history book by Bean Brother Buzz Apr 2023 #39

Franz Marc consider_this Apr 2023 #41

Yes, I enjoy Franz Marc's work and the Faves. debm55 Apr 2023 #45

I adore Franz Marc. I have a large print of his in my bedroom. Coventina May 2023 #51

Charles Russell Ptah Apr 2023 #47

Thank you, debm55! Bayard Apr 2023 #48

You're welcome. Everyone has their own likes and dilikes. I ony wish I had put debm55 Apr 2023 #49

I'm an art historian, so I could never pick a favorite. Coventina May 2023 #52

I remember that he includes himself in all of his paintings. I think that is him --upper left with a debm55 May 2023 #62

Lautrec is one of my favorites too. brush May 2023 #76

That's funny. debm55 May 2023 #79

Too many to choose from. GoneOffShore May 2023 #53

I know thinking back, I should have included more choices in the poll before I put other.This is debm55 May 2023 #64

Monet, generally. malthaussen May 2023 #54

Roberto Matta Chakaconcarne May 2023 #58

Where do I start? Niagara May 2023 #60

I have my kitchen decorated with Wysocki's wallpaper border. I used to always by his calendars. At debm55 May 2023 #63

Monet ProfessorGAC May 2023 #65

I would always get Matisse and Monet confused. Love both of their works. debm55 May 2023 #69

William Adolphe Bouguereau Glorfindel May 2023 #66

Beautiful. Do you have a copy of the print? debm55 May 2023 #70

I do not have a copy of the print. Wish I did! Glorfindel May 2023 #73

Georgia O'Keefe. yardwork May 2023 #71

Simply love her closeups of flowers. debm55 May 2023 #72

Picasso is a favorite of mine, but... Different Drummer May 2023 #81

Rembrandt and Dali --two different styles, two different times, but both excellent artists debm55 May 2023 #87

A have a t-shirt and a sweatshirt with prints of... Different Drummer May 2023 #83

His style was very different.. This is one of my very favorite from Dali. debm55 May 2023 #91

Piet Mondrian Different Drummer May 2023 #84

Yes, I remember when they had dresses based on his artwork. debm55 May 2023 #92

Can't forget about Rene Magritte! Different Drummer May 2023 #85

I liked that period of art--very different and unique. debm55 May 2023 #93

Others. Namely Marcel Duchamp and my good friend Jaime "Germs" Zacarias... GReedDiamond May 2023 #89

Very different and unique. Do you have prints of any of the three? debm55 May 2023 #94

I have around 100 Germs originals... GReedDiamond May 2023 #96

I like Klee's work. Tikki May 2023 #90

I like his work too, Do you have any prints? debm55 May 2023 #95

Yes, a large print of The Red and White Domes. Tikki May 2023 #102

Artist Pierre Bonnard❤️ lucca18 May 2023 #97

I believe he was a printmaker also. His work is very colorful --a mix of post impressionism and debm55 May 2023 #98

This message was self-deleted by its author debm55 May 2023 #99

Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, and Ivan Aivazovsky are the three I think of first petronius May 2023 #100

I love Edward Hopper's paintings. Different Drummer May 2023 #103

Hamil Ma AnnaLee May 2023 #101

Von Dutch Mopar151 May 2023 #104