French painter Edouard Vuillard, 1906. (1868 - 1940)
Swiss painter Cuno Amiet (1868 - 1961)
British painter Mary Fedden (1915 - 2012)
Contemporary Ukranian painter Yana Movchan - Flowers in the style of the Dutch Masters
French painter Henri Lebasque (1865 - 1937) - source
Belgian painter Leon de Smet (1881 - 1966) - source
Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh (1853 - 1890)
French painter/illustrator/print-maker, Henri-Claudius Forestier (1874 - 1922)
British painter Duncan Grant (1885 - 1978) - source
French painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919) - source
Since it's Spring, nominally and otherwise, it's time for a few flower paintings by some favorite artists. In a couple of weeks, it will be time to make the annual pilgrimage to the local gardening centers and/or road-side flower stands - though perhaps this year that delight might have to be postponed until the weather feels fit to cooperate more fully - and load up on flats of young plants heralding the joy and style of the season.
British illustrator/designer Racey Helps - source
So Happy Easter and Passover everyone, hopefully we'll all get to spend some time with family and friends and may the bunny leave some chocolate under your pillow. (Well, maybe not directly under your pillow. The kitchen counter is good too. Or the dining table. Or the desk. Or tucked on a handy book shelf. Or in the mailbox. Or...well, you get my drift.)
Dear Yvette - You've introduced me to a Van Gogh painting I've never seen before, and I love it! You've also introduced me to Yana Movchan, so my next step is to look up more of his work. Incidentally, here in Florida we have wild flocks of green parakeets that look a lot like the birds in Movchan's painting. They're a VERY noisy crew, and I don't like to see them in my yard! Wishing you a Happy Easter and that chocolate you're thinking of!
ReplyDeleteAlways glad to make a happy introduction, Mark. :) Yana Movchan is a woman, by the way. I love her flower work. But you would have found that out anyway when you check her website. Wonderful work.
DeleteThat Van Gogh - I'm still not 100 percent convinced it's his work, even if the painting shows up on his Wikipedia list. It is so unlike his other stuff. But I do love it anyway. Such a vivacious painting. He must have painted it during a rare happy period - if at all.
Oh don't be grumpy about the parakeets, Mark. Think what the world would be without birds. Less noisy, but certainly not more beautiful.:)
Oh, Yvette, you haven't heard a large flock of wild parakeets! Imagine 20 kids standing on your lawn screaming nonstop. They're exotic to look at (the birds, that is), but you wouldn't want them to roost in your yard for any length of time!
DeleteOh, in that case, I'll join you in your grumpiness. Ha!
DeleteI especially like the Movchan, so rich and lush and mysterious. And the bunnies - of course!
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter! Happy Spring!
Thanks, Joan. Today is a gorgeous day - hoping the same for tomorrow. I love Yana Movchan's work. Love the feel of it. The rich gorgeousness. And I too love the bunny work of Racey Helps. :)
DeleteHappy Easter to you as well.
Lovely!
ReplyDeleteI thought it odd -- ever since it occurred to me when I was an art student long ago -- that artists try to capture (make permanent) the perfect beauty of nature's temporary displays. Hmmm. What a paradox! And so I abandoned art and went on to other pursuits.
But I nevertheless appreciate the captured beauty. Thank you for sharing it.
Thanks, R.T. Artists' work is a reply. At least I've always thought so. (But what is the question?) At any rate, 'perfection' is in the eye of the beholder.
DeleteThese are all so beautiful. Thank you. Some of these artists I know well, some are new to me.
ReplyDeleteBut who can resist appreciating flowers in springtime? And even the birds are cute, although I don't think I'd like 20 wild parakeets in my yard -- or I'd wear earplugs.
Enjoy the spring.
Thanks, Kathy! Yes, who can resist appreciating flowers at this time of the year. I love a good painting of flowers. :)
DeleteHappy post-Western Easter (as opposed to Eastern Easter, not Wester, coming up this Sunday)...any art docs excite you in recent years?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Todd. Do you mean art documentaries? I can't remember any at the moment except the Sister Wendy ones I watched several years ago on PBS. Do you know Sister Wendy? She's a nun who also happens to be an art historian. Her take on art is most interesting. It takes a bit of getting used to since he does her instruction while wearing a full nun's habit. Very worthwhile.
DeleteThere are also the Kenneth Clark 'Civilization' shows. A very interesting man with lots of inriguing things to say about art.
I'm looking forward to seeing the documentary (on my list at Netflix though I've recently cancelled the service for now) which purports to explain how Vermeer used a kind of black box to develop perspective.
Yvette, in my teens I often used to draw vases full of flowers but my paintings were a far cry from these wonderful creations on canvas.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy your "flowers for today" feature on facebook, Yvette! They make me smile. I am very busy these days babysitting an active toddler. It does not give me much computer time but I have not forgotten your blog!
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