tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post4534938934309753848..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Saturday Salon: A Favorite Painting or Two.....or Three!Yvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-7362188474329282702012-02-09T15:31:07.876-05:002012-02-09T15:31:07.876-05:00You're welcome, Iain. I'm so glad you disc...You're welcome, Iain. I'm so glad you discovered my blog.<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words about my Pinterest mania. Jeez, it can be a little time consuming. Ha!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-91739696935695275872012-02-09T04:01:40.083-05:002012-02-09T04:01:40.083-05:00Thanks, Yvette, for telling me about this post. Hi...Thanks, Yvette, for telling me about this post. His work is wonderful. I'm loving your pinterest, by the way!Iain Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633733907566547236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-2311167534998074072011-12-07T10:26:54.385-05:002011-12-07T10:26:54.385-05:00Kathy, I'm thinking that building on 10th stre...Kathy, I'm thinking that building on 10th street should have a huge placque on it at the very least. :)<br /><br />Or so one would hope.<br /><br />I'm learning a lot myself with these Saturday Salons. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-21254725004303337262011-12-07T01:12:11.642-05:002011-12-07T01:12:11.642-05:00Oooh, I like the animal paintings, bears and foxes...Oooh, I like the animal paintings, bears and foxes, and Santa and the reindeer.<br /><br />I have seen some of these over my lifetime. Several are familiar.<br /><br />I like the parody element.<br /><br />And the cemetery is near where I lived in Brooklyn, must have passed by it.<br /><br />Do you know where the 10th St. studio building is exactly? I pass by 10th St. frequently and will look for it.<br /><br />Thanks for more art education.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-42447016518672222282011-12-05T11:15:54.804-05:002011-12-05T11:15:54.804-05:00Yes, I agree John, the two paintings you mention a...Yes, I agree John, the two paintings you mention are very Turner like, but with a twist in the subject matter.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-4405682889435989752011-12-05T10:24:58.792-05:002011-12-05T10:24:58.792-05:00So many of the animal paintings look like they are...So many of the animal paintings look like they are illustrations from fantasy or children's books: the one with the fox in regal garb and the turkey carving especially.<br /><br />I particularly like "The Lost Balloon" and "The Phantom Crane" both of which remind me of William Turner's masterful use of light in moody settings.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-13046528019666084072011-12-05T09:58:29.751-05:002011-12-05T09:58:29.751-05:00Ryan: I'll come and visit and we'll share ...Ryan: I'll come and visit and we'll share some tea and scones and enjoy the paintings on the walls. Oh, and the fire. Nice. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-1587013259901831722011-12-05T09:57:01.847-05:002011-12-05T09:57:01.847-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-18467416451049606292011-12-05T09:57:01.556-05:002011-12-05T09:57:01.556-05:00Eve: You're more than welcome! I really do bel...Eve: You're more than welcome! I really do believe that there's something in the atmosphere when all of a sudden, like some sort of osmosis, we're all on the same wavelength. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-36647858634423537012011-12-04T23:22:30.704-05:002011-12-04T23:22:30.704-05:00I'm in love with them. I've actually seen...I'm in love with them. I've actually seen his work before, but only a couple of them. I can imagine a few of these on the wall of a home library. The snow falling outside with a big fire roaring in the fireplace. Dim lighting and a nice cup of tea.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786139533776263328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-2934914532468996692011-12-04T15:40:12.096-05:002011-12-04T15:40:12.096-05:00Since discovering your wonderful blog I try to kee...Since discovering your wonderful blog I try to keep up, especially with your weekly salon of artists...what a surprise I had when I saw "Dancing Bears" at the top of the page. I'd just been looking at it a few days earlier (though I can't remember where or why). I wasn't otherwise familiar with Wm. Holbrook Beard, but know much more now (thank you). I like his painting of Santa on his annual trek very much...The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-44134338407443101552011-12-04T10:40:24.652-05:002011-12-04T10:40:24.652-05:00I think I view Coolidge's work more as illustr...I think I view Coolidge's work more as illustration than Beard's. What do you think?<br /><br />Beard is much more ironic, for sure. And darker, too. <br /><br />Beard did a few of these hunting 'turn-arounds' - it's easy to see how he felt about the so-called 'sport'. <br /><br />He really was a good technician, too.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-89394156579978619592011-12-04T10:33:13.923-05:002011-12-04T10:33:13.923-05:00I'm guessing that Beard's delightful paint...I'm guessing that Beard's delightful paintings might have been an influence on Coolidge, that equally whimsical painter of dogs, though I see more irony in Beard's work.<br /><br />The bears hunting remind me of an antique German engraving that I once saw at auction and passed up, but never forgot — all the forest animals acting as the hunter's pallbearers. So dark and funny.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-88282650215286977942011-12-04T10:28:48.162-05:002011-12-04T10:28:48.162-05:00Deb: I didn't post some of his more pointed al...Deb: I didn't post some of his more pointed allegories because I prefer his less defined (read less dark) work.<br /><br />I've loved my header painting since a friend sent it to me as a card a few years ago.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-77556954253682372772011-12-04T10:26:32.396-05:002011-12-04T10:26:32.396-05:00Willow: How about whimsically weird? I like it.
...Willow: How about whimsically weird? I like it. <br /><br />You're welcome. :)<br /><br />You never know what you're going to find around here, that's for sure.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-35956051711569478102011-12-04T07:53:19.397-05:002011-12-04T07:53:19.397-05:00Even before I read your post, I was going to comme...Even before I read your post, I was going to comment on how much I liked your Christmas header. I think "dark whimsy" is indeed the best way to describe Beard's work.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-71816387500366958582011-12-04T03:17:36.409-05:002011-12-04T03:17:36.409-05:00What weird paintings! Whimsical is the right word ...What weird paintings! Whimsical is the right word to describe these paintings. Especially the one where the bear is hunting the humans.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing! You have enlightened me as always. :-)wutheringwillowhttp://apaperbacklife.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-60093930359077746432011-12-03T19:15:33.892-05:002011-12-03T19:15:33.892-05:00Thanks, Lauren. It's been one of those Saturda...Thanks, Lauren. It's been one of those Saturdays - busy, busy, busy. It's that time of year. The days just fly by in December. <br /><br />Hope you're having a great weekened, too. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-57850797796859902482011-12-03T17:31:45.311-05:002011-12-03T17:31:45.311-05:00I've always loved these paintings but never kn...I've always loved these paintings but never knew anything about the artist. The one with the bear hunting the humans is great--hadn't seen that one before.<br /><br />Hope you're enjoying your weekend!Lauren Hairstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037717621464819611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-21614217572996928012011-12-03T16:55:05.687-05:002011-12-03T16:55:05.687-05:00Pat: I knew you'd probably know all about this...Pat: I knew you'd probably know all about this memorial. :) <br /><br />I love that a great sculptor took the time and made the effort to rectify an oversight. What a lovely tribute. Just incredible. <br /><br />Thanks for the link, too.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-63922073479822892102011-12-03T16:53:13.932-05:002011-12-03T16:53:13.932-05:00You're SO welcome, Yvonne. Glad I could be of ...You're SO welcome, Yvonne. Glad I could be of artistic service. :)<br /><br />I love these paintings too.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-61659664794097856682011-12-03T16:52:24.169-05:002011-12-03T16:52:24.169-05:00Prashant: Aren't these wonderful? Of all Beard...Prashant: Aren't these wonderful? Of all Beard's work, I think these are my very favorites. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-49117119465692946182011-12-03T15:30:44.137-05:002011-12-03T15:30:44.137-05:00I volunteer at this cemetery as a Cival War Veter...I volunteer at this cemetery as a Cival War Veteran researcher, and so I am familiar with William Holbrook Beard's unique headstone, Did you know that Beard was without one for over a century until this artist donated the bear sculpture? <br />There is an interesting article about it at this NY Times link:<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/29/nyregion/brooklyn-journal-tribute-to-artist-who-introduced-bears-to-wall-st.htmlPat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-49078108903394675852011-12-03T15:25:58.423-05:002011-12-03T15:25:58.423-05:00Yvette, I love you for this post, Love it -love it...Yvette, I love you for this post, Love it -love it -love it. I squealed with joy.<br />I always wondered who did the dancin Bears.<br />Thanks to you Darling Lady, <br />now I know.<br />yvonneLa Petite Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553902574516930172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-2035543243304253212011-12-03T13:30:28.707-05:002011-12-03T13:30:28.707-05:00Selection, selection, selection! Every one of thes...Selection, selection, selection! Every one of these paintings is lovely. The Bear Dance, yes, I think I like that one the most. The Lost Balloon too. And...Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com