tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post7093171946434892278..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Saturday Salon: A Favorite Painting or Two by William Strang (1859 - 1921)Yvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-55202876348185086732016-06-17T12:15:58.658-04:002016-06-17T12:15:58.658-04:00You're very welcome, Antonia. Strang was a won...You're very welcome, Antonia. Strang was a wonderful artist.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-25599751328214413402016-06-17T12:15:04.396-04:002016-06-17T12:15:04.396-04:00You're very welcome, Antonia. Strang was a won...You're very welcome, Antonia. Strang was a wonderful artist.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-32051939201789035942016-06-10T17:13:55.682-04:002016-06-10T17:13:55.682-04:00These works make my heart beat a little faster.......These works make my heart beat a little faster.....thank you for sharing Yvette.Antonia Krause Portrait Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083870716638653176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-42947368954533100352013-11-04T16:38:11.992-05:002013-11-04T16:38:11.992-05:00You are fortunate to have had the opportunity to g...You are fortunate to have had the opportunity to get to 'know' the artist a bit better. Strang was a wonderful painter. I'm very fond of his self-portrait.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-23911732399176011022013-11-04T16:35:17.276-05:002013-11-04T16:35:17.276-05:00I have trouble with pencil as well. Though I still...I have trouble with pencil as well. Though I still love to sketch and am always hoping the ink version will turn out as 'free'. Never happens.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-4032543280188214812013-11-04T16:34:27.744-05:002013-11-04T16:34:27.744-05:00Agree. I love his work.Agree. I love his work.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-34867308188271648462013-11-04T16:33:56.946-05:002013-11-04T16:33:56.946-05:00You're welcome, Kathy.You're welcome, Kathy. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-91646788795716570982013-11-02T07:49:03.532-04:002013-11-02T07:49:03.532-04:00So pleased to see these beautiful paintings - I li...So pleased to see these beautiful paintings - I lived in William Strang's house in London and knew his son David, also an artist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-73081972536924740672012-07-14T06:42:36.114-04:002012-07-14T06:42:36.114-04:00This art is by a wonderful artist, who, surprising...This art is by a wonderful artist, who, surprisingly, I never heard of.<br /><br />I especially like the paintings of women, Vita Sackville-West and the others. And the self-portraits.<br /><br />Thanks for another educational day.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-16082752287201534872012-07-13T05:46:43.801-04:002012-07-13T05:46:43.801-04:00Very nice artwork. Gorgeous, especially the paint...Very nice artwork. Gorgeous, especially the paintings of Vita Sackville-West and the other women.<br /><br />Quite interesting to see this here, but then the Saturday Salon is my weekly art education seminar!!!kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-75955874810721579852012-07-09T04:33:28.398-04:002012-07-09T04:33:28.398-04:00The pencil sketches (as I think they are) of Thoma...The pencil sketches (as I think they are) of Thomas Hardy and Robert Louis Stevenson are really good. The art of pencil sketches, I suppose, lies in the shading. I have tried it before, never knowing when to stop shading!Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-19476722377310670772012-07-08T17:02:50.002-04:002012-07-08T17:02:50.002-04:00I wasn't aware of William Strang's portrai...I wasn't aware of William Strang's portrait paintings! They are gorgeous--very intense.Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-74807398859259557062012-07-08T13:11:10.851-04:002012-07-08T13:11:10.851-04:00Pam, you're very welcome. I'm glad you enj...Pam, you're very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I try to do an art post every Saturday - more or less. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-70002491716868483212012-07-07T22:48:17.474-04:002012-07-07T22:48:17.474-04:00This art work is absolutely gorgeous. I love the h...This art work is absolutely gorgeous. I love the hats he painted on some of the women. What a talent. Thank you for sharing them. PamTravellin' Penguin -- Pamhttp://travellinpenguin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com