tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post1877312730465817221..comments2023-11-03T12:44:19.948+01:00Comments on Orwell's Picnic ~: More Contemporary RealistsHilary Jane Margaret Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03771332473693479830noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-10928485180254114632011-10-04T21:00:08.142+02:002011-10-04T21:00:08.142+02:00Wow.
The Nerdrum stuff is haunting, thanks for int...Wow.<br />The Nerdrum stuff is haunting, thanks for introducing me.<br /><br />You might like this guy's still lifes:<br /><br />http://www.mutualart.com/Artist/David-Abed/FCCBFB8748BD3804<br /><br />(I was just looking for a picture of a pear...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-41423204336736549402011-10-04T07:15:48.306+02:002011-10-04T07:15:48.306+02:00Reading your blog has given me a new appreciation ...Reading your blog has given me a new appreciation for still life. I was just wondering why I find these images so arresting and it occurred to me that during the normal course of daily life I would not usually stop to contemplate a lemon rind or the interior of an avocado. Still life makes you stop and really look at what is considered prosaic and see the inherent beauty in each subject. I can really feel myself running my fingers over that silky avocado flesh...<br /><br />LydiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-44350881710262415572011-10-03T06:28:08.407+02:002011-10-03T06:28:08.407+02:00Still life is a masterful medium, even in photogra...Still life is a masterful medium, even in photography. I recently hosted a still life challenge <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/challenges/Challenge.aspx?ID=4513" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Very few entrants are excellent, unfortunately, since so few people actually 'get' what they ought to do.<br /><br />I love your art postings: beauty saves!Mark S. Abelnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692448528819277158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-30804542011623891892011-10-02T13:21:46.403+02:002011-10-02T13:21:46.403+02:00Hilary Jane Margaret White writes : "I couldn...Hilary Jane Margaret White writes : "I couldn't understand the point of still life, but now I am interested in almost nothing else."<br /><br />While not pointless, it more like a stroll through the woods versus at a story of human drama. <br /><br />Both edifying in their own way, but we need the second in the same way as we are by nature social.love the girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11086068884134493993noreply@blogger.com