Art Quote Weekend… Brett Whiteley

On March 27, 2011March 25, 2011 By Barbara StroudIn ARTLeave a comment

: Image via: ArtQuotes.net

A humorous quote I think…

Never trust an art dealer who’ll sit in a room for more than ten minutes with a crooked picture.

-Brett Whiteley

Brett Whiteley – Australia – 7th of April, 1939 / Died – Thirroul – 15th of June, 1992
Popular Brett Whiteley works include an early period of abstraction, through to semi-surreal figurative works.

At least I THINK it’s a humorous quote??? It is to me… I agree. A crooked painting drives me crazy! Ha ha…

Catch you back here tomorrow!!

Art quote weekend… Whistler’s Mother…

On March 26, 2011March 25, 2011 By Barbara StroudIn ART1 Comment

Whistlers Mother 032611 — Image: http://sfist.com

Well, WOOHOO, it’s ART QUOTE WEEKEND… Today’s quote is from James MacNeill Whistler:

An artist’s career always begins tomorrow.

–James McNeill Whistler

This painting was officially known as “Arrangement in Grey and Black: The Artist’s Mother” (1871) and is the fourth most recognizable painted image in the world!

I love his quote… An artist’s career always begins tomorrow…Well, hmmm, isn’t that the truth? Like I say at least once a week… NEXT week I’m going to start painting again! Wish me luck… hee hee.

Have a great weekend everyone, catch you back here tomorrow!

Quote via: ArtQuotes.net / Image via: http://sfist.com

Art quote weekend continues… EDGAR DEGAS

On March 20, 2011January 8, 2014 By Barbara StroudIn ARTLeave a comment

Degas singer with a glove 032011 — Image: http://EmptyEasel.com

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.
–Edgar Degas

This morning as I was looking for a quote I liked and then finding a painting to go along with it by the artist I had a deja vu moment… big time!

This piece was done by Edgar Degas in pastels, it’s entitled SINGER WITH A GLOVE – It created a flashback from this past fall in Maine. We had rented a cabin in Port Clyde and this must have been printed in the newspaper years ago, someone tore it out and stuck it behind something on the wall. It had such presence. It was hard to leave it behind, there was something about it that I really liked. You can feel the movement and almost HEAR her sing. Amazing.

Hope you’re weekend has been a good one!

Catch you back here tomorrow!