by Gary | Jan 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Gustav Klimt, Austrian, “Meadow in Flower.” Most of us are familiar with Klimt’s popular decorative figure paintings from what is called his “Golden Period.” Here is one of his lesser known landscapes. Look past the impressionist...
by Gary | Jan 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Gustav Vigeland (Norwegian). Granite. A mother pleading with her despondent son. My friend Kevin Kresse introduced this sculptor to me. Vigeland designed the Nobel Peace Prize medal, and has a dedicated sculpture park for his work in bronze and stone in Oslo. One can...
by Gary | Jan 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Jacek Yerka (Polish), “Illegal Production of Light.” The inside-outside theme is prominent in his work. I love the ones that are most intimate in detail; one senses the presence of an individual, but that person is never depicted. A theme in my own world....
by Gary | Jan 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
George Inness (American), “Early Moonrise, Florida.” Prominent “tonalist,” a landscape style some say began with Inness, but was also pioneered by James Whistler. Notice the key highlights –– the moon, the house, and the bright notes in the...
by Gary | Jan 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Caspar David Friedrich (German), “Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog,” 1818. “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. May your rivers flow without end,...
