tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post115223216516420030..comments2024-03-08T04:04:45.132-08:00Comments on Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax and Cabbages and Kings: Art of the American West. The Oregon Trail. 1869. A-Z Challengeloverofwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-52620430541651702032015-04-20T10:08:23.169-07:002015-04-20T10:08:23.169-07:00Hi Nat - what a great opportunity for him joining ...Hi Nat - what a great opportunity for him joining the overland surveying trail - and thank goodness his art has not been lost and so the lands as they were 150 years ago are still available to be seen. Fabulous art ... but I'll leave your 'easy' Bierstadt for another life ... !! I'm glad Bazza mentioned Turner .. that's what I thought .. the light and the colours .. <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-10509487282745390792015-04-18T08:20:13.902-07:002015-04-18T08:20:13.902-07:00What a great painting to pick. As I've never h...What a great painting to pick. As I've never had art history classes, I enjoy learning about painters and their paintings. Thanks for sharing this!<br />If you have time you should stop by and <a href="http://misclisa.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-to-z-april-o-reviews-other-boleyn.html" rel="nofollow">check out my O Post</a>.Lisa Mandinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691593776280004137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-4831513898987438642015-04-17T16:14:27.926-07:002015-04-17T16:14:27.926-07:00That painting is absolutely incredible. I'd l...That painting is absolutely incredible. I'd love to have that hanging on my wall so I could see it every day.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<br />A to Z Challenge Co-host<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/2015/04/marketing-elements-of-blogging.html" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-80190734538119757582015-04-17T15:22:45.829-07:002015-04-17T15:22:45.829-07:00Not soon, bazza. But my son has. Ah, youth! Wil...Not soon, bazza. But my son has. Ah, youth! Will be checking your post and your music.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-72735718245325379692015-04-17T12:29:57.939-07:002015-04-17T12:29:57.939-07:00I agree that this is very Turneresque. I think tha...I agree that this is very Turneresque. I think that this is probably the most beautiful of the paintings in this series so far. When will you be climbing Mount Bierstadt Natasha? <br />Turner, by coincidence, is the subject of my latest post.<br />Listening to Victoria de Los Angeles, Sublime: <b>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omuJLzFyRYg</b><br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s fabulous Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b> This music transports me in time and space!bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-18157146971383598112015-04-17T10:15:37.965-07:002015-04-17T10:15:37.965-07:00Jo, that is where you received your creative genes...Jo, that is where you received your creative genes!loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-56337824973337372442015-04-17T10:14:52.555-07:002015-04-17T10:14:52.555-07:00One would have to paint all the time, but that is ...One would have to paint all the time, but that is what true artists do, writers too.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-81198791827722531422015-04-17T10:13:28.693-07:002015-04-17T10:13:28.693-07:00It looks old fashioned in a way. The Romantic era ...It looks old fashioned in a way. The Romantic era of painting, making paintings look peaceful, quiet and beautiful and very lush.<br />loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-20872324491829720382015-04-17T09:53:50.466-07:002015-04-17T09:53:50.466-07:00I am a Turner fan. Did not see the movie but will...I am a Turner fan. Did not see the movie but will purchase or try and get a copy at the library.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-21721616837871052642015-04-17T09:07:36.986-07:002015-04-17T09:07:36.986-07:00I love this painting. It reminds me of Turner in a...I love this painting. It reminds me of Turner in a way. As Nat said, it must have been wonderful to explore and open up the west. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-29747722232560135242015-04-17T07:17:19.110-07:002015-04-17T07:17:19.110-07:00This painting is so atmospheric. Production line p...This painting is so atmospheric. Production line painting!Keith's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-7633512277905735552015-04-17T06:53:45.085-07:002015-04-17T06:53:45.085-07:004000 paintings is some output. The painting captur...4000 paintings is some output. The painting captures a very romantic image.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-50399747608686726222015-04-17T05:49:38.442-07:002015-04-17T05:49:38.442-07:00Bierstadt is definitely one of my all time fave pa...Bierstadt is definitely one of my all time fave painters but I had no idea he lived in New Bedford. That's only 45 minutes from where I grew up! JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-83319597512743425932015-04-17T05:15:14.502-07:002015-04-17T05:15:14.502-07:00Can you imagine how it must have been for young me...Can you imagine how it must have been for young men who explored the West when they first saw some of these areas, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, just the vastness of the land?loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-18038325919944881612015-04-17T04:05:16.200-07:002015-04-17T04:05:16.200-07:00I love that painting. The sunset is amazing. The...I love that painting. The sunset is amazing. The entire thing reeks of adventure and for a guy like me it sends sparks through my imagination.<br /><br />4000 works is incredible. <br /><br /><a href="http://bushmansworld.blogspot.ca" rel="nofollow">Bushman</a><br /><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com" rel="nofollow">2015 A to Z Challenge Ambassador</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/jwb81074" rel="nofollow">@jwb81074</a><br /><br />Bushmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578478269526006557noreply@blogger.com