tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post4906728847749006044..comments2024-03-08T04:04:45.132-08:00Comments on Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax and Cabbages and Kings: K is for Kith. Degas's Friends, 1885.loverofwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-18687105280134304392014-04-14T05:43:58.188-07:002014-04-14T05:43:58.188-07:00Hi Natasha ... interesting - I haven't read an...Hi Natasha ... interesting - I haven't read any Patricia Cornwell .. but Sickert here looks slightly shady - on the look out .. <br /><br />Degas' setting is a strange one - and yes they are all looking in different directions aren't they .. sometime I need to find out more about Sickert .. very interesting and curious-making ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-34581546127121418572014-04-13T09:21:18.212-07:002014-04-13T09:21:18.212-07:00Hi Lisa. You never know what you might find out (...Hi Lisa. You never know what you might find out (I found out). Now that we are almost half way through the alphabet, there might still be more surprises about Degas and friends.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-576309648931967792014-04-13T08:08:47.941-07:002014-04-13T08:08:47.941-07:00I read that book by Cornwell, it was very interest...I read that book by Cornwell, it was very interesting. Thanks for sharing this painting.<br />If you want to, and have time, you can <a href="http://misclisa.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-to-z-april-k-keeping.html" rel="nofollow">check out my K post</a>.Lisa Mandinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691593776280004137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-87308019165839236172014-04-12T16:45:45.024-07:002014-04-12T16:45:45.024-07:00PS I love to be called Natasha, hardly anyone does...PS I love to be called Natasha, hardly anyone does that anymore.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-66470051462574203872014-04-12T16:20:06.997-07:002014-04-12T16:20:06.997-07:00Thanks, SENCO. I wonder what he would have though...Thanks, SENCO. I wonder what he would have thought of today's world of I Phones and the digital age?loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-31717216521330375752014-04-12T16:17:17.428-07:002014-04-12T16:17:17.428-07:00Thanks, Bazza. She was ridiculed, but she was so ...Thanks, Bazza. She was ridiculed, but she was so sure. And if you really studied the placement of his figures, he was influenced by photography.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-48817294193274173172014-04-12T16:15:07.133-07:002014-04-12T16:15:07.133-07:00See, Bazzas, reply. Trying to match the paintings...See, Bazzas, reply. Trying to match the paintings to the letters is a challenge. I did not read the book. Patricia Cornwell is too graphic for me. I like cozy mysteries. My imagination takes off if the scenes are too grisly.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-13471255677049280902014-04-12T16:08:18.039-07:002014-04-12T16:08:18.039-07:00I agree, Munir.I agree, Munir.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-57502983345409373542014-04-12T16:07:46.714-07:002014-04-12T16:07:46.714-07:00Thanks, "Spacer Guy." The drawing of th...Thanks, "Spacer Guy." The drawing of the figures is so good. I think you have to draw really, really well and it takes years.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-37808810785987313432014-04-12T16:03:57.280-07:002014-04-12T16:03:57.280-07:00The description said he used pastels, but he could...The description said he used pastels, but he could have touched up places with conte or colored pencils. Or made his initial sketch using them. Oh, he was good!loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-45866118767676241662014-04-12T15:14:29.398-07:002014-04-12T15:14:29.398-07:00I like that they are his friends not clients and t...I like that they are his friends not clients and that they seem quite relaxed in their poses - I love all the new art from Degas that I have not seen before. I am so enjoying the A to Z Challenge.SENCO Cat Herderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026889857534425125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-73481621393228025642014-04-12T14:31:25.998-07:002014-04-12T14:31:25.998-07:00Hi Natasha. If I remember rightly Patricia Cornwel...Hi Natasha. If I remember rightly Patricia Cornwell was somewhat ridiculed when she published her Ripper Theory book. I like Degas' composition,; I think his work was influenced by photography.<br />Interesting post!<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s fabulous Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-49131675486091533432014-04-12T11:22:45.520-07:002014-04-12T11:22:45.520-07:00I'm fascinated by the Jack the Ripper theory. ...I'm fascinated by the Jack the Ripper theory. I knew Patricia Cornwell had written about about him. I didn't know she had spent millions of dollars to do so. <br /><br />As a picture this doesn't appeal to me, as a historical record it is interesting.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-49488523332614329102014-04-12T10:45:06.850-07:002014-04-12T10:45:06.850-07:00It is amazing how he managed to put six people in ...It is amazing how he managed to put six people in one picture and was able to give attention to detail when it came to all of them. None of them are blurry.MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-5769074997923260072014-04-12T08:32:31.745-07:002014-04-12T08:32:31.745-07:00Realism. It took a gifted painter to capture this ...Realism. It took a gifted painter to capture this moment in time. (New follower)SpacerGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575342869714342370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-15169617194252895562014-04-12T08:20:02.322-07:002014-04-12T08:20:02.322-07:00Very interesting, and a great sketch (is it conte ...Very interesting, and a great sketch (is it conte or colored pencils?) Degas was certainly competent.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.com