tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post5257439148594755278..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. Maynard Dixon. A-Z Challenge.loverofwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-42560352516857983802015-04-08T16:29:01.889-07:002015-04-08T16:29:01.889-07:00Thank you, Maggie.Thank you, Maggie.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-37082908837830048802015-04-08T16:21:40.228-07:002015-04-08T16:21:40.228-07:00I just devoured all of your posts and I think I re...I just devoured all of your posts and I think I really enjoy this artist the most. Thanks for a wonderful enlightenment of western art. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03222960465149984342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-19886211259626672652015-04-06T18:38:47.787-07:002015-04-06T18:38:47.787-07:00Me too. I think he had some good women in his lif...Me too. I think he had some good women in his life. He sounds like an honest man.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-89482920919868251702015-04-06T04:57:58.658-07:002015-04-06T04:57:58.658-07:00I love Maynard's quote at the end. This was a ...I love Maynard's quote at the end. This was a very enlightening look into his life....thanks for sharing :Drandi leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14207001299508931034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-63961861676538310352015-04-05T15:32:50.000-07:002015-04-05T15:32:50.000-07:00Thank you SENCO. Dixon seems less of a traditiona...Thank you SENCO. Dixon seems less of a traditionalist but I could not resist adding his photo, someone I think I would like to have known. He was so good as an artist, this painting particularly.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-57216669449208463712015-04-05T12:51:10.465-07:002015-04-05T12:51:10.465-07:00Once again I'm loving your exploration of arti...Once again I'm loving your exploration of artists and their art. I've always loved the pictures of Native Americans since I did a project at school when I was little. I think I have seen works by Dixon - particularly his landscapes - I love his use of soft colours :)SENCO Cat Herderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026889857534425125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-74761162459427597912015-04-05T08:36:18.621-07:002015-04-05T08:36:18.621-07:00To me the Indians were part of the landscape, not ...To me the Indians were part of the landscape, not so the settlers and others who created their own landscape--I suppose it was bound to be changed, but we still have some vast areas here in the United States thanks to our National Parks System, that are relatively unspoiled.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-51514204379316425622015-04-05T08:32:22.132-07:002015-04-05T08:32:22.132-07:00So far, he is the most interesting artist to me: t...So far, he is the most interesting artist to me: three wives who all had an influence on him and his art and the fact that he did not have as much training as some of the others, but what an artist!loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-53680867420798693232015-04-05T07:15:31.097-07:002015-04-05T07:15:31.097-07:00Sounds like a good guy. In the painting, the man l...Sounds like a good guy. In the painting, the man looks like part of the landscape, almost like a standing stone. Cleverly done.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-61321880224181214922015-04-05T07:08:07.478-07:002015-04-05T07:08:07.478-07:00Very interesting! I spent 27 years in SLC, so my ...Very interesting! I spent 27 years in SLC, so my ears always perk up a little when I hear Utah mentioned. I think it's great that he wanted to make an 'honest' depiction of the West.LuAnn @ BackPorchervationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775630749079885915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-75003374845069676502015-04-05T06:28:10.591-07:002015-04-05T06:28:10.591-07:00I think that robes and blankets were important to ...I think that robes and blankets were important to the Indian culture. We have many beautiful examples here at the Denver Art Museum. A blanket has many uses--ceremonial, utilitarian, practical and spiritual I think. Doing this challenge has reminded me of how much I don't know about my theme, but have much to learn.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-54729029797715512282015-04-05T02:41:24.508-07:002015-04-05T02:41:24.508-07:00Hi Nat - I've never heard of him, but have of ...Hi Nat - I've never heard of him, but have of Dorothea Lange .. and how interesting that he then married another artist. The Medicine Robe - must be a valuable garment for an Indian .. and one which will give gravitas to his ministrations to help with his healing herbs ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-47266892180427490902015-04-04T17:05:27.804-07:002015-04-04T17:05:27.804-07:00I like the impressionistic colors too, Jo.I like the impressionistic colors too, Jo.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-6722477291210616882015-04-04T10:04:40.600-07:002015-04-04T10:04:40.600-07:00I love his picture. Very simple but says a lot.I love his picture. Very simple but says a lot.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-10251611227735691802015-04-04T08:30:24.847-07:002015-04-04T08:30:24.847-07:00His later work becomes more impressionistic, then ...His later work becomes more impressionistic, then abstract. I had not heard of him either, Inger, until I decided on the theme for the challenge. But I love his dashing photo! loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-46538009575821303072015-04-04T07:15:34.059-07:002015-04-04T07:15:34.059-07:00I never heard of him. Now that I have, I would lik...I never heard of him. Now that I have, I would like to see more of his art. Thanks for stopping by.Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.com