tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post617326849453545760..comments2024-03-08T04:04:45.132-08:00Comments on Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax and Cabbages and Kings: S is for "Singer with a Glove" Edgar Degas 1878loverofwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-9195165588568705622014-04-25T15:03:23.840-07:002014-04-25T15:03:23.840-07:00I have a series called 'My Heroes' and whe...I have a series called 'My Heroes' and when I wrote about Einstein one commenter said"...but Einstein was unkind to the women in his life." It posed an interesting question about forgiving geniuses.bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-24624821277651683692014-04-24T09:27:07.349-07:002014-04-24T09:27:07.349-07:00Perhaps, they had flat hairstyles on top because e...Perhaps, they had flat hairstyles on top because everyone wore hats, even poor ladies.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-58853733820022379612014-04-23T12:03:32.316-07:002014-04-23T12:03:32.316-07:00She does seem like she is singing with all of her ...She does seem like she is singing with all of her energy.<br /> I wonder though if her hair was flat on top because of the style of those times or it is just one of the things that the artist did, because it does seem like she would have fuller head of hair if we look close by her ear.MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-74106612547080313912014-04-23T07:42:35.556-07:002014-04-23T07:42:35.556-07:00There is so much to learn, and when you find out t...There is so much to learn, and when you find out that Degas and others spent years in museums copying the great masters, it makes you feel humble when you try and paint anything.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-41004820390833122962014-04-22T22:33:22.517-07:002014-04-22T22:33:22.517-07:00I have a friend who is an artist and she was shari...I have a friend who is an artist and she was sharing some of the things she is learning with me. It is fascinating. I never knew there was so much work put into art. It makes them even more wonderfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-26565123258051241912014-04-22T19:21:45.716-07:002014-04-22T19:21:45.716-07:00There is magic in how the stage is lit and how per...There is magic in how the stage is lit and how performers are lighted. Now it is so sophisticated, with computers doing the lighting. But it is a fascinating painting to study. Thanks, Susan.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-5428093516098795462014-04-22T19:18:43.428-07:002014-04-22T19:18:43.428-07:00I have not studied color theory, but I do like to ...I have not studied color theory, but I do like to paint in oils. I think to really understand, I think I would need to take a class that just focused on color theory. I have painted color wheels from "easy" art classes at a local, JC, but when I paint, I don't think about whether the color is opposite, or next to another one on wheel, or really think about what the eye sees first. I have so much to learn.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-59359252422883206312014-04-22T18:51:13.159-07:002014-04-22T18:51:13.159-07:00I love the under-lighting in this painting. This ...I love the under-lighting in this painting. This completely changed the performer and my thoughts about her.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-61103741506541782542014-04-22T18:50:00.387-07:002014-04-22T18:50:00.387-07:00From what I read, in many ways, Degas was up on ph...From what I read, in many ways, Degas was up on photography, industrialization, etc. Not so good on social problems, for example, the Dreyfus affair, but I did not want to be too negative. Might have a discussion for the "X" letter--do we forgive our genius's?loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-47710627095768627202014-04-22T13:05:25.165-07:002014-04-22T13:05:25.165-07:00It isn't a "pretty picture" is it? ...It isn't a "pretty picture" is it? But it fit the "S" for the challenge :)loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-51472889935937690182014-04-22T13:04:30.176-07:002014-04-22T13:04:30.176-07:00Is synesthesia where a person sees letters as colo...Is synesthesia where a person sees letters as colors? Nabokov had it and he said that the shades of colors actually changed with different languages. How do you know you have it? Think of a letter like 'L" do you see it in black or in a color.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-61769058045142429442014-04-22T12:45:07.136-07:002014-04-22T12:45:07.136-07:00That's such an unusual and interesting paintin...That's such an unusual and interesting painting. The influence of photography is enormous. It takes a great artist to take the 'threat' that photography could have posed and embrace it to wonderful effect. I would say his action were highly 'conscious'!<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-40958592147764946302014-04-22T11:42:14.810-07:002014-04-22T11:42:14.810-07:00As a painting, I dislike it however clever it may ...As a painting, I dislike it however clever it may be. Not my cuppa tea. Unlike Hilary, I know nothing about synesthesia.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-85084234242116572702014-04-22T10:27:04.046-07:002014-04-22T10:27:04.046-07:00Hi Natalie .. I must come back to this one - to re...Hi Natalie .. I must come back to this one - to read about the colour ... as synesthesia is one of my interests and I really must write up about it some time ..<br /><br />Fascinating - what a pose - and she looks like she really is singing out to us ... also there's a great deal of work in the painting .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-59335717343109186722014-04-22T10:19:03.203-07:002014-04-22T10:19:03.203-07:00Color theory is interesting, and when I studied ar...Color theory is interesting, and when I studied art, it was required. The Color Wheel, it was called - true colors, shades and tints. Degas was skilled in his techniques, I do admire several of his works. You are providing us with a great in-depth look at his work. Thanks, loverofwords.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.com