tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post9109759314695697651..comments2024-03-08T04:04:45.132-08:00Comments on Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax and Cabbages and Kings: J is for Jockey by Edgar Degas, c, 1881-1885.loverofwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-7558319704374572622014-04-12T10:51:53.955-07:002014-04-12T10:51:53.955-07:00I always have loved horses, never felt a thing for...I always have loved horses, never felt a thing for the work of a jockey at all ( even though my brother always told me that the jokey is only working for money and does not mean to hurt the horse.).<br /><br /> However in this picture, their somber look makes one feel for jockey any way.MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-31403228425548876352014-04-11T15:46:45.102-07:002014-04-11T15:46:45.102-07:00I will be writing some of his quotes that explain ...I will be writing some of his quotes that explain some of his art. He suggests drawing over and over again until it is "right," then going on to the painting, then re-working the painting. Thanks for your comment Susan.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-22837227348539118182014-04-11T15:44:25.897-07:002014-04-11T15:44:25.897-07:00Thanks, Lee. I am learning so much from participa...Thanks, Lee. I am learning so much from participating in the Challenge.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-50250771529495009692014-04-11T15:14:08.421-07:002014-04-11T15:14:08.421-07:00Interesting composition. It''s like he ac...Interesting composition. It''s like he actually painted this from a photograph. Yes, I can see the influence of photography as the scene is more natural and less dramatically staged than classical art. I like the use of color as well.<br /><br />Lee <br /><a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wrote By Rote</a><br />An A to Z Co-host blog<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-48969304280961930552014-04-11T13:44:12.482-07:002014-04-11T13:44:12.482-07:00Brilliant. The thought Degas directs into his pai...Brilliant. The thought Degas directs into his paintings!Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-493502409855567412014-04-11T12:03:29.460-07:002014-04-11T12:03:29.460-07:00Thanks, CQ. Will include your "key hole"...Thanks, CQ. Will include your "key hole" suggestion soon.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-55989947567537591032014-04-11T11:14:28.174-07:002014-04-11T11:14:28.174-07:00Thanks! I'm learning so much by reading your ...Thanks! I'm learning so much by reading your blog!cquinn819https://www.blogger.com/profile/13848102393654731655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-87672614438418009182014-04-11T09:55:29.987-07:002014-04-11T09:55:29.987-07:00What I am learning is that he was always trying ne...What I am learning is that he was always trying new ideas as he got older. A lesson for me. Thanks, Jo.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-69748353514606584172014-04-11T07:43:29.139-07:002014-04-11T07:43:29.139-07:00That is an unusual composition. I can see where ph...That is an unusual composition. I can see where photography would come in, otherwise it would probably be just one or two horses.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.com