Tuesday, June 29, 2010

"Starry Eyed"

9-1/2 x 14"
oil on masonite
sold


I am one of the trillions of people who marvel over Van Gogh's paintings - you're lucky to see them in person really. You can almost trace each deliberate brushstroke made from start to finish - lots of movement and animation, thick layers of multitudes of colors - absolutely stunning how he handled paint. 'Starry Night' needs it's own room, bleacher seats would be nice - it's almost impossible to stand before it without a dozen or more people fighting for that glimpse.

From the Museum of Modern Art, a patron gets a rare, dedicated view of the most popular, most reproduced, most recognizable painting by Van Gogh, 'Starry Night'.

10 comments:

  1. Fabulous work. Loved the Diego Rivera painting inside a painting, too. I like this series of museum viewers pointing our eye to the good stuff.

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  2. Wow! Plain and simple. I LOVE how you paint! The movement-the observation of movement, the slight brushstroke of color that speaks. Beautiful.

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  3. I love this piece! Very pretty!

    I have a quick question for ya too: Do you ever offer prints of your work?

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  4. Always love your gallery shots with the painting within a painting, Karin. They are always fabulous and always interesting.

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  5. To answer the question - I do not offer prints of my work.

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  6. LOVE Starry Night. It's fun to see it in one of your pieces.

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  7. Too much fun since this is how I see the Van Gogh at MoMA with so many people in front of it.

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  8. the way you reproduce museum masterpieces is incredible!

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