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:

RH Carpenter said...

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.

Debbie Turner Chavers said...

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

Karen Bruson said...

Beautiful job. You amaze me.

Kusanar said...

I love this piece! Very pretty!

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

Autumn Leaves said...

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

Karin Jurick said...

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

Unknown said...

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

Art Trip said...

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

Caroline Peña Bray said...

Absolutely brilliant. ABSOLUTELY.

Mary Sheehan Winn said...

the way you reproduce museum masterpieces is incredible!