Monthly Archives: March 2011

Henri Matisse

Posted on March 31, 2011 by foxpudding

  Portrait of the Artist’s Wife, 1913, Oil on Canvas,  145 x 97 cm. (57” x 38” approx.)  The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia Matisse is a difficult artist to wrap your head around. Like Picasso his career is … Continue reading →

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El Greco

Posted on March 24, 2011 by foxpudding

  The Vision of Saint John or The Opening of the Fifth Seal,  1608-1614,  87.5 x 76 in. (approx), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City Flannery O’Connor once wrote a story called “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” … Continue reading →

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Hokusai

Posted on March 17, 2011 by foxpudding

  The Great Wave, color woodcut, 1830-1833, 10 x 15 in. (approx) In my twenties and early thirties I worked in the aerospace field. Three of my most important customers were Japan Air Lines, All Nippon Airways, and Toa Domestic … Continue reading →

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Interlude 1: I Am A Nighthawk

Posted on March 10, 2011 by foxpudding

Nighthawks, Edward Hopper, 1942, Oil on Canvas,  33 x 60 in. (approx), Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Astral Weeks I’ve been reading this evening with Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks playing in the room. Van’s music stirs a sense memory. I … Continue reading →

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Paul Cézanne

Posted on March 3, 2011 by foxpudding

Still Life With Fruit Basket, Oil on Canvas, 64 x 80 cm, 1888-1890. Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France Writers and visual artists share many of the same challenges; both endeavor to reveal some aspect of reality and the world in a … Continue reading →

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