tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post7419758881719494023..comments2024-03-29T08:01:33.349+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Refraction.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88878285723968380922016-04-10T20:10:26.407+01:002016-04-10T20:10:26.407+01:00Oh, lovely! That's what we were going for. End...Oh, lovely! That's what we were going for. Endless exploration. My first time in your beautiful country. We start with excitement of Paris, then onto more relaxed environs, finishing up in Barcelona.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052375488090209961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42216875160636645192016-04-10T04:42:40.711+01:002016-04-10T04:42:40.711+01:00Hi Tara. The weather should be OK for you. Not hot...Hi Tara. The weather should be OK for you. Not hot sunshine, but pleasant days and cool nights. For 'exploring' it's probably the best time of year.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54658103916810273702016-04-10T04:40:47.903+01:002016-04-10T04:40:47.903+01:00I feel exactly the same about how others see thing...I feel exactly the same about how others see things.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90742303860999932132016-04-09T23:30:19.861+01:002016-04-09T23:30:19.861+01:00Wonderful painting. How's the weather these da...Wonderful painting. How's the weather these days? My husband and I will be staying near Gordes for a week at the end of this month. Looking forward to exploring your neck of the woods. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052375488090209961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91995544436132332862016-04-09T19:21:05.921+01:002016-04-09T19:21:05.921+01:00It is fascinating and instructional seeing things ...It is fascinating and instructional seeing things through eyes that see things I don't see. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13735314238801809952016-04-09T12:02:51.319+01:002016-04-09T12:02:51.319+01:00Great, isn't it.Great, isn't it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43281782674148426282016-04-09T12:02:37.894+01:002016-04-09T12:02:37.894+01:00Cor, I haven't done any lino cutting for years...Cor, I haven't done any lino cutting for years.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39824322031590692552016-04-09T11:34:18.758+01:002016-04-09T11:34:18.758+01:00Love that painting!Love that painting!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28431585251147320022016-04-09T10:15:46.402+01:002016-04-09T10:15:46.402+01:00I'm in awe of the way that 'proper' ar...I'm in awe of the way that 'proper' artists can capture subtleties of colour change. It's beyond me. Off to do some lino cutting for a two colour piece. I know that my limit is simple imagery! xlovelygreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03864666054403517265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84864846693348735842016-04-09T09:40:39.113+01:002016-04-09T09:40:39.113+01:00If you can find them, have a look at his paintings...If you can find them, have a look at his paintings The Deer Park, and The Colony Room. Both wonderful.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5027387815088508122016-04-09T09:37:16.293+01:002016-04-09T09:37:16.293+01:00I think we might do so too, or at least light it a...I think we might do so too, or at least light it an hour before usual.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51222341798123571042016-04-09T09:36:17.912+01:002016-04-09T09:36:17.912+01:00It just looks like a photographic image; it would ...It just looks like a photographic image; it would be almost impossible to paint it from 'life'. No, I don't totally disapprove, in this case he would have had no option.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9411942840445496172016-04-09T09:15:45.501+01:002016-04-09T09:15:45.501+01:00For some reason I felt like having a dip in that p...For some reason I felt like having a dip in that pool this morning. Not the bottom pool but the top one. Not sure why I had such an urge, perhaps because if felt warm and summery and the weather is cold, wet, and darned miserable this morning. We are going to be indulgent and have a lit fire today.Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54418498476114413412016-04-09T09:13:03.413+01:002016-04-09T09:13:03.413+01:00Cro - how do you know he worked from a photo - and...Cro - how do you know he worked from a photo - and do you approve?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67755180437175479662016-04-09T09:10:06.064+01:002016-04-09T09:10:06.064+01:00I don't know Michael Andrews. LOVE this painti...I don't know Michael Andrews. LOVE this painting. Off to Google him now.Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60421215327741900282016-04-09T08:58:40.850+01:002016-04-09T08:58:40.850+01:00Especially Kellogg; her head looks pasted on.Especially Kellogg; her head looks pasted on.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5954042995145121402016-04-09T08:54:14.073+01:002016-04-09T08:54:14.073+01:00No I never bought any.
Now I am looking at the re...No I never bought any.<br /><br />Now I am looking at the refraction on the computer I can see it more clearly. The two in your swimming pool look like a collage. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8992558059310876262016-04-09T07:23:08.165+01:002016-04-09T07:23:08.165+01:00I imagine his painting was in a lake or maybe the ...I imagine his painting was in a lake or maybe the sea. We go into spasms if there is so much as a leaf in the pool.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88991587488992619032016-04-09T07:20:46.246+01:002016-04-09T07:20:46.246+01:00I hope you bought a few! I love his work.I hope you bought a few! I love his work.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33854744477233825202016-04-09T07:15:00.156+01:002016-04-09T07:15:00.156+01:00He used to exhibit in Norwich in group amateur sho...He used to exhibit in Norwich in group amateur shows. He was certainly not famous enough.<br /><br />Hockney's pool paintings come to mind when looking at your swimming pool photo above.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17383618481782660592016-04-09T07:12:43.822+01:002016-04-09T07:12:43.822+01:00I'd prefer your pool's clear water to swim...I'd prefer your pool's clear water to swim in if I were that child. The painter's water looks somehow mysterious. I do believe it's not easy to paint water, right?<br />As for M.Andrew's birth place and where he attended school, yes it does ring a bell. Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34028583416704392402016-04-09T06:52:27.737+01:002016-04-09T06:52:27.737+01:00He was a very interesting painter, and not well en...He was a very interesting painter, and not well enough known. He came from Norfolk, and attended The Slade School in London; remind you of anyone?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9178054501297406592016-04-09T06:42:26.014+01:002016-04-09T06:42:26.014+01:00That is very interesting. I googled him but shall ...That is very interesting. I googled him but shall come later to learn more.Good morning and have a nice day.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.com