Hi Marsha, I saw an exhibition of his paintings in Tate Modern London a few years ago; there were perhaps 50 of his paintings many of which i had already seen in books from years back - I think his style has definitely influenced my paintings over the years
-KO 2009/1/29 MarshaV <[email protected]> > > KO, > > I look forward to seeing one or two paintings up close and personal. > > > Marsha > > > > > > At 11:33 AM 1/29/2009, you wrote: > >> HI Marsh and Bo, >> >> what i like about Hopper is the rhythm of his paintings, parallel bands of >> color in his interiors and subtle atmospheric conditions in his urban >> landscapes; honesty about his feelings for women and a lavish yet >> economical >> use of the brush. >> >> -KO >> >> 2009/1/29 <[email protected]> >> >> > Dear Marsha >> > >> > 29 Jan.you wrote: >> > >> > > I had never paid much attention to Hopper. Since Bo mentioned him, I >> > > thought I might take a closer look. I was able to obtain a 30 minute >> > > dvd created by the National Gallery of Art on Hopper and his work. >> > > The Artist was and his paintings are remarkable! And there was even a >> > > few minutes of explanation by Eric Fischl. >> > >> > Yes, Hopper is a remarkable painter, his city (by night preferably) >> > scenes are best characterized as "eerie". There is the one called >> > "Nighthawks", it's not like the French Impressionists' bar scenes >> > (Manet) where he tries to catch every reflection and glint from >> > glasses and bottles. Hopper's bar and other interiors are almost >> > austere, his paintings more about "humankind's irredeemable >> > loneliness" I will check out National Gallery's on him come >> > weekend and the broadband connection at home (my studio is a >> > timber cabin out of town with just the narrowest band and road >> > possible ;-) . >> > >> > Bo >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Moq_Discuss mailing list >> > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> > Archives: >> > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ >> > >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ >> > > > _____________ > > Disclaimer: To quote Sgt. Schultz from Stalag 13, "I know nothing!" > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
