frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The Courtauld Collection (or at least a portion of it) went on tour a couple of >years ago, and stopped here in Toronto at the Art Gallery of Ontario. > >The painting you refer to was part of that exhibit. > >It was stunning! Bigger than I imagined. As most of us, I'd seen many prints >of it, but never really thought it much more than a pretty picture. > >But seeing the original hanging there in front of me, it absolutely took on a >life of it's own! Seeing the brush strokes,
That's what you miss in seeing reproductions and photographs of paintings: the brush strokes. So many great paintings are actually 3-dimensional. >the vibrant colours, it's immense >size, brought a whole new meaning to it. What I had never noticed before, was >the rather melancholy, blank, empty stare on the face of the barmaid. I was >transfixed. I must have stood there for 1/2 hour, just staring at her (which is >why I prefer to go to art galleries alone <g>). An amazing work. > >Plus, I liked the bottle of Bass Ale on the bar. I've always appreciated that element of the painting myself! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
