tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428038350458198518.post7278140619842409904..comments2023-10-17T10:23:16.071-04:00Comments on .: Vincent van GoghCathiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586147203001569959noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428038350458198518.post-36096771003066975012008-05-10T15:41:00.000-04:002008-05-10T15:41:00.000-04:00Vincent van Gogh is a favorie of mine too. Fiber r...Vincent van Gogh is a favorie of mine too. Fiber reproductions of religious paintings used to be more valuable than the originals. Go for making more quilts and fiber work from van Gogh's paintings. Some of my own painting movement is from an admiration of his work.Diane Widler Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270246393901276648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428038350458198518.post-9547010582154951002008-05-02T20:10:00.000-04:002008-05-02T20:10:00.000-04:00Oh Cathie...what a wonderful post! How can we pic...Oh Cathie...what a wonderful post! How can we pick a favorite!?! I love Starry Starry Night, Starry Night over the Rhone, The Sower, all the flower paintings and the wheat fields too! For me it would be easier to pick the couple paintings that I don't care for, than all the ones that I do! ;-))<BR/><BR/>I would love to try beading a piece one day! That would be a fun challenge! Imagine all the shades of colors you could use!<BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to seeing your iris slice when you are finished. It is already beautiful and adding those crystal beads will really make it sparkle! Do you know Swarovski makes a 2 mm faceted round bead now? They have crystal clear and a crystal AB (Aurora Borealis)! They would be stunning! <BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing! LisaPursuing Art...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03251353499070552535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428038350458198518.post-91855542513442747872008-04-30T16:25:00.000-04:002008-04-30T16:25:00.000-04:00Interesting article on Van Gogh. I love his work,...Interesting article on Van Gogh. I love his work, but I am partial to Picasso's Guernica. Thanks for sharing your love of Van Gogh.<BR/><BR/>JeanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428038350458198518.post-71251501497016528092008-04-29T19:13:00.000-04:002008-04-29T19:13:00.000-04:00I love his brushstrokes and the thickness of paint...I love his brushstrokes and the thickness of paint on his canvas's, too. For me, it's a toss up between "Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night" and "Almond Blossom" - both just have a special feel about them. I imagine that you've already come across it, but just in case, check out the Van Gogh Museum: http://www3.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?page=425&lang=en§ion=sectie_museum - you can view the permanent collection online and they have it set up to zoom - simply amazing. :)<BR/><BR/>I think (if I were brave enough) I would like to attempt to do "Almond Blossom" in beads on a simple piece of linen ...3rdEyeMusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05157947497875794512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428038350458198518.post-56400645735365941442008-04-29T06:53:00.000-04:002008-04-29T06:53:00.000-04:00Andrea -- Sabrina and I saw the most magificient i...Andrea -- Sabrina and I saw the most magificient interpretation of van Gogh's bedroom at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival. I wish I would have taken a picture of it for you - had I known. Have you ever interpreted something of van Gogh's?<BR/><BR/>Nellie - your sunflowers are spectacular. You caputured the texture with amazing detail. Did you keep this piece or was it a comission? I also looked at Nadia's cafe - wow! I'm really inspired now. Thanks for sharing these with us.Cathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10586147203001569959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428038350458198518.post-58432927426759882552008-04-29T04:04:00.000-04:002008-04-29T04:04:00.000-04:00Hi Cathie, I love all his paintings, I have been e...Hi Cathie, I love all his paintings, I have been especially loving one, (from the age of 13:) , a simple interior with a bed and two chairs, those chairs I love them:)<BR/><BR/>It is beautiful, the way your art has connected you with Van Gogh. I always find this fascinating, to get drawn in to a subject while we are working on it, and to approach new or ancient artists, to be part of a whole. <BR/>have a wonderful day<BR/>AndreaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12602563148936673366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428038350458198518.post-80846743645817532952008-04-28T23:44:00.000-04:002008-04-28T23:44:00.000-04:00I was fortunate to see the exhibition of Van Gogh'...I was fortunate to see the exhibition of Van Gogh's paintings at the Art Institute in Chicago a number of years ago. The one that grabbed hold of me was his sunflowers. But it wasn't the sunflowers that took my breath away, it was his sky. It was so alive with brush strokes and bits of color in the blue. I left wanting to interpret his sky in fabric. Of course, the yellow and orange of the sunflowers contribute to making the blue sky dazzle. So I had to include those as well. See it here:<BR/>http://nelliedurand.blogspot.com/2006/03/vincents-flowers.html<BR/><BR/>There's a young Italian quilter, Nadia, who has interpreted the cafe at night. See it here:<BR/>http://nadiapatch.blogspot.com/search?q=Van+GoghNellie's Needleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468773469685787840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428038350458198518.post-51643880408424481282008-04-28T19:25:00.000-04:002008-04-28T19:25:00.000-04:00I admit it -- I do love Starry Night -- it's myste...I admit it -- I do love Starry Night -- it's mysterious dark image and the biblical connotations of the stars are very intriguing and spark the imagination. I also love The Mulberry Tree and all of the Wheat Fields paintings. The Mulberry tree is a simplistic painting in as much as the tree alone grasps at our attention with its winding and expressive branches. <BR/><BR/>Now, it's YOUR turn....Cathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10586147203001569959noreply@blogger.com