tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post2362787029255945890..comments2023-11-05T00:54:02.116-07:00Comments on Not Sweating the Small Stuff: Alex de Ravinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451670815693819558noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-78173803436680869952008-12-01T23:24:00.000-08:002008-12-01T23:24:00.000-08:00hey marksparkyyou are right - it's the minimal...hey marksparky<br><br>you are right - it's the minimalist quality that i think makes the paintings seem so modern, tho they are last quarter of the C19.<br><br>interesting to hear what you ahve to say about how the works are close up<br><br>i bought a forrest haughton not so long ago - 'quiet waters' - its on my blog main page, right hand column about half way down - another somewhat minimalist C19 landscape - tho close up its still attempts naturalism in its extreme detail of technique<br><br>good to hear from you<br><br>nicknickwallacesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264274719820605716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-78961700361887539572008-12-01T22:02:00.000-08:002008-12-01T22:02:00.000-08:00I love his work....they're almost minimalist.....I love his work....they're almost minimalist...rocks and sea. Up close at the Boston Museum you can see that he's almost an impressionist...lots of colors go into his rocks and his water.marksparkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260161563524135579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-60167345667425244882008-11-19T00:17:00.000-08:002008-11-19T00:17:00.000-08:00hey greg#2 is my fav too - looks so modern - have ...hey greg<br><br>#2 is my fav too - looks so modern - have it as my desktop pic<br><br>reckon a lot of the scapes have changed since the mid C19<br><br>nicknickwallacesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264274719820605716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-64205232133302357072008-11-18T23:10:00.000-08:002008-11-18T23:10:00.000-08:00I loved that 2nd picture.I have to wonder how that...I loved that 2nd picture.<br>I have to wonder how that one and the 3rd "scape" looks now.Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00794255819889944898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-12593012036202647082008-11-18T01:20:00.000-08:002008-11-18T01:20:00.000-08:00hey alancould be!grew up next to the ocean - well,...hey alan<br><br>could be!<br><br>grew up next to the ocean - well, a very large bay off the ocean - so for me it's kinda nostalgic<br><br>but each to their own of course<br><br>love the un-peopled nature of these scapes - desolate and remote - my mood today? nah, but could be contributing!<br><br>take care<br><br>nicknickwallacesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264274719820605716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-73346898094736411062008-11-17T18:30:00.000-08:002008-11-17T18:30:00.000-08:00Do you think it possible that seascapes leave me c...Do you think it possible that seascapes leave me cold because I'm a sun sign (Leo)?<br><br><br>Alan down in FloridaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com