tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131624092909709512.post8157392049655137826..comments2024-02-11T00:34:41.948-08:00Comments on Donald Jurney: Summer's ColorsDonald Jurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04444036075370776939noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131624092909709512.post-23499287383384874352013-04-24T12:42:15.489-07:002013-04-24T12:42:15.489-07:00The Monet is lovely. Seems to me that one of his s...The Monet is lovely. Seems to me that one of his strengths is his "justesse" - he often gets a slightly extraordinary but exactly right "concept/view". He would have won plein air paintouts hands down, hang on, wait a minute...<br /><br />Hmm, the Sisley is quite a revelation tho! (and I've always like him)JonInFrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623398725744947374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131624092909709512.post-34884772082978427022013-04-24T06:36:15.844-07:002013-04-24T06:36:15.844-07:00I love the Bicknell. I hadn't realized it befo...I love the Bicknell. I hadn't realized it before, but I think it's that combination of yellow-greens and blue-greens in the same scene that makes it yell 'Spring'. I notice that particular mix only at this time of year. Later in full Spring there will be much more blue and, then, toward the end of Summer, things shift toward yellows and browns. Yet another lesson learned ...though certainly not mastered. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471736855832992951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131624092909709512.post-8710638710250692992013-04-23T19:16:43.206-07:002013-04-23T19:16:43.206-07:00Monet's "The Bas-Breau Road, Fontainebleu...Monet's "The Bas-Breau Road, Fontainebleu" amazed me when I discovered it at the Musee d'Orsay - I did not recognize it as a Monet, as its not his signature style, but it certainly shows he knew his craft. It has become one of my favorite paintings. Many of these here are new to me- all are inspiring. <br />The landscape here ( in NH) is still far from green ( and 38 degrees today) but buds are swelling...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com