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Creation or Copy

Posted on 10/12/2017 by ronald972

I have been contemplating a question. Which is greater, an artist who creates his own image or one who copies from another? To do this I have been looking at two oil paintings in my collection. So as not to … Continue reading →

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Robert Newton Hurley Artist

Posted on 27/11/2016 by ronald972

In a previous chapter, I wrote about living in the fens under it’s vast expansive sky.  It gives one a feeling of being small and insignificant.  It is why some people do not appreciate living in the fens. #RobertNewtonHurley (1894-1980) … Continue reading →

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Art with Dogs

Posted on 21/04/2013 by ronald972

Dogs appear in art both as subject or background.  As with the human form, the depiction of animals is not easy.  The misalignment of a single line can make very very fine rendition into an abstract view. We, not just artists, like … Continue reading →

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