tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post7814251532852865628..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: John Constable and his Suffolk landmarksHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-88367435650956588552011-09-22T09:41:52.229+10:002011-09-22T09:41:52.229+10:00Jordi
*nod* the landscape in general and Constabl...Jordi<br /><br />*nod* the landscape in general and Constable's version of the landscape in particular tends to bring out the poetry in people. But what were the two fratricidal wars of which you speak? Not the civil wars of the 17th century?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-77446314124235936292011-09-22T02:26:03.673+10:002011-09-22T02:26:03.673+10:00Not as often as I want. Whenever I have looking at...Not as often as I want. Whenever I have looking at your blog some kind of information. Lots and very successful. I love above all this world that describe the images, these landscapes almost impossible between two fratricidal wars. Landscape where there is none. Where are the people?. And this environment without any noise. Pardon me so much poetry. I wanted to invite you to my blog that I started recently. I am not talking art or architecture or the memories of a life, but I intend to show maps where history happened. History maps, maps of science, humor, anything that can reflect on a map. Thank you for allowing crosses your pages and make this little comment.<br /><br />jordi Francesch<br />http://cartografic.wordpress.comjordi franceschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08482943911487939250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-18928257889339026242011-09-19T08:37:44.447+10:002011-09-19T08:37:44.447+10:00Heather
I love the fact that Constable (born 1776...Heather<br /><br />I love the fact that Constable (born 1776) and Turner (born 1775) were practically twins yet they developed totally different styles of painting. <br /><br />Both of them are equally important in modern history of art writing, I think. But poor old Constable struggled - he was never financially comfortable and he wasn't accepted by the official academy until late in his life. The life of a struggling artist is not a life I would enjoy.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-81255473800611943042011-09-19T05:23:41.742+10:002011-09-19T05:23:41.742+10:00I enjoyed seeing the Flatford Mill painting recent...I enjoyed seeing the Flatford Mill painting recently at the Tate Britain along with the Turners in the same areaHeather on her travelshttp://www.heatheronhertravels.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-48899433280210568902011-09-18T00:12:06.124+10:002011-09-18T00:12:06.124+10:00Thomas,
*nod*. One of the things I loved doing as...Thomas,<br /><br />*nod*. One of the things I loved doing as a student myself was searching out the life and times of my favourite artists. I think you cannot really understand Constable unless you have crawled all over his favourite Suffolk haunts.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-70260085665495723342011-09-17T20:45:03.163+10:002011-09-17T20:45:03.163+10:00Great to see the original scenes of the Constable ...Great to see the original scenes of the Constable paintings that a never tiring to look at.Thomas Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10295062570302129782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-55154695460058645842011-09-16T13:30:37.765+10:002011-09-16T13:30:37.765+10:00Mr Bar
you are going to have to stop taking those...Mr Bar<br /><br />you are going to have to stop taking those amazing photos from obscure places at awkward times! Blogging is hurting you!<br /><br />When I was taking photos in Suffolk, I travelled in a mini bus with an organised tour in the middle of the day. It was safe and gorgeous :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-51695634568888553222011-09-16T11:50:38.567+10:002011-09-16T11:50:38.567+10:00So beautiful.
Thanks for your well wishes, Hels. ...So beautiful.<br /><br />Thanks for your well wishes, Hels. I ran into a barrier fence at night and fell over the top. Fractured my leg and my arm, then battled an infection. Recovering well now. :)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361781616939928650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-66563361989107940652011-09-14T15:36:43.265+10:002011-09-14T15:36:43.265+10:00Digital
It was a pleasure. I hope you are a Const...Digital<br /><br />It was a pleasure. I hope you are a Constable fan.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-38154907621879762532011-09-14T14:53:06.453+10:002011-09-14T14:53:06.453+10:00you've done really excellent job! thanks a lot...you've done really excellent job! thanks a lot for sharing!!Digital Inkshttp://inkexpertsinternational.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-16509535408116091912011-09-14T10:07:53.864+10:002011-09-14T10:07:53.864+10:00IdleHistorian
That is hilarious - real life copyi...IdleHistorian<br /><br />That is hilarious - real life copying art or at least being analysed through the art perspective :) <br /><br />I do it all the time. And I get really annoyed if my pre-conceptions have been ruined by modern reality.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-59934764716352348842011-09-14T04:51:37.607+10:002011-09-14T04:51:37.607+10:00Thanks for this post! I love anything about Consta...Thanks for this post! I love anything about Constable, and when in England I'll often stop at a rural vista and think: "This looks just like a painting by Constable!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-42856922707706573142011-09-14T01:19:11.225+10:002011-09-14T01:19:11.225+10:00Bill,
the V & A had an exhibition one year, ...Bill, <br /><br />the V & A had an exhibition one year, highlighting (amongst other things) the fact that Constable painted en plein air and with great truthfulness. Boat Building Near Flatford Mill was a wonderful example.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-65160789841623839322011-09-14T01:15:28.161+10:002011-09-14T01:15:28.161+10:00Hermes
he certainly did. I went on an organised to...Hermes<br />he certainly did. I went on an organised tour with the Summer Academy one year. The area was hopping and jumping with Constable fans and with young arty types.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-76789103140281524152011-09-14T00:24:23.245+10:002011-09-14T00:24:23.245+10:00I like the Suffolk paintings because Constable see...I like the Suffolk paintings because Constable seemed to know what he was talking about re barges, coal, towing horses amd boats. Have a look at Boat Building Near Flatford Mill from the same sort of era 1815.Billbacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-3040262561020387102011-09-13T21:51:51.382+10:002011-09-13T21:51:51.382+10:00Used to live nearby and went frequently. The new h...Used to live nearby and went frequently. The new hasn't changed much as you say. One of the local churches has a Constable. Not my favourite painter but he certainly brought lots of tourists to dedham vale.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.com