Another post for Maritime Monday thanks to Monkey Fist and gCaptain. I always enjoy all the interesting little tidbits put together for these posts, but I really love this one today.
I’ve always loved art, pretty much all kinds (except the abstracts I sometimes see in museums where I can’t help wondering why someone would actually pay for that- white painted canvas and that sort of thing).
I always thought, “I could do better than that!”. I’m much better with photography, but I’ve actually started trying to learn how to paint. I’ve been trying to learn how to paint seascapes (of course). 😉
I am especially fond of maritime art. I can’t think of any I’ve seen that I haven’t liked. A Facebook friend “Baristo Uno” likes to post this stuff occasionally and it’s always a joy to see. It helps educate people and open our eyes to the wider world…
Past and present, worldwide locations- the sea is the same, but how we deal with it may change. It’s always the same, yet always changing. It keeps us on our toes.
I do love it out there, and these paintings remind me of how much there is to love! 🙂
John ‘Jack’ Travers Cornwell, who was just 16, remained at his post on the HMS Chester awaiting orders despite having suffered mortal shrapnel injuries. Initially, Jack was buried in a common grave but the British press took up his story and he was eventually laid to rest with full military honours and posthumously awarded […]
Source: Maritime Monday for June 5th, 2016: Spanish, Maine – gCaptain
Be sure to click the link, there’s a lot more to see!
A couple decades ago i ran across an article in the Time magazine art section. Some New York artist had sprayed a large canvas with black lacquer and signed it. It sold for $50,000. The art critic noted that the artist had entered his “monochromatic period.” If anything, that should have been “achromatic” but I digress. My wife,a public school art teacher, argued for the piece as a genuine work of art. When I noted that I could have done the same thing she replied that it wouldn’t be of the same caliber because I wasn’t a recognized artist. We occasionally revisit that argument. I always lose.
I don’t get it either. I’ve never had a satisfactory answer on that kind of thing in art school either.
Personally, I think these guys have some sort of scam going with the curators of those museums. Genuine art LOL!