The painting likely looks more like this:
Posted on 12/26/2018 3:34:03 PM PST by Rebelbase
Oh, man. Never visited the museum? That’s a drag.
I discovered Cole thirty years ago and am a fan. My favorite is the Course of Empire series. Glad to see his name coming up on the forum. Thanks for posting.
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The painting likely looks more like this:
Bet he kneels for the anthem.
That is a great painting. Thanks for posting, Consider yourself kicked, Rebelbase : )
before even opening this thread I thought to my self that my favorite paintings are Thomas Cole’s Voyage of Man.....
I once visited an advertising company. As I walked with the owner I noticed some artists at work. They were extremely good. Free handing things I would have guessed were made by some type of machine.
The really surprising thing is how little those artists were paid.
I had a girlfriend who was an airbrush artist. She took a picture from a magazine and recreated it with her airbrush in no time at all. It was dumbfounding to watch.
Bob Ross died many moons ago.
I’ve seen his paintings and been in awe of them many times. The Hudson River School. Also included Thomas Moran and Albert Bierstadt.
I have tried to incorporate some of that quality into my paintings, still am working on that.
I don’t think the painters of today (well maybe some) equate with the works of that era.
There was a girl in our Sunday School class back in the 70s who would paint a huge scene on a maybe 8 feet wide canvas and it would look just like a photograph.
A couple of years ago I decided to do a search of her work and was not surprised that she has been successful.
On the other hand I have a Niece who tried to make it as an artist and hasn’t had much sales. She did have a show of her work in Asheville, NC.
Fortunately her husband makes enough to support them.
This was so ME 15 or 20 years ago. Fortunately I've moved on to the serenity of the fourth in the series.
ML/NJ
Ditto, especially Nighthawks.
He was a retired USAF master sergeant and former drill instructor...you might want to guess again.
I believe these are at the Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville AR. That is where I saw them.
THANKS SAM!(wALTON).
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