Art history 101 and a contest

Why do I keep doing this? Well one cause I love art. I’m the person in the museums that sets off the little alarms saying ‘too close too close”. When I see a piece of art from a far, I take it all in from a ways off, then slowly walk up and start looking at the indiviual brushstrokes. Brush strokes of paint put there by Van Gogh, fingerprints in the pottery of Picasso, tape that wasn’t quite torn off the straight lines of a Stella. That artist was there, and I am only separated from that person by an inch or two, maybe a sheet of glass, and time. And not just modern art. I look closely at art of ancient peoples and cultures. How did they do it all with the tools and technology they had?

And I want to share with you. Some artists have been my favorites, some it’s the subject matter, some the use of color. And isn’t knitting all about color and shapes? Don’t you do the same with someone else’s knitting during your SNB during show and tell? When we all pass around all our latest socks or sweaters or newly acquired stash, we look at the play of the color, the light and the brushstrokes of the knitted fabric. Here is the Renior painting that the dog was from. You’ve probably seen this painting a few times!

I’ve introduced you to Thiebaud, Bosch, paintings by Van Gogh that were inspired by Hiroshige and a dog by Renior. Tonight it’s a cat.

So…what painting is this cat from? ‘Nother fun sock bag is on the line!