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Today we got to view some more photos from our member Barry (East Coast version!) -- it's so wonderful to have the artist share their work and talk about process & technique. The stories behind the photos today make them even more rich. For the bird pics, we even had some Ornithological detectives helping identify some of our feathery friends. So wonderful of Barry to share his photos with us & we had a lively discussion about each. Click on the top left (the little white bars) of this blog to see more of the artwork of our members. 

We switched to our random art "machine" from Google Arts & Culture and found some treasures! Today we say Ralph Balson's Construction in Green from 1942 a work that draws influence from cubism & which Ruth suggested is Geometric Abstraction. Balson was born in England but settled in Australia and made his living, in his early years, as a house painter! He was ahead of his time & we can't wait to see more of his work. 

Our random art discovery led us to another artist who lived Down Under. Born in New Zealand & living in Australia, Elioth Gruner, created a resplendent setting. We found his use of lighting simply masterful. You can see so much texture in his brush strokes; he uses different ones for the sky, for the trees, for the barn, etc. An interesting note, Gruner changed his artistic style & let go of his study of light. His fans were not pleased -- so in his later works, Elioth went back to featuring paintings that showcased lighting. 

Monday: More Madness! Have a grrrrrrrreat weekend!!! 

  • Ralph Balson, Construction in Green, 1942  -- link --
  • Elioth Gruner, Milking Time (Araleun Valley), 1922  -- link --


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