A shock to see the two paintings together! Your descriptions really bring the atmosphere(s) to light, Leanne. You write about paintings so skillfully, allowing the reader in and out of the field both with you and by wandering in the mind's eye. And a real affection for the granted tenderness rendered just as it is shown off the canvas of the painter's brush. Gosh, so beautiful!
Thank you, Sally!! I love writing about paintings and have been working on a longer manuscript called Travels Through Paintings-- this one is part of a long essay called Birdwatching in oil paintings. The picture in LA was my spark painting when I was young, I could not believe how gorgeous it was. It took decades to see the other half in Venice and then finally to see them together at last... there is a missing third picture which formed this work of art that was probably a cabinet for holding letters or other personal items. I am so grateful you read this!
What a manuscript! To be able to share your experiences this way. Such a gift, Leanne. Writing doesn't get any better than what you've accomplished here. I really mean that! (And I can't imagine how this work went over in your classes if you shared any part of it. I hope people appreciated you!)
A shock to see the two paintings together! Your descriptions really bring the atmosphere(s) to light, Leanne. You write about paintings so skillfully, allowing the reader in and out of the field both with you and by wandering in the mind's eye. And a real affection for the granted tenderness rendered just as it is shown off the canvas of the painter's brush. Gosh, so beautiful!
Thank you, Sally!! I love writing about paintings and have been working on a longer manuscript called Travels Through Paintings-- this one is part of a long essay called Birdwatching in oil paintings. The picture in LA was my spark painting when I was young, I could not believe how gorgeous it was. It took decades to see the other half in Venice and then finally to see them together at last... there is a missing third picture which formed this work of art that was probably a cabinet for holding letters or other personal items. I am so grateful you read this!
What a manuscript! To be able to share your experiences this way. Such a gift, Leanne. Writing doesn't get any better than what you've accomplished here. I really mean that! (And I can't imagine how this work went over in your classes if you shared any part of it. I hope people appreciated you!)
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