Master Artists

"I love great art!!"

We were so lucky to be able to visit the UMFA on the U of U campus last Saturday. We got up close and personal with some of the greatest artists the world has ever seen. I enjoyed it so much and the paintings are so much richer than you would see in a book or on a print. The Renoir paintings were my favorite because they seemed to glow. It was if the people were illuminated from within and he captured the magic of the moments in such a delicate way that it was if they were alive. It was interesting to move from the impressionists to the modern artists. I must say that I liked the impressionism better, not just because they were "pretty" but because of the feelings they invoked.

This was my favorite of Renoir's titled "The Apple Seller".

Monet's "Water Lilly's". At the end of his life he went blind, but continued to paint. I always marvel at the irony of life, for example, Beethoven and his deafness. But, "ironically" he produced his greatest masterpieces when he was completely deaf. He heard the music in his head and was able to score a complete symphony using his imagination. Amazing!

Van Gough's paintings had so much movement and expression in them. You could feel his emotions from the way the painting flows and the color's he used.

Surprise! This is a Picasso. One always thinks of Picasso with the cubist and modern art style, but before he expressed him self in that way, he painted many "realism" works. I love this one because of the tenderness you can feel from the mother and child.

Rodin's "The Thinker" He sculpted this to show how difficult and how much energy it takes to "think". In producing this work of art, he used Dante as his inspiration. Classical works, whether they be literature, sculpture, music, or painting, take depth and soul in order to create such world class works of beauty and truth that transcend time.

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