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Further thoughts on Bringley

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I began my review of All The Beauty In The World by Bringley on Motley Kamuka , my grab-all blog. I contract and expand based on whim. The hard thing about finishing this book is that I look at a painting, and a few more, and then spin off into other things. To appreciate a painting, you have to follow free associations.  He writes a lot about the loss of his brother, he's processing the world through his little brother lense, even as his brother is gone. I don't feel like it's off topic because the appreciator is part of the appreciation. Everyone has loss. Is he proposing that great painting are a consolation?  His mother was fascinated by paintings, she studied art history, and they went to a museum when they were taking a break from grieving with the family. They end up staring at pictures for a while, to take them in. The mother ends up with this one: Bringley ends up quitting his job at the New Yorker to be a museum guard. 
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John Singer Sargent

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Studying  John Singer Sargent  (1856-1925) 1874-77 Drawing was a cornerstone of academic instruction at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. After enrolling in autumn 1877, Sargent would have had the opportunity to practice drawing for two hours each afternoon under the tutelage of instructor Adolphe Yvon. In this sensuous drawing, Sargent studied the model under strong light, controlling his use of charcoal to create the darkest contrast against the delicate rendering of anatomy. Sargent's skills were immediately recognized by his teachers and classmates. One student, American artist Julian Alden Weir, wrote his mother back home that his new friend "is one of the most talented fellows I have ever come across; his drawings are like the old masters."
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Second post is always other posts from other blogs about paintings and the art world.

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I spent a lot of time collecting knowledge about female painters . Lisa Yuskavage Tamara de Lempicka At some point I gave up, so many, but I still discovery amazing painters.  Jana Brike is the latest I've discovered for myself. 
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Purpose of this blog

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24 best painters according to Google.  You know I was thinking about starting an art blog for a while now, but I've always just put it into my all purpose blog . I'm reading All The Beauty In The World by Patrick Bringley, and I'm planning a trip to the Met with my daughter in 6 days. The Frick is open now and I'm going Wednesday too.  I had a normal childhood in Wisconsin. My stepfather paints, and I took a drawing class in college, got an A. My eldest son was really into drawing and for a time there both sons were into drawing. Now I have a 9 year old daughter who sometimes likes to draw, has an aesthetic eye. I have a blog for her art. I had a blog for photos from my stepfather. I put my sons art on Facebook: William , Andres , Ruby . I don't think those links work unless you're signed into FB.  There's a part of me that's always valued text over the visual, but I'm entering my second childhood and discovering my taste for art.  I've been t...
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