Saturday, February 18, 2012
Peter Max Inspired Painting, I Love You Peter by k Madison Moore
I Love You Peter
Happy Valentines Day Peter Max
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Art within Art Series
I wanted to have this completed by
Valentines Day but I was busy working
on commissions and just didn't have the time.
I figured it is still Valentines week so I
finally finished it.
I just can't get enough of Peter's brilliant
colors. I can tell by his brush strokes how
free he felt when he painted.
He did many paintings of hearts so I tried
to combine his concept with mine and tried
to see how many hearts I could get into
one composition...wala...my idea was
born to make Peter my Valentine!
Can you count how
hearts many there are?
Enjoy!
Saint Valentine's Day, often simply Valentine's Day, is observed on February 14 each year. Today Valentine's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world, mostly in the West, although it remains a working day in all of them.
The original "St. Valentine" was just a lithurgical celebration of one or more early Christian saint named Valentinus. All the modern romantic connotations were added several centuries later by poets. Several martyrdom stories were invented for the various Valentines that belonged to 14th February, and added to later martyologies. This celebration was deleted from the General Roman Calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI.
The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucein the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of Courtly love flourished. By the 15th century, it had evolved into an occasion in which lover dexpressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines").
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Monet Inspired Painting, Monet's Tranquility by k Madison Moore
Monet's Tranquility
14 x 14 inches Oil on Canvas
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I went for a whole new perspective with this Art within Art Painting. Instead of a close up, or a section of a room I wanted to do the entire room. Making the windows really high makes the room look so grand which then of course I had to add the baby grand piano. A piano painted just for Monet.
I especially like the way the crystal chandelier brightens the room and adds a jeweled affect to the composition.
Imagine a pianist sitting in this grand room overlooking playing beautiful music overlooking Monet's
Japanese foot bridge over the water lily pond in his garden of Giverny.
Monet painted several paintings of this bridge on his property.
Enjoy!
Claude Monet born Oscar Claude Monet (14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926), was a founder of French impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plien-air landscape painting.
When Monet traveled to Paris to visit the Louvre, he witnessed painters copying from the old masters. Having brought his paints and other tools with him, he would instead go and sit by a window and paint what he saw Monet was in Paris for several years and met other young painters who would become friends and fellow impressionists; among them was Edouard Manet.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
De Lempicka Inspired Painting, The Answer by k Madison Moore
The Answer
Inspired by de Lempicka
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11 x 14 Oil Painting on Canvas
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I thought I would have some fun and do another Big Hat
Painting. I love these and they have been popular.
This one is really more all of my own and the only element
I used here was the man in the mirror that is my take
on her gentleman. He was perfect for the story.
I love the way he is looking at her while she is
intently thinking weather to accept that ring or not.
Do you think se will?
Enjoy!
Tamara de Lempicka (May 16, 1898 - March 18, 1980), born Maria Gorska in Warsaw, Poland, was a Polish Art Deco painter.
Born into a wealthy and prominent family, her father was a Polish lawyer, her mother, the former Malvina Decler, a Polish socialite. Maria was the middle child with two siblings. She attended boarding school in Lausanne, Switzerland, and spent the winter of 1911 with her grandmother in Italy and the French Riviera, where she was treated to her first taste of the Great Masters of Italian painting. In 1912, her parents divorced and Maria went to live with her wealthy Aunt Stefa in St. Petersberg, Russia.
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Reflections of Rivera, by k Madison Moore, Inspired by Diego Rivera
Reflections of Rivera
Inspired by Diego Rivera
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14 x 14 Oil Painting on Canvas
Painting with The Masters
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I found a new painting by Diego Rivera that
included a similar beautiful woman to the one I have
painted here. I changed the face totally. I loved her gown
and her holding the mirror so that is close to his.
Diego is well know for painting Calla Lillie's so I
thought that would be a nice touch.
I actually dreamed about the background for this
I like the dark dreaminess of the room and the birds
and vines lingering above. I think the chair took longer
to paint than anything else with the candy cane cording
and the fringe and tassels. So much fun!
Enjoy Reflections of Rivera.
Diego Rivera and his love Frieda Kahlo
Diego Rivera was born in Guanajuato, Mexico in 1886. He began to study painting at an early age and in 1907 moved to Europe. Spending most of the next fourteen years in Paris, Rivera encountered the works of such great masters as Cézanne, Gauguin, Renoir, and Matisse.
Considered the greatest Mexican painter of the twentieth century, Diego Rivera had a profound effect on the international art world. Among his many contributions, Rivera is credited with the reintroduction of fresco painting into modern art and architecture. His radical political views and tempestuous romance with the painter Frieda Kahlo were then, and remain today, a source of public intrigue. In a series of visits to America, from 1930 to 1940, Rivera brought his unique vision to public spaces and galleries, enlightening and inspiring artists and laymen alike.
Rivera remained a central force in the development of a national art in Mexico throughout his life. In 1957, at the age of seventy, Rivera died in Mexico City. Perhaps one his greatest legacies, however, was his impact on America’s conception of public art.
“An artist is above all a human being, profoundly human to the core. If the artist can’t feel everything that humanity feels, if the artist isn’t capable of loving until he forgets himself and sacrifices himself if necessary, if he won’t put down his magic brush and head the fight against the oppressor, then he isn’t a great artist.” - Diego Rivera
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Waiting for The Man in The Moon, Inspired by Matisse by k Madison Moore
Waiting for The Man in The Moon
Inspired by Matisse
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11 x 14 Oil Painting on Canvas
Painting with The Masters
Art within Art Series
I was surprised to find that Matisse actually painted realism
and nudes in black and white. This pretty lady is my impression
of one of his black and white nudes but with the facial expression
and features changed.
I thought she would be great in front of a very bold black,
white and red background. Her pet cat is the only cat I could find
that Matisse painted. I have used this little guy a few times. I think
he is so funny! Our Lady here must be a Matisse fan as well
with her framed painting of one of his red nudes.
There are two glasses of wine poured while she is Waiting
for The Man in The Moon. Why isn't he there?
What is he waiting for?
Enjoy!
The Man in the Moon is an imaginary figure resembling a human face, head or body, that observers from some cultural backgrounds typically perceive in the bright disc of the Full moon. The figure is composed of the dark areas (the lunar maria or "seas") and lighter highlands of the lunar surface.
"The Man in the Moon" can also refer to a mythological character said to live on or in the moon, but who is not necessarily represented by the markings on the face of the moon.
Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship
He was the most important French painter of the 20th century, rivaling Picasso in his influence.
His background was diverse. He studied under Bougureau and Gustave Moreau and experimented with Pointillism, which he found rigidly confining. Later, building on the work of Cezanne and Gauguin, he and Andra Derain developed Fauvism, a much freer and more expressive style of painting which was in fact the forerunner of Expressionism.
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Matisse Inspired Painting, Henri's Harem by k Madison Moore
Henri's Harem
Painting Inspired by Henri Matisse
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12 x 16 Oil painting on canvas
Art with Art Series
I was reading about Matisse's Models and came up with this
idea. In this painting I did my take on many of his models.
I made many color and patten changes and changed the facial
features. The flowers, vases, checkerboard, table, furniture
and wall patterns are inspired by different Matisse paintings.
I have such an attraction for Matisse. He was so passionate about
his work. He used such bold colors and mixed patterns with
patterns and painted table tops facing the viewer as it was more
important for the elements on the table to be painted.
He had a passion for painting woman in sheer tops and harem
pants. Maybe he wished for a harem...or maybe he had one!
He was hard to model for and went through many,
many models. See a great article I have included below
from the Smithsonian about Matisse and his models.
I thought it would be great to give Henri his Harem lying
around sipping wine while Henri peeps in.
Enjoy " Henri's Harem"
Please visit My Portfolio to see
more in this series
Matisse and His Models
The French expression for thunderbolt—coup de foudre—means “love at first sight,” with all the undertones of violence and risk that were an intrinsic part of Matisse’s passion for painting. Anxiety and dread hung over his studio sessions. Toward the end of his life he told an interviewer that each canvas began as a flirtation and ended up as a rape. He said it was himself, not his subject—or rather it was the feelings his subject aroused in him—that had to be raped. The subject itself could be fruit, flowers or a fabric screen, as often as a human sitter. The young women who posed for him all learned to live and work in the atmosphere of almost unbearable tension generated by Matisse’s effort to express his emotions on canvas—an effort that drained all his strength.
Matisse’s reputation as a Modernist leader was built on this sort of shock. So his followers saw it as an unforgivable betrayal when he moved from Paris to Nice ten years later and started painting good-looking young women in transparent tops and harem pants lounging on cushioned divans.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
van Gogh's Study by k Madison Moore
van Goghs Study
11 x 14 Oil Painting on Canvas
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I never get enough of this fascinating artist!
His life was so tortured and he was so talented.
He did so many paintings of sunflowers but each on was so
different. Sunflowers must have made him happy.
I can visualize him standing in a filed of hundreds of them.
I have already painted his bedroom and a living room
for him from my imagination. I was wondering if he had a
study today would it maybe look something like this one?
The wall is my take from a few of his sunflowers.
The vase of sunflowers is from another one of his pieces
as well as the pile of books on the floor. He loved to read.
...and of course his self portrait on the mantel.
Enjoy!
There are pieces of artwork drifting through galleries around the world that have become nearly synonymous with the artists name and techniques. The various paintings of Sunflowers and Vincent van Gogh are a perfect example of this. Not only can one make a mental connection between the artists name and painting but also between the artist and their influence on the development of art through these paintings. Vincent van Gogh's Sunflower paintings have been duplicated many times by various artists (although never reaching the vivacity and intensity of Van Gogh's) and displayed everywhere; from households to art expos.
From one piece to another. The colors are vibrant and express emotions typically associated with the life of sunflowers: bright yellows of the full bloom to arid browns of wilting and death; all of the stages woven through these polar opposites are presented. Perhaps this very technique is what draws one into the painting; the fulfillment of seeing all angles of the spectrum of life and in turn reaching a deeper understanding of how all living things are tied together.
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van Gogh's Studio by k Madison Moore
van Goghs Studio
11 x 14 Oil Painting on Canvas
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I never get enough of this fascinating artist!
His life was so tortured and he was so talented.
He did so many paintings of sunflowers but each on was so
different. Sunflowers must have made him happy.
I can visualize him standing in a filed of hundreds of them.
I have already painted his bedroom and a living room
for him from my imagination. I was wondering if he had a
study today would it maybe look something like this one?
The wall is my take from a few of his sunflowers.
The vase of sunflowers is from another one of his pieces
as well as the pile of books on the floor. He loved to read.
...and of course his self portrait on the mantel.
Enjoy!
There are pieces of artwork drifting through galleries around the world that have become nearly synonymous with the artists name and techniques. The various paintings of Sunflowers and Vincent van Gogh are a perfect example of this. Not only can one make a mental connection between the artists name and painting but also between the artist and their influence on the development of art through these paintings. Vincent van Gogh's Sunflower paintings have been duplicated many times by various artists (although never reaching the vivacity and intensity of Van Gogh's) and displayed everywhere; from households to art expos.
From one piece to another. The colors are vibrant and express emotions typically associated with the life of sunflowers: bright yellows of the full bloom to arid browns of wilting and death; all of the stages woven through these polar opposites are presented. Perhaps this very technique is what draws one into the painting; the fulfillment of seeing all angles of the spectrum of life and in turn reaching a deeper understanding of how all living things are tied together.
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Waiting for Her Ship to Come In - " Inspired by Matisse", by k Madison Moore
Waiting for Her Ship to Come In
Inspired by Matisse
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11 x 14 Oil painting on Canvas
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I always love my inspirations from Matisse as I get to use and mix patterns and many colors and somehow they always come out great! She is just napping there by the window in the summer breeze
with a nice glass of red.....while "Waiting for Her Ship to Come In". Hummmm...wonder who's on the ship?
Enjoy
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Friday, February 3, 2012
A Kiss for The Tree of Life, Inspired by Klimt by k Madison Moore
A Kiss for The Tree of Life
Inspired by Gustav Klimt
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11 x 14 Oil Painting on Canvas
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I love to paint with Klimt but when I do the paintings
are endless and take so much time. He used so many
symbols and swirls and blocks of color. It takes many
sittings with drying in between and layers of glazes
to complete on of these paintings.
The Tree of Life was a very significant painting of
his as well as The Kiss that I though it would be great
to combine my impression of his tow works into one
painting.
I guess they will cuddle under that fluffy cover after
that kiss!
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter known for painted erotic and romantic images in most of his paintings. However, he also did other paintings of landscapes and nature. Gustav Klimt’s tree of life depicts this same tree, with significant features on it. It connects the three worlds surrounding man; those are The Underworld, The Earth, and The Heavens. Its roots are deep into the earth, probably signifying that for life to be sustained, Mother Nature must be involved. The roots then come up to the above ground and meet into forming the tree’s trunk that is on the earth. The tree’s branches extent to the heavens. In the history of man, The Tree of Life has had a significant meaning. It has been linked with several religious practices and traditions, depicting the source and sustenance of man’s life.
The Klimt tree of life has been around forever it’s a spiritual tradition symbolizing life with its roots embedded in the earth and its top going to heaven. The tree is a symbol to many faiths of wisdom, rebirth, love, strength, friendship, redemption, and encouragement. Many artists will represent the tree of life differently. Some will just show the tree alone, some may show the tree with objects in it, yet others may show a tree with a background. All these objects in and around the tree represent many different things to many different people and artists. So for some it is not only a tree of life but how to live life.
Klimt Gustav painted Tree of Life, during his Golden Era as seen by the extensive use of the golden color on this piece. It has had thousands of different interpretations, but all of them still tend to agree that this tree has all to do with man’s living.
There is also the belief that the Tree of Life represents distinct virtues as well as qualities that an individual can possess. This includes wisdom, strength and even beauty. The religious aspect of the tree is that it represents the Creator and the tree can be applied to symbolize the creation of humans. It also represents a growth of a human. A person can have roots to their home after which will branch out to do other things with their life and new people. The trunk, in this analogy, represents the mind as well as the body with the individual, which connects almost everything together.
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The Klimt tree of life has been around forever it’s a spiritual tradition symbolizing life with its roots embedded in the earth and its top going to heaven. The tree is a symbol to many faiths of wisdom, rebirth, love, strength, friendship, redemption, and encouragement. Many artists will represent the tree of life differently. Some will just show the tree alone, some may show the tree with objects in it, yet others may show a tree with a background. All these objects in and around the tree represent many different things to many different people and artists. So for some it is not only a tree of life but how to live life.
Klimt Gustav painted Tree of Life, during his Golden Era as seen by the extensive use of the golden color on this piece. It has had thousands of different interpretations, but all of them still tend to agree that this tree has all to do with man’s living.
There is also the belief that the Tree of Life represents distinct virtues as well as qualities that an individual can possess. This includes wisdom, strength and even beauty. The religious aspect of the tree is that it represents the Creator and the tree can be applied to symbolize the creation of humans. It also represents a growth of a human. A person can have roots to their home after which will branch out to do other things with their life and new people. The trunk, in this analogy, represents the mind as well as the body with the individual, which connects almost everything together.
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