Lucien Freud and Francis Bacon saw each other daily over a 25 year friendship, an interesting one at that. Here’s an interesting article that describes the times spent together.
Portrait of Freud by Bacon
Bacon by Freud
Tag: portraits
Ask the Expert…Gone Paintin’
Ask the Expert is hanging up the “Go Painting, Fishing, whatever sign” for the next 3 weeks. We will re-post some of our favorite guests.
Today, it’s Stanka Kordic’s post “Going Beyond the Representational Figure”. It’s fabulous read from a fabulous artist.
Click here if you missed the post the first time around or just needing a few reminders, it’s well worth the read.
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Art Cafe…Iron it Out
One artist has found a way to enjoy ironing. Not a particular favorite chore but this might have some possibilities. Click here and press on!
Art Cafe…Painting Was a Verb, not a Noun
Elaine De Kooning: Recently came across her and probably the last time I heard her name was during my college years. I conjured up a vague image and then of course, I had to google her. I saw her portraits that I didn’t remember but found wonderfully engaging. During my search, I discovered this NPR Morning Edition where her portraits are the topic. Click HERE to listen.
To find out more about her portraits, click here.
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