Friday, July 22, 2011

Friday Filler: Goodbye to Two Great Painters

I never had a chance to say goodbye to one of my favorite painters, Cy Twombly, when he passed away a few weeks ago.


Image taken from here.


Now, with the death of Lucian Freud--such an amazing painter of flesh!--another important artist is gone.


Image taken from here.

Both of these artists are people I would love to have known while they were still alive. Luckily for me, there are still other painters and writers and artists that I admire and that still make wonderful things. I've made attempts to contact some of them, but I must try harder! Perhaps this weekend I will write letters to those people before it's too late.

Happy Friday, everyone. Enjoy the art and make some of your own!

5 comments:

  1. A good friend from grad school introduced me to Lucien Freud. Sad to hear that he's gone.

    Also? I've been stuck in my own little world for the past--how long?--and haven't made it here. I miss it and hope to be back very soon.

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  2. Yat-Yee, I've been stuck in my own world too. I spent much of last week and this week moving, and now Michelle and Scott are out of town for a few days. But we'll be back to our regular routine soon. I've set up my writing space and writing always leads to blog post topics and questions for me. :)

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  3. a good reminder to make those contacts and say those words. thanks for that.

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  4. That's a great reminder to reach out and praise those that we admire. I've enjoyed writing letters to authors who I drool over, but it never occurred to me to contact other kinds of artists. Painters seem too much creatures of a different plane! So your point is well taken. Thanks!

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