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Chiaroscuro, derived from the Italian words "chiaro" (light) and "scuro" (dark), is a prominent technique in art, particularly in painting and drawing. It involves the skillful use of strong contrasts between light and dark elements within a composition. These bold variations in light and shadow not only create visual drama but also play a crucial role in conveying depth, form, and a three-dimensional quality to the objects and figures depicted in the artwork.
In the world of art, chiaroscuro is often used to enhance the realism and sculptural quality of a subject. By strategically placing highlights and shadows, artists can give the illusion of volume, texture, and spatial relationships, making two-dimensional artworks appear more lifelike and tangible.
Chiaroscuro is a technique that has been employed by many renowned artists throughout history, with notable examples including the works of Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and Leonardo da Vinci. Their masterful use of light and shadow not only brought their subjects to life but also added emotional depth and atmosphere to their creations.
This concept of chiaroscuro extends beyond the realm of visual arts and finds application in other forms of media as well. In cinema and photography, the manipulation of light and shadow to create dramatic effects and depth is also referred to as chiaroscuro. Filmmakers and photographers use this technique to evoke mood, highlight key elements, and enhance storytelling through the interplay of light and darkness.
Chiaroscuro is a fundamental artistic technique that harnesses the power of contrasting light and dark to achieve both visual impact and a sense of three-dimensionality. It remains a timeless and influential aspect of artistic expression, bridging the gap between traditional art forms and contemporary media like film and photography.
"Paris Streets 442, Before the Fire." Notre-Dame de Paris, the landmark medieval cathedral, as it looked before the disastrous fire that engulfed its roof. Before the fire was extinguished, the intricate maze of medieval beams supporting the roof fell to the cathedral floor and the spire collapsed.
Elvis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZuJKQ6uzHE
“It is important how colour responds to light.
There is nothing better than to see an amazing colour in the right environment,
it can change your whole mood.”
Morag Myerscough, Designer and Artist
This is a small portion of the painting by Nicolas Tournier entitled Peasant with Fruit 1655, oil on canvas. I photographed a small section of the painting and reworked it in post processing. The complete original may be viewed here:
www.pinterest.com/pin/426645764707226233/visual-search/?x...
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Beauty gathered in the brightness of the sunny hours -
is often best remembered in the quiet dark.
~ P.J. Parker
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Tame, Wild, Serene, Peaceful. Dangerous, Rip currents, Death, Spiritual, Fun, Exciting ... are just a few adjectives that describe the ever-changing Pacific Ocean. The sun sets over the horizon and each evening is unpredictable. Oftentimes during certain months the marine layer sets in and the sky is a warm gray. Other times, especially during the winter season when there is less fog, the sunsets can be described as glorious ... and everything in between. The surfers, however, are out there 12 months of the year. It's their passion and despite the possibility of encountering sharks (rare), they often have the opportunity of surfing with dolphins or a flock of pelicans skimming the waves. The water is cold throughout the year and bodysuits are worn. Whatever the mood, whatever the weather, is it a blessing to experience this slice of Nature.
Otočec Castle was first mentioned in documents in the 13th century,[9] and the walls are said to date to 1252.[10] The castle is built on a small island in the middle of the Krka River east of the main settlement of Otočec. Of the 30 small islets in the Krka River in this area, the castle is on the largest island, which was formed by cutting a southern channel around the castle in order to form a moat around it. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otočec
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based on "philosopher's lamp" 1936
spot the original rene magritte, AI had a job interpreting the advice with respect to surrealism and famous masters, one wonders if there is some internal copyright assigned to AI that us mortals don't know about
"its on a need to know basic, and YOU (KHWD) don't need to know" haha
Last Friday I went to visit a friend who has a beautiful, rambling cottage garden: a haven of colour and greenery in the inner city. His roses are starting to bloom as the days grow longer and there is more sunshine. This includes his Old Master rose, whose blooms caught my eye as they blazed in the dappled light.
"Old Master" was one of the first of the hand painted roses bred by Samuel Darragh for Sam McGredy Nurseries in New Zealand in the 1970’s. A novelty at the time, the blooms gave the look that one colour was splashed with another. Today, they are still grown and a wider selection of varieties are available. One of the earliest varieties and one still grown today is "Old Master" which has crimson red blooms that feature a silvery white centre and reverse to the petals. Unlike some other hand painted roses, the colours are fairly stable throughout the season and the clusters of blooms will form a very colourful display.
Spring has finally come to Melbourne after a long and grey winter, and everywhere, gardens are bursting forth with beautiful coloured blooms in a profusion of colours.
I spent a good deal of my adult life visiting different countries and continents. It's what I lived for...the more exotic, the better. One trip that I have the most heartfelt memories of is Kenya. My senses were overwhelmed with sights, colors and sounds. I recall sleeping one night in a hut, my bed surrounded by a white net I thought was so cool, and being awakened in the pitch black night by the sounds of...God only knows, but it was terrifying and loud, animal screams. And then, silence. I don't know if I slept the rest of the night just wondering what was out there. I still imagine that scene some nights when I'm unable to sleep and recreate it in my mind...now that I'm safe at home.
"Africa -
You can see a sunset and believe you have witnessed the Hand of God.
You watch the slope lope of a lioness and forget to breathe.
You marvel at the tripod of a giraffe bent to water.
In Africa, there are iridescent blues on the wings of birds that you do not see anywhere else in nature.
In Africa, in the midday heat, you can see blisters in the atmosphere.
When you are in Africa, you feel primordial, rocked in the cradle of the world.
~Jodi Picoult"
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Vintage books, old china, antiques;
maybe I love old things so much
because I feel impermanent myself.
-- Josh Lanyon
Bette Midler: The Rose
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFa324V1kgU
Some say love, it is a river that drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love, it is a hunger an endless aching need
I say love, it is a flower and you, it's only seed
It's the heart, afraid of breaking that never learns to dance
It's the dream, afraid of waking that never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken who cannot seem to give
And the soul, afraid of dying that never learns to live
When the night has been too lonely and the road has been too long
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snow
Lies the seed that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes the rose
Raphaelle Peale, American
Still-life with Peaches. Oil on panel, ca. 1816
Despite pleas from his father Charles Willson Peale, to forgo Still Life in favor of the more lucrative Portrait, Raphaelle Peale became one of the first Americans to make the still life his focus. Often a sense of anatomy augments his compositions. Here, the branches of the peach on the left might reference hungry fingers plucking a fruit. Although many artists depicted bountiful displays ,Peale generally focused on one or two types of fruit. While the fruits and porcelain basket are symbols of prosperity, Peale struggled financially. Whereas his brother was able to earn $100 a portrait, Peales averaged $15 for a still life.
Original may be seen at:
collection.sdmart.org/Obj3144?sid=10691&x=48144&p...
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Grafmonument van gravin Louise de Celles (1830-1832), door kunstenaar Mathieu Kessel, gezien in het Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Oldmasters, in Brussel, België
Funerary monument of Countess Louise de Celles (1830-1832), by the artist Mathieu Kessel, seen at the Museum of Fine Arts, Oldmasters, in Brussels, Belgium
Grabdenkmal der Gräfin Louise de Celles (1830-1832), vom Künstler Mathieu Kessel, gesehen im Museum der Schönen Künste, Oldmasters, in Brüssel, Belgien
النصب التذكاري الجنائزي للكونتيسة لويز دي سيل (1830-1832)، للفنان ماثيو كيسيل، مشاهد في متحف الفنون الجميلة، أولدماسترز، في بروكسل، بلجيكا
伯爵夫人路易丝·德·塞尔（1830-1832）的墓葬纪念碑，由艺术家马修·凯塞尔创作，见于布鲁塞尔美术博物馆，旧大师馆，比利时
Monumento funebre della contessa Louise de Celles (1830-1832), dell'artista Mathieu Kessel, visto al Museo delle Belle Arti, Oldmasters, a Bruxelles, Belgio
Griewmonument vun der Grofin Louise de Celles (1830-1832), vum Kënschtler Mathieu Kessel, gesinn am Musée des Beaux-Arts, Oldmasters, zu Bréissel, Belsch
Original seen here:
Thatched Cottage in Normandy, c 1872
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, French
Real People Series: candid street portraits
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When you look closer to the Virgin's face (encarna), it resembles the work of oldmasters. Beautiful original encarna!
When I was a young man and a painter I was a follower of a certain Dutch master, among others. Now as an old man and a photographer I follow nobody. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. It's just the way it is.
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Light is inseparable from shadow.
Shadow lives on the edge of light.
Shadow complements the light.
It transforms ordinary objects into extraordinary subjects
by adding mood and atmosphere
whilst elevating your photos
into the realm of feeling and imagination.
– Danie Bester
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“It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer.
You need less imagination to be a painter
because you can invent things.
But in photography everything is so ordinary;
it takes a lot of looking
before you learn to see the extraordinary.”
– David Bailey
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Having some extra time over the Easter break I decided to try my hand at some still life photography with bits and pieces from the kitchen at home and to try and replicate a bit of an 'old masters' look and feel to the shot - not sure if I quite got it but as usual all comments most welcome!
© Dominic Scott 2022
This week the theme was old masters. I was looking through pictures by the old masters and chose dogs as topic. I was trying to emulate John Emms, I am not sure how successful I was. Moose wasn't thrilled about being up on the crate no matter how many treats were offered. He was finally persuaded up on the but then he wouldn't perk his ears. He still looks cute with his ears the way they are.
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Venice is a city that oozes love and charm and is often considered the most romantic city in Europe. With Renaissance-inspired architecture, summer sunsets, public squares, narrow canals and gondola rides - it's a city you're bound to fall in love with.
San Diego Museum of Art's new exhibit, Masterpieces from the Bemberg Foundation, features over 75 works produced between about 1500 and 1800.
This exhibition marks the first time these works have been shown publicly in the U.S. and features some of the biggest names from the German and French Renaissance.
I was able to photograph the masterpieces and added my interpretation by editing with Topaz.
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Some say love, it is a river, that drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razor, that leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need
I say love, it is a flower, and you, its only seed
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Morning has broken like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for them springing fresh from the world
Sweet the rains new fall, sunlit from Heaven
Like the first dewfall on the first grass
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden
Sprung in completeness where His feet pass
Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning
Born of the one light, Eden saw play
Praise with elation, praise every morning
God's recreation of the new day
Songwriters: Cat Stevens / Eleanor Farjeon
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Her hair is Harlow gold
Her lips a sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold
She's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll turn her music on you
You won't have to think twice
She's pure as New York snow
She got Bette Davis eyes
And she'll tease you, she'll unease you
All the better just to please you
She's precocious, and she knows just what it
Takes to make a pro blush
She got Greta Garbo's standoff sighs,
she's got Bette Davis eyes
Real People Series
“Let’s take our hearts for a walk in the woods
and listen to the magic whispers of old trees.”
~UNKNOWN
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TMI Challenge: In the style of
William-Adolphe Bouguereau,
Oil on Canvas. 1874
Before I became interested in art, I attended an exhibition of W.A. Bouguereau at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut. I was mesmerized from the beginning and remain so whenever I see his art. Before the pandemic, I was blessed to have another opportunity when the San Diego Museum of Art hosted an exhibition of his work. I chose this painting and photographed it in sections. This girl is so perfect in my eyes that I chose to make it a portrait. I added my interpretation in editing. The original of this painting can be seen at www.bouguereau.org/Enfant-Tressant-Une-Couronne-Child-Bra...
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