tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043126.post3922797509785165656..comments2023-07-04T09:05:12.889-06:00Comments on Vine and Fig: Rockwell's AmericaJim Swindlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632113399696237695noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043126.post-62657140377392391812011-02-11T11:21:16.966-06:002011-02-11T11:21:16.966-06:00I learned so much about Norman Rockwell from this ...I learned so much about Norman Rockwell from this post ... I have been a fan for what seems like my entire life. (almost seventy years of life)<br />Thank you.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043126.post-88875420396126449802011-02-10T21:08:43.207-06:002011-02-10T21:08:43.207-06:00Momz, welcome.
Romanós, you're right, as usual...<b>Momz</b>, welcome.<br /><b>Romanós</b>, you're right, as usual.Jim Swindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632113399696237695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043126.post-72274845730448838072011-02-10T14:29:55.220-06:002011-02-10T14:29:55.220-06:00Those are the details of a man's life, what yo...Those are the details of a man's life, what you've written about him. Those are the visibles. But much invisible was also there, else he could not have painted as he did.<br /><br />Only the Bible is the most honest book in the universe, the only book that tells us the whole truth, visible and invisible, about a man, about all men, about ourselves.<br /><br />Our lives are passages in that Book, and those whose hearts live there can read the chapters written in the lives of every man, while they wait for Him who alone can undo the seven seals and make all that is invisible in us visible again.Ρωμανός ~ Romanóshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00212143017939554092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043126.post-37269911711739230922011-02-10T05:53:42.735-06:002011-02-10T05:53:42.735-06:00Great Blog!!! I would love it if you would visit m...Great Blog!!! I would love it if you would visit my blog, and become a follower. www.roof-detective.blogspot.com and www.momzblotter.blogspot.com. I look forward to seeing you there.momzblotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11230706532462232780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043126.post-993230170507351372011-02-09T20:58:33.137-06:002011-02-09T20:58:33.137-06:00Tess, I've never seen one of his originals. I ...<b>Tess</b>, I've never seen one of his originals. I wouldn't have expected it to be crusty.<br /><b>dfish</b>, you're right. If we ignore either life's blessings or sin and life's grief, we're missing the truth. <br /><b>Kristen Haskell</b> and <b>Trulyfool</b> and <b>Lena</b>, I like his art a lot, even though most of it doesn't pretend to be great art. <br /><b>Girl in My Own World</b>, I, too was really surprised when I learned a bit about him.<br /><b>Lyn</b> and <b>Kathe W</b>, a generally positive outlook is often a great blessing, yet mere positive thinking can be a dangerous trap if we think it's the answer for everything. <br /><b>THANK YOU</b>, each one, for commenting.Jim Swindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632113399696237695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043126.post-50702689310515989182011-02-09T18:57:16.546-06:002011-02-09T18:57:16.546-06:00nothing wrong with looking at the positives- matte...nothing wrong with looking at the positives- matter of fact- I think it's quite healthy.Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043126.post-10279949902965726052011-02-09T14:43:01.479-06:002011-02-09T14:43:01.479-06:00I think art is a form of release for most of us. T...I think art is a form of release for most of us. Thanks for the brush up on this particular artist. His painting are wonderful, I've just been looking. And thanks for the reminder.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447013188405986054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043126.post-8078612901916814232011-02-09T08:26:11.107-06:002011-02-09T08:26:11.107-06:00How wonderful that he possessed such a great soul,...How wonderful that he possessed such a great soul, such a true spark of creativity..overcoming and moving on...<br /> Thanks so much for this presentationLynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985979258848310351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043126.post-6625109630704056052011-02-08T20:51:50.602-06:002011-02-08T20:51:50.602-06:00Jim,
I know Rockwell was dismissed as being too s...Jim,<br /><br />I know Rockwell was dismissed as being too sentimentally nostalgic, but I always liked his stuff.<br /><br />TrulyfoolTrulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043126.post-20170957646705992562011-02-08T19:01:25.972-06:002011-02-08T19:01:25.972-06:00Wow, I never knew this about him and to think that...Wow, I never knew this about him and to think that we often time reference Norman Rockwell in saracasm to what our live are not. It is good that he focused on the positive and found a happy place in painting! I find that creative people can sometimes be the saddest. Great Maggie! I learned a lot! :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043126.post-69530422589464147582011-02-08T14:33:12.039-06:002011-02-08T14:33:12.039-06:00When I belonged to the San Diego Museum of Art I g...When I belonged to the San Diego Museum of Art I got two tickets to see his collection. I always a fan of his, will love his work my whole life time.Kristen Haskellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481526316071592146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043126.post-1319709969254477922011-02-08T11:55:18.622-06:002011-02-08T11:55:18.622-06:00He painted what life really was about, while still...He painted what life really was about, while still making it clear that even the bad was not unbearable. As such, he was less phony than those who spend all their time trying to picture it as an ideal, or those who picture it as horrible.Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043126.post-44181180558953290392011-02-08T10:18:57.640-06:002011-02-08T10:18:57.640-06:00My dear Columbus Museum of Art has two Rockwells, ...My dear Columbus Museum of Art has two Rockwells, as part of their permanent collection. I am always amazed at how thickly he applied the paint. Really crusty, and you wouldn't guess from seeing his work in print form. I love his positive legacy.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.com