I love his work....they're almost minimalist...rocks and sea. Up close at the Boston Museum you can see that he's almost an impressionist...lots of colors go into his rocks and his water.
you are right - it's the minimalist quality that i think makes the paintings seem so modern, tho they are last quarter of the C19.
interesting to hear what you ahve to say about how the works are close up
i bought a forrest haughton not so long ago - 'quiet waters' - its on my blog main page, right hand column about half way down - another somewhat minimalist C19 landscape - tho close up its still attempts naturalism in its extreme detail of technique
Do you think it possible that seascapes leave me cold because I'm a sun sign (Leo)?
ReplyDeleteAlan down in Florida
hey alan
ReplyDeletecould be!
grew up next to the ocean - well, a very large bay off the ocean - so for me it's kinda nostalgic
but each to their own of course
love the un-peopled nature of these scapes - desolate and remote - my mood today? nah, but could be contributing!
take care
nick
I loved that 2nd picture.
ReplyDeleteI have to wonder how that one and the 3rd "scape" looks now.
hey greg
ReplyDelete#2 is my fav too - looks so modern - have it as my desktop pic
reckon a lot of the scapes have changed since the mid C19
nick
I love his work....they're almost minimalist...rocks and sea. Up close at the Boston Museum you can see that he's almost an impressionist...lots of colors go into his rocks and his water.
ReplyDeletehey marksparky
ReplyDeleteyou are right - it's the minimalist quality that i think makes the paintings seem so modern, tho they are last quarter of the C19.
interesting to hear what you ahve to say about how the works are close up
i bought a forrest haughton not so long ago - 'quiet waters' - its on my blog main page, right hand column about half way down - another somewhat minimalist C19 landscape - tho close up its still attempts naturalism in its extreme detail of technique
good to hear from you
nick