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Monthly Masters' Discussion - September 2020 - Durer's Praying Hands

Last post by minniev « Sat Sep 05, 2020 6:26 pm
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by minniev » Tue Sep 01, 2020 2:11 pm
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Introduction
The image we will review this month is Albrecht Durer's “Praying Hands”. It is likely familiar to you in some form even if you aren't...
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Sat Sep 05, 2020 6:26 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - August 2020 - Brassai's "Avenue del Observatoire"

Last post by minniev « Sat Aug 01, 2020 2:22 pm

by minniev » Sat Aug 01, 2020 2:22 pm

Introduction
Gyula Halasz, better known by his pseudonym Brassai, was born in Transylvania in 1899. He moved to Paris in 1924 to become a journalist...

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Sat Aug 01, 2020 2:22 pm
Monthly Masters Discussion - July 2020- Paul Klee’s “Around The Fish”

Last post by minniev « Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:30 pm

by minniev » Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:30 pm

Introduction

This month we will consider “Around The Fish”, a painting by Paul Klee. Among the most versatile and wide-ranging of modern artists,...

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Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:30 pm
Monthly Masters’ Discussion - June 2020 - Mathew Brady’s Portrait of Ulysses Grant

Last post by minniev « Mon Jun 01, 2020 3:02 pm

by minniev » Mon Jun 01, 2020 3:02 pm

Introduction

This month we will consider an historic photograph by Mathew Brady, one of the earliest photographers in America. Brady studied under...

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Mon Jun 01, 2020 3:02 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - May 2020 - Clarence White's "Morning" - Fine Art Photography At Home

Last post by minniev « Sat May 02, 2020 1:26 am
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by minniev » Fri May 01, 2020 2:02 pm

Introduction
This month we will look at the im age “Morning - the Bathroom” by Clarence H. White. A self-taught photographer from rural Ohio, White...

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Sat May 02, 2020 1:26 am
Monthly Masters' Discussion - April 2020 - Two Images Reflecting Our Current Plight

Last post by minniev « Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:38 pm

by minniev » Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:38 pm

Introduction

This month is different from any other, so this month’s Master’s discussion will be different, too.

These are not iconic images by...

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Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:38 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - March 2020 - Van Gogh's "Starry Night"

Last post by minniev « Mon Mar 02, 2020 3:38 am

by minniev » Mon Mar 02, 2020 3:38 am

Introduction
Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who became one of the most influential figures in western art history. Van Gogh...

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Mon Mar 02, 2020 3:38 am
Monthly Masters' Discussioon - February 2020 - Michael Kenna's "Wanaka Lake Tree"

Last post by minniev « Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:33 pm
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by minniev » Sat Feb 01, 2020 2:37 pm

Introduction
This month we will look at a work by modern master Michael Kenna: Wanaka Lake Tree . I have intended for two years to offer one of...

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Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:33 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - January 2020 - Grant Wood's "American Gothic"

Last post by minniev « Wed Jan 01, 2020 4:39 am

by minniev » Wed Jan 01, 2020 4:39 am

Introduction
This month we will consider an image familiar to almost everyone, Grant Wood’s painting American Gothic .
It was exhibited publicly...

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Wed Jan 01, 2020 4:39 am
Monthly Masters' Discussion - December 2019 - Marc Adamus' Embrace of Light

Last post by minniev « Fri Dec 06, 2019 2:24 pm
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by minniev » Sun Dec 01, 2019 4:20 pm

Introduction

Marc Adamus is an American landscape photographer based in Oregon. His pursuit of landscape images has taken him around the world...

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Fri Dec 06, 2019 2:24 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - November 2019 - Millet's "The Angelus"

Last post by minniev « Mon Nov 04, 2019 4:42 pm
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by minniev » Fri Nov 01, 2019 2:15 pm

As we approach the season of Thanksgiving, here is a familiar painting for us to respond to. You may find it interesting to look at all the...

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Mon Nov 04, 2019 4:42 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - October 2019 - Travel Photography - Eric's Hudson's Monhegan

Last post by minniev « Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:32 pm
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by minniev » Wed Oct 02, 2019 1:52 pm

Introduction

I offer this unusual Masters from the island of Monhegan, off the coast of Maine, where my husband and I are spending the week with...

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Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:32 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - September 2019 - Can Surrealism Inform Photography? Dali's Melting Clocks

Last post by Charles Haacker « Sun Sep 15, 2019 2:49 pm
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by minniev » Sun Sep 01, 2019 11:02 am

Introduction
This month we will look at a painting by Salvatore Dali, one of the masters of surrealism in art. Dalí was born on in 1904 in Figueres,...

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Last post by Charles Haacker
Sun Sep 15, 2019 2:49 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - August 2019 - Frans Lanting's "Ghost Trees"

Last post by minniev « Sat Aug 03, 2019 8:49 pm
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by minniev » Thu Aug 01, 2019 2:34 pm

Introduction
It's about time to discuss a Modern Master. This month we'll look at Frans Lanting, who has been hailed as one of the great...

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Sat Aug 03, 2019 8:49 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - July 2019 - Thomas Kincade - Kitsch or Classic?

Last post by minniev « Sat Jul 06, 2019 8:02 pm
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by minniev » Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:01 pm

Introduction

Those of you who’ve followed the Masters posts from the beginning knew I’d get to Thomas Kincade one of these days. His work is too...

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Sat Jul 06, 2019 8:02 pm
Monthly Master's Discussion - June 2019- Welty's "Window Shopping" - Photography or Literature?

Last post by minniev « Sat Jun 01, 2019 1:56 pm

by minniev » Sat Jun 01, 2019 1:56 pm

INTRODUCTION
I confess that this is the Masters’ Critique offering I have most wanted to write. i began ruminating on the concept soon after I took...

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Sat Jun 01, 2019 1:56 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - Monet's Water Lilies

Last post by minniev « Mon May 06, 2019 10:37 pm
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by minniev » Wed May 01, 2019 11:08 am

Introduction
This month we will look at one of the famous water lily paintings by Claude Monet, the French painter whose work gave a name to the art...

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Mon May 06, 2019 10:37 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - April 2019 - Edward Curtis's "Chaiwa"

Last post by minniev « Tue Apr 02, 2019 4:09 pm
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by minniev » Mon Apr 01, 2019 2:42 pm

Introduction

Between 1900 and 1930, Edward Curtis traveled deep into Indian territories and lived among dozens of Native tribes. He captured the...

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Tue Apr 02, 2019 4:09 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - March 2019 - Friedrich's "Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog"

Last post by PietFrancke « Sat Mar 02, 2019 4:10 am
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by minniev » Fri Mar 01, 2019 1:58 am

Introduction

This month we will look at “Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog”, a painting by 19th Century German artist Caspar David Friedrich. Friedrich...

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Last post by PietFrancke
Sat Mar 02, 2019 4:10 am
Monthly Masters' Discussion - Jack Dykinga's "Stone Canyon"

Last post by PietFrancke « Fri Feb 01, 2019 4:25 pm
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by minniev » Fri Feb 01, 2019 2:29 pm

Introduction

This month we will look at Stone Canyon, an image by Jack Dykinga, a modern master in editorial photojournalism and...

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Last post by PietFrancke
Fri Feb 01, 2019 4:25 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - January 2019 - David Kennerly's Body of Work - and Yours

Last post by minniev « Wed Jan 02, 2019 3:44 pm
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by minniev » Tue Jan 01, 2019 3:26 pm

Introduction
This month we will look at a tiny portion of a Body Of Work rather than a single image. We’ll be considering the work of modern master...

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Wed Jan 02, 2019 3:44 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - December 2018 - Bruegel's "Census At Bethlehem"

Last post by minniev « Tue Dec 11, 2018 10:13 pm
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by minniev » Sat Dec 01, 2018 11:45 am

Introduction

For our December Masters, we will consider “The Census of Bethlehem” by Pieter Bruegel, an artist of the Northern Renaissance whose...

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Tue Dec 11, 2018 10:13 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - November 2018 - Fan Ho's "Approaching Shadow"

Last post by minniev « Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:45 pm
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by minniev » Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:38 am

Introduction

Born in Shanghai in 1931, photographer Fan Ho won nearly 300 awards from international exhibitions and competitions worldwide between...

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Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:45 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - October 2018- Stephen Shore's "Presidio, TX"

Last post by minniev « Wed Oct 10, 2018 1:36 pm
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by minniev » Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:53 pm

Introduction:

Stephen Shore's work has been widely published and exhibited for the past forty-five years. He was the first living photographer to...

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Wed Oct 10, 2018 1:36 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion- April 2018 - Gordon Parks' "Drinking Fountains"

Last post by minniev « Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:10 pm
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by minniev » Sun Apr 01, 2018 5:31 pm
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About the Artist and the Image

Gordon Parks was one of the seminal figures of twentieth century photography. A humanitarian with a deep commitment...
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Last post by minniev
Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:10 pm

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