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17 March, 2011

Matisse and Respect

Sometimes Weather
9" x 7"
Pastel
Casey Klahn



"Matisse respected nobody and nothing,"  Maurice Boudot-Lamotte.


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14 comments:

  1. SamArtDogMarch 17, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Casey--
    This has always been one of your best. I study it like the pastel will rub off on me. I never get tired of it.

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  2. Casey KlahnMarch 17, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    Sam, that's why I glazed it.

    Thanks for the kindness. I am discovering that I like the new blogger mode that allows a bigger image, and I am gradually going through some of my favorites to see how they present. I'm considering uploading at 110 or more instead of 72 dpi, since times march on.

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  3. Victoria RyanMarch 17, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    I love this piece. It is sheer perfection...and nice little appearance that made me smile in me email.

    Best,
    Vicky

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  4. Casey KlahnMarch 17, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    Thanks, Vicky!

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  5. Jan Yates, SCA, CanadaMarch 17, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    this is absolutely spellbinding-on so many levels--nuances, gradations, such a sense of timeless presence--am so happy to be able to visit your blog (my other computer was so _____-! slow i would just give up)

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  6. Brenda BoylanMarch 17, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    Delicious!

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  7. Jala PfaffMarch 18, 2011 at 2:13 AM

    I love this one soooooooooooooooooo much.

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  8. Lisa Le QuelenecMarch 18, 2011 at 2:36 AM

    The more I look the more I see in this one, like it's giving up it's secrets the longer you take to get to know it. - a gem.

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  9. Casey KlahnMarch 18, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    Lisa, Jala, Brenda and Jan - thank you very much.

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  10. Celeste BerginMarch 18, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    ah that Matisse..! (didn't he respect Picasso?)
    Love this pastel....the close values in the foreground...the golden light. What a beauty.

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  11. Casey KlahnMarch 18, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Hey, celeste. Did he respect Picasso? Good question - take it up with Ms. Boudot-Lamotte, who wrote that sentence in his memoir.

    Thanks on the artwork. How did that light sneak in there? I try my best to avoid (depicting) light.

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  12. Lisa McShaneMarch 19, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    I love how the cloud and the tree touch. Wonderful.

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  13. Adam CopeMarch 23, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    nice pastel :-)

    very measured & composed by comparision to yr river series

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  14. Casey KlahnMarch 25, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    Thank you Adam and Lisa.

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