Monday, September 8, 2014

Worth a Thousand Words: The Difficult Reply

Guy Rose, The Difficult Reply (also known as The Difficult Response), 1910
I discovered Guy Rose via Lines and Colors, as I have discovered so many wonderful artists. I really love Rose's use of vivid color and patterns. I feel as if I could step right into that room.
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  1. Anonymous9/8/14, 12:42 PM

    not to mention the half-sculpture of Virgin and Child on the wall... {*>)

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    1. Julie D.9/8/14, 1:55 PM

      They do seem to be gazing directly at her, don't they? :-)

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  2. Anonymous9/8/14, 1:52 PM

    Hi Julie:

    I saw this today on the UK Telegraph and thought you might like it.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/womens-style/41603/four-decades-of-fashion-illustration.html

    Cheers!
    Tante Leonie

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    1. Julie D.9/8/14, 1:57 PM

      Tante, those are wonderful! Thanks for the heads up! :-)

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  3. Anonymous9/8/14, 2:36 PM

    You're welcome! I'm so glad you liked them. They made me swoon, but also feel very sad for how much we've lost.

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    1. Julie D.9/8/14, 2:38 PM

      I agree. I was just discussing the 1963 movie Charade with my movie group. Audrey Hepburn wears the most wonderful Givenchy styles throughout. Now THOSE were the days!

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  4. JoAnna9/8/14, 6:33 PM

    Wow. I just love this painting. Especially the way in which the liveliness of the colors, patterns, & light seem to give us a glimpse into the racing efforts of the mind of the writer. I still write a lot of letters, and when I think of a 'hard reply,' I usually imagine something that feels huge, hard, solid, and monochrome - like a roadblock. But this captures the feeling so much better-like the colored smoke of ideas and words swirling around, trapped in a bottle until the right ones squeeze their way out. Thanks for sharing, Julie.

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