Arctic Tern by John James Audubon
What’s so special about Arctic Tern, the Audubon bird painting?
• Audubon – hunter turned lover
• Blue moves the Arctic Tern
• Feet make the bird
Animal painting
The Fight of a Tiger and a Buffalo by Henri Rousseau
This art blog on Rousseau’s The Fight of a Tiger and a Buffalo includes:
• Bottoms up bananas – reality is overrated
• Fight? What Fight?
• Rousseau’s self esteem
• Flowers and animals paired in The Fight of a Tiger and a Buffalo
• Jungle mystery
The Cornell Farm by Edward Hicks
Quaker Edward Hicks’s painting Cornell Farm features:
• Control freak tendencies or animalistic urges?
• A glowing warmth of holy light.
• Popular pastor, sign-maker, and famous painter.
• Frequently Asked Questions include, “What kind of painting is The Cornell Farm by Edward Hicks?”
Watson and the Shark by John Singleton Copley
Find out fun facts about the painting Watson and the Shark for instance:
• That funky looking shark?
• General Watson’s lasting real life trauma.
• The Reason behind the painting Watson and the Shark.
Rooster, Hen, and Hydrangeas by Ito Jakuchu
This piece unearths features and insights for the painting Rooster, Hen, and Hydrangeas such as:
• What’s special about silk painting.
• Buddhism symbols in Rooster, Hen, and Hydrangeas.
• Flirting fowl and Edo Period values.
The Golden Fish (The Goldfish) by Paul Klee
In this analysis of The Golden Fish (AKA The Goldfish) I point to the following:
• The music in Klee’s painting.
• Mystery and symbolism in The Golden Fish.
• Klee’s idiosyncratic, distinctive style.