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September 29, 2006
Fine Art Friday
Being a West Texas girl, born and raised, I love Western art. I'm lucky to live near a museum with the quality of this one: The Amon Carter Museum: An American Collection. This museum is where I was first exposed to Remingtons and Russells--bronzes and paintings. Folks, there are a lot of ugly horse pictures out there. I don't know what it is about horses that makes them so difficult to capture in painting, especially in movement. But both Remington and Russell do it well.
While I was looking at Western art to post today, I also came across this, which I think is unusual and worth a look. I love it when an artist tips his hat, so to speak, to another:
I had only ever seen Neiman's sports related work--largely in Sports Illustrated. I was delighted to find this one. You can find more of his work on his official website.
Posted by MamaT at September 29, 2006 11:40 AM
Comments
If you like Western Art, then you should RUN, not walk (or probably better would be to fly, really) to Tulsa and see the Gilchrist Museum. Amazing collection in a beautiful building.
Posted by: Erik Keilholtz at October 1, 2006 8:52 PM