Sunday, January 18, 2009


Farewell

"I do an awful lot of thinking and dreaming about things in the past and the future - the timelessness of the rocks and the hills - all the people who have existed there. I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure in the landscape - the loneliness of it - the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesn’t show. I think anything like that - which is contemplative, silent, shows a person alone - people always feel is sad. Is it because we’ve lost the art of being alone?"

Andrew Wyeth
1917 - 2009
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26 comments:

  1. Country GirlJanuary 18, 2009 at 4:04 PM

    I didn't recognize the painting. But as soon as I came to the lines about the bone structure in the landscape in the winter, I knew it was Andrew Wyeth.
    The Philadelphia Inquirer has done a lovely tribute to him. And I lived close to his Chadds Ford home. He was a kind, good man with no pretenses. Just a regular person with an uncanny gift.
    Your post is a beautiful tribute to him.

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  2. Linda@ Lime in the CoconutJanuary 18, 2009 at 4:22 PM

    Goodbye to a quiet master.

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  3. The Weaver of GrassJanuary 18, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    A lovely quote. The Times did a beautiful obituary to him yesterday. I don't know his work at all but shall look for it now.

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  4. Cait O'ConnorJanuary 18, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    Thank you for introducing me to this fantastic artist.

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  5. cotedetexasJanuary 18, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    What a gorgeous painting. What a genius.

    (and I love the header!!!)

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  6. P. J. GrathJanuary 18, 2009 at 5:35 PM

    Here at the home of friends who are both artists, they and my painter husband and I all remembered Andrew Wyeth this morning, and I was glad to find your post this evening with the lovely quote. I will share it with David and Gene and Judy.

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  7. DebbyJanuary 18, 2009 at 5:49 PM

    I loved his paintings. Plain people became beautiful on his canvas. Stark landscapes became the dreamlike. His pictures always evoked something so deep inside that it always surprised me when it pushed to the surface.

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  8. niartistJanuary 18, 2009 at 6:00 PM

    Such a beautiful tribute to an artistic genius.

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  9. Cat (darklingwoods)January 18, 2009 at 9:08 PM

    thank you for the lovely tribute, his work was always quietly evocative to me.

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  10. RuthJanuary 18, 2009 at 9:10 PM

    I feel this way too. When we moved to our farm, I was glad it was winter so I could absorb the landscape quietly, looking out the window.

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2009 at 10:34 PM

    Oh no!!!!! He is one of my top five painters! I identified with his spare lines and masterful shading at a very early age. I missed this. Goodbye Indeed. I had lithographs of his in my first apartment. So sad.

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  12. HAWTHORN HALLJanuary 18, 2009 at 10:47 PM

    It is a beautiful painting and the words are so inspirational for me. I have always loved the fall and winter and love complex novels and movies where there are layers of information, ideas etc., to sift through and leave me pondering. A great post!

    Gillian

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  13. IsaJanuary 18, 2009 at 11:12 PM

    Lovely tribute.

    xo Isa

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  14. LeciawpJanuary 18, 2009 at 11:32 PM

    Wonderful tribute.

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  15. beadbabe49January 18, 2009 at 11:33 PM

    I couldn't believe how exquisite his work was when I first saw it...I was 14.

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  16. MuseSwingsJanuary 19, 2009 at 12:10 AM

    Perfect picture and wonderful quote for his passing!

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  17. Jeane MyersJanuary 19, 2009 at 12:55 AM

    he was a living icon - his contributions were immense...

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  18. MichaelJanuary 19, 2009 at 5:17 AM

    Thank you for such a wonderful tribute. I'm trying to imagine John Mortimer sitting still long enough for Andrew to paint him...smiling.

    Tail wags to Edward from Bodie the black retriever.

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  19. ArijaJanuary 19, 2009 at 6:28 AM

    A lovely thoughtful post as alway but this time...just so sad.

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  20. MarthaJanuary 19, 2009 at 8:45 AM

    What a great tribute. It always is sad whenever we lose a great talent.

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  21. Ina in AlaskaJanuary 19, 2009 at 10:48 AM

    We have lost an artistic icon...

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  22. SusanJanuary 19, 2009 at 12:56 PM

    What a beautiful image ... merci Pamela & Edward. xo, S, Miss D, Bleet, Oliver & Gus

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  23. JoyceJanuary 19, 2009 at 7:48 PM

    You are so right- we have lost touch with being alone. I am guilty at times of this. If I'm in the car sometimes I will be on the phone (not a good pratice I know). If I'm home working, cleaning etc... I have the TV or music on, just to have noise. There really is something about silence and your thoughts coming together. Thank you.

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  24. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiJanuary 19, 2009 at 10:22 PM

    I read of his passing today too Pamela. A great loss! I just recently saw his painting "Christina's World" at MoMA. I have a photo in my blog about post about The Museum Of Modern Art. Your tribute is lovely!

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  25. The DutchessJanuary 20, 2009 at 9:34 AM

    Wow..thank you for introducing me to this painter..cant wait to see more..Lovely post.

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  26. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2009 at 10:49 AM

    Interesting. At the Fairy Glen at the weekend it was precisely by seeing the bone structure of it, that I was able to see the beauty of things like faces in the bark before the leaves distracted me.

    Thanks for introducing this chap to me. I'll look out for his words.

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