To see the painting of the girl and her dog up close, a painting rather different than so many of Gainsborough’s other portraits … very moving.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gainsborough
Posts Tagged ‘National Gallery of Ireland’
girl with dog and jug, 1785
Posted in Inspiration, On the Road, tagged creativity, Gainsborough, Inspiration, ireland, National Gallery of Ireland, painting, Photography, portraits, travel photography on November 6, 2017| Leave a Comment »
harry clarke’s song of the mad prince
Posted in Inspiration, tagged creativity, dublin, Harry Clarke, Inspiration, National Gallery of Ireland, Photography, stained glass, strange beauty, travel, travel photography on November 6, 2017| 1 Comment »
The poem, Song of the Mad Prince, was part of Walter de la Mare’s collection Peacock Pie (1913). Clarke dresses his prince in an Elizabethan style as he stands before his mother and father. A variety of colors and tones are achieved by plating and etching of two planes of glass. It is a small piece actually with a custom case of walnut produced for a friend and patron of Clarke, Thomas Bodkin, who at one point was Director of the National Gallery of Ireland.
Sources and Additional Reading
http://onlinecollection.nationalgallery.ie/objects/2389/the-song-of-the-mad-prince
https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/song-of-the-mad-prince/
the startled bird
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged birds, colors, creativity, dublin, Inspiration, National Gallery of Ireland, Norah McGuinness, painting, Photography, travel on November 5, 2017| 1 Comment »
Detail from The Startled Bird (1961) by painter Norah McGuinness on view in Dublin at the National Gallery of Ireland. Many beautiful works in the building but the colors and textures of this painting especially caught my eyes.
