This is a very interesting PDF file I found about one of the best known paintings of a Forest fire. The painting was by the Russian artist
Aleksei Kuz’mich Denisov-Uralsky and was originally titled Lesnoi pozhar
(Forest Fire). This painting has been copied and adapted by many artists many times.
http://www.public.asu.edu/~spyne/UNTAMEDART.pdf
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The painting at the top of the page is a bit of a mystery. The only thing it had written under it was ‘’street glow by lawson’’…………and that's all I known. It looks like a picture of a street lit by the living flame of gas lamps.
This is called "Wildfire" by an artist called Marina Petro based in Saratoga Springs, NY USA
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons (1835) by J. M. W. Turner is one of the many paintings he did of the fire. Turner witnessed this fire and returned to the subject over and over again.
No need to introduce this one,
The Ancient of Days 1794, William Blake
These are videos of people dancing with fire, its mesmerizing to watch and oddly beautiful,
what a wonderful inspiration for your art sunday. thanks, Loretta!
ReplyDeletep.s.......i sure hope it will all be sorted soon, it must be quite chilly up in your part of the world now.
ReplyDeletelol... yes cold, typing with gloves :-(
ReplyDeletestay warm
ReplyDeletei am hiding under my blankies and quilts today myself
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oh, ack! sounds dreadful, Loretta!
ReplyDeleteIt's not so bad really...............I'm off to make soup soon, I can't stop watching that first video with the girl and her fire hoolla hoop.. It fascinates me, bet she's not cold, wish I could do that.
ReplyDeletei bet you could
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ohhhhhhh In my dreams Lol
ReplyDeletei'd practice with an unlit hula hoop first
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definitely!
ReplyDeletethis was a long time ago... remember Arthur Brown ?
ReplyDeletesorta gives new meaning to 'smoke on the water'....or 'smoke gets in your eyes'
ReplyDeleteOMG........ARTHUR BROWN! HELL YEAH! ooops, sorry, i used naughty language. ; D
ReplyDeleteI had a look at the PDF and truly, the Russian artist has captured the forest fire.
ReplyDeletethats OK dear...............I can take it :-)
ReplyDeleteI think Arthur Brown was a sort of forerunner to Alice Cooper
*grins* somehow i thought so. ; D
ReplyDeletethats it.. I'm cracking up..............I'm sitting here in my chair swaying in time with that dam hoop........think its time I made my soup :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Donna..............yes glad you looked at that, I hoped some one would cos even thought its quite long, there's some really good stuff on it.
ReplyDeletei was a fair hula hooper in my younger days
ReplyDeleteyou need a good balanced hoop
it is all in the hips
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Of the four elements my sign is fire. Hope you get your heating fixed soon. Things like this always happen on a Sunday or other holiday, don't they? I sure could use some cold medicine and could find a chemist's open somewhere but I'll wait until tomorrow. I hate head colds because everything is in my head. lol
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ReplyDeletehoping that your heating will soon come on my dear, the paintings are beautiful indeed Rosiex
I hope your heating will be fixed promptly.
ReplyDeleteWe had a little fire in the woodstove after my husband cleaned out the chimney. It's damp here with so much rain.
One of those fire dances should warm you up some. I do like the first painting by T. Lawson, it looks like a French street scene.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are warmer by now. Some years ago we stayed in a tiny lodge in the Canadian Rockies. In the mountains across from us a forest fire started. We felt safe as the firefighters were staying in the same lodge. It was both fascinating and horrifying to watch the fire. It was much like your picture "Wildfire" and we took many pictures. 1988 I think. They put it out in 2-3 days.
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