tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post8459334953117110449..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Andrew Wyeth - Resources for Art LoversUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-45831324333333942332008-09-01T04:20:00.000+00:002008-09-01T04:20:00.000+00:00I love Andrew Wyeths Work, thanks so much for this...I love Andrew Wyeths Work, thanks so much for this post. What I love about his work is how he makes ordinary subjects become "mastersubjects" and masterpieces!adebanjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832505675979297771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-24108738342373467202008-08-29T07:26:00.000+00:002008-08-29T07:26:00.000+00:00Thanks for your comments about the books - they're...Thanks for your comments about the books - they're very helpful - and I think I now know what to order!<BR/><BR/>Linda - I visited the Farnworth Museum in Rockland in September '06 but it was a miserable Maine day with rain so heavy that it was like fog so we didn't venture any further than the Wyeth Centre.<BR/><BR/>I've received a very long comment as an email from an artist and I'm going to check whether I can post it - as it contains lots of useful info!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-74100999723739080542008-08-29T02:02:00.000+00:002008-08-29T02:02:00.000+00:00Hi Katherine. I too would recommend A Secret Life-...Hi Katherine. I too would recommend A Secret Life- fascinating biography which also fills in some of the back story meaning in the paintings.Deborah Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242296435365350267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-90490708036471342072008-08-28T21:09:00.000+00:002008-08-28T21:09:00.000+00:00Andrew Wyeth - Great subject!I highly recommend "A...Andrew Wyeth - Great subject!<BR/><BR/>I highly recommend "Andrew Wyeth - A Secret Life" by Richard Meryman. It is a compelling read and "secret" is the operational word. There is quite a bit in it on NC Wyeth as well.<BR/><BR/>The Farnsworth Museum is also worth going to if you happen to head up to Wyeth country in Rockland, Maine. They even have a Wyeth Center. When I went a few years back I just missed seeing him!<BR/><BR/>Finally around the museum area you can explore where Wyeth painted. The house in his painting "Christina's World" has been made into a museum. You can go through it and see the views and that Wyeth painted.<BR/><BR/>He is truly a remarkable a painter with such a unique vision. What I like about his work is that he has taken some of the narrative influences of his father but driven in his own direction into fine art. Yet, I always see such a strong sense of the abstract in his work beyond the realism. He began his career going head on into realism when it was not fashionable. Pretty brave.Linda Warner Constantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899154428811880070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-28182986937839387072008-08-28T16:15:00.000+00:002008-08-28T16:15:00.000+00:00Great post, and wonderful subject. I'm reading Mem...Great post, and wonderful subject. I'm reading Memory and Magic, and I would recommend it. Excellent color plates. If you want to read more about the history of the artist (inclusive of his background and stories related to particular paintings) I would recommend Andrew Wyeth, a Secret Life by Richard Meryman.belindadelpesco.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062375277740529374noreply@blogger.com