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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~    Tiberias by Nicola Kovach, (Covach) I long to stroll these shores; even more so now that I know where they are, it is not a stop I made during my long ago visit…

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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ The Bedroom by Vincent Van Gogh The artist has three paintings with the same name, this is the second version, housed at the Chicago Art Institute. I am drawn to the colors in this…

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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Frankfurt Station  by John Moore   This is an oil on canvas, but to me it does not look like a painting; rather some sort of three dimensional art.  I am not entirely sure why…

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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~  School Time by Winslow Homer Are you surprised?   I was.  It is not that I only expect seascapes from Winslow Homer, but I think of his work as being more dramatic and in a…

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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Grey Weather, Morning with Figures, Eragny by Camille Pissarro I do not see the grey morning; rather I am drawn to the golden fields, bordered by wild flowers, and the harvest.  I see hope…

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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ At the Foot of the Cross by Robert Scott Duncanson I know she projects a deep melancholy; but I also find her beautiful and at the moment, she speaks to me. For many all…

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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice.~ Andre Malraux ~ Lighthouse and Buildings, Portland HeadbyEdward Hopper I very much appreciate Edward Hopper’s work; thus I have featured so much of it, on these pages. I am actually surprised that I have not shared his rendition…

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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice.~ Andre Malraux ~ Bank of Oise at Auvers, 1890byVincent Van Gogh The colors in this painting are truly extraordinary; but what I most love is how Van Gogh has used the color and paint strokes to create movement.…

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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice.~ Andre Malraux ~     Norte Dame Cathedral, Paris byChilde Hassam It has been a year since we all woke up to the news that this beautiful cathedral, a piece of art, in its own right, was on…

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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice.~ Andre Malraux ~   The RainbowbyRobert Henri My photography does not do the vibrance of the color in this work justice; for which I am sorry. However, this charming painting certainly screams out, at least to me, the…