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"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous." ~ Aristotle
"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous." ~ Aristotle
Grandma Moses was the nickname of the famous folk painter Anna Mary Robertson Moses. This amazing woman was born in 1860 in the midst of the Civil War. She grew up in rural New York one of ten children. Hard work was nothing new to Grandma Moses, at age 12 she worked as a hired girl in a neighboring farm until she married her husband Thomas Moses. They worked a farm in Virginia and raised five children together. Later the family would move to New York and had a farm out there. After her husband died in 1927, she continued working her farm with her oldest son until it became to difficult for her and then she moved to a daughter's home in 1936. Always hard at work she didn't have a lot of time to devote to art. She liked to make worsted needlepoint pieces depicting life as it was when she was growing up but when this became too difficult she switched to painting. Her first piece was done when she was 58 years old but she didn't devote herself to art 'till she was 70. She went from having her pieces of art sold for a small amount in a drugstore, to having her art displayed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York to becoming a national sensation at the age of 79. She is credited to having created upwards of 1500 pieces of art. To read more about her click here.
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Rembrandt van Rijn was a great 17th century Dutch artist. He was a child prodigy, begining his training at the age of 14. He became so skilled at his craft that at the age of 22 he started his own art school. Some of the students that he taught were already trained but sought to learn under Rembrant. It is said that if he liked a painting that a student made he signed his name on it. Even though he was famous and successful, his personal life was marked with tragedy. His wife died after they were only married for 8 years and three of their four children died in a period of seven years. The artist was famous for his realism, his pieces are quite remarkable in their intricate details. His art depicted: historic scenes, religious scenes (from the Bible) and mythological pieces. Probably the most famous recurring theme in his work were his self portraits. He is credited to having more than 90 pieces of art depicting himself. At first I thought this had to do with vanity but apparently at the time it was popular to collect artists' self portraits. Early on his paintings of himself show a robust and confident young man; his later portraits show a more introspective side of him. To read more about Rembrandt Click Here To see where you can view and purchase his art Click Here |
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AuthorSarah Lowe is an avid art enthusiast. Besides creating art she loves to enjoy other artists' work. This blog is about articles, websites or other art related items she's come across and thinks that you might enjoy too! Categories
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