21 Monday Apr 2014
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Beating the Showers Home–a spring scene. Somewhat inspired by barns at Leete’s island, near Guilford, Connecticut.
14 Monday Apr 2014
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A nice old piece, not yet on the website. Appropriate for spring!
11 Tuesday Mar 2014
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Cape Tea Party–with a fox terrier, of course.
08 Wednesday May 2013
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Charlotte Joan Sternberg, Charlotte Sternberg, illustrations, Realism, sketches, spring, spring flowers
I love to see sketches by artists…here, Charlotte’s expressive, varied lines suggest the upward growth and vitality of the spring flowers.
04 Saturday May 2013
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Here I am, with wildflowers–which I still love dearly.
26 Tuesday Mar 2013
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This is a 1988 snapshot of the Noah Bacon house in Kensington, mentioned in earlier posts, that inspired Timberlost Tea Party and Favorite Places. You can just about see the lilacs blooming in front. There is an earlier painting also featuring this house at http://riversidefineart.com.
27 Monday Feb 2012
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allegory, art history, Painting, Renaissance, sculpture, seasons, spring
Among my mother’s lesser known works are several allegories. An allegory is a work of art, in this case a painting, with a hidden meaning. Such pieces are common in art history; for example, Michelangelo’s sculpture of Night personified. At one time, Charlotte did several designs for use on china plates, showing the four seasons. Above, you see Spring. There was another version of Spring, never used, that had blooming bridal veil vines for hair. As in Botticelli’s Venus, flowers follow the figure, and little animals rejoice at Spring’s coming. Not far away in real life!
