tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post4349365780755917884..comments2024-03-29T11:21:29.268-04:00Comments on ILLUSTRATION ART: AUDUBON AND THE VEILED LADYDavid Apatoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-75968249876453234482015-03-04T15:09:52.023-05:002015-03-04T15:09:52.023-05:00Okay, I am new to this, but a friend of mine just...Okay, I am new to this, but a friend of mine just hung the flamingo print in her house. We were at dinner when one guest, clearly not an Audubon enthusiast said "That's a very beautiful nude that you've added." The rest of us were surprised, but eventually we were led to see the double image. I have been googling this and find no commentary on it. Any information?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-50536463474368886972009-03-16T17:22:00.000-04:002009-03-16T17:22:00.000-04:00Thanks, Senka. I enjoyed the butterfly wings on y...Thanks, Senka. I enjoyed the butterfly wings on your blog. I must say, you have quite an eclectic combination of offerings there.David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-50059550511580244452009-03-16T02:07:00.000-04:002009-03-16T02:07:00.000-04:00Great post!I just posted some amazing illustration...Great post!<BR/><BR/>I just posted some amazing illustrations documenting butterfly species on my blog. <BR/><BR/>I think you might enjoy them.<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/>SenkaTulip Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247635186484402950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-20991238286347495662009-02-14T22:14:00.000-05:002009-02-14T22:14:00.000-05:00Andrew, Audubon kept a fascinating diary of his tr...Andrew, Audubon kept a fascinating diary of his travels. He also wrote many descriptive letters. They have been collected and published and are available at your local library. The episode with the veiled lady is unique (you'll find it buried in his letters from 1821). Most of his stories are about adventures in the wilderness, but very worth reading.David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-69044932707578551372009-02-14T20:47:00.000-05:002009-02-14T20:47:00.000-05:00What a great story! I laughed for quite some time ...What a great story! I laughed for quite some time at the line: "Clearly, all geometric shapes are not equal."<BR/><BR/>Where did you find the information for the story? Is there a published book of his diary writings? This post put me over the edge to research him. The enormous original book is awesome! I have only seen photos, but still quite amazing. I mean, it comes with its own table. How cool is that?!Andrew R. Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00427544981630333054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-48499886768265513402009-02-13T12:00:00.000-05:002009-02-13T12:00:00.000-05:00Looking at Audobon's work it seems clear to me tha...Looking at Audobon's work it seems clear to me that he is more interested in forms pattern and colour than making a realistic picture of a particular bird.<BR/>So in a sense he was an abstractionist, maybe this was why he struggled with a realistic rendering...or maybe he was a bit ,er, distracted.<BR/>I like the black background.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-29880265942878193672009-02-11T15:33:00.000-05:002009-02-11T15:33:00.000-05:00Well, Rob, it's not so much I am hawking the art t...Well, Rob, it's not so much I am hawking the art to sell, but the blog as a blog and I figured another blog that I frequent might be a good place to start.kenmeyerjrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135259184687057130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-83012933291069402062009-02-11T08:01:00.000-05:002009-02-11T08:01:00.000-05:00Audubon's story is quite interesting. His illustra...Audubon's story is quite interesting. His illustrations are quite clever as well, some good problem solving happening i.e. showing the whole swan even though it's bottom half is submerged in water.<BR/><BR/>I remember my first time going to a life drawing class at collage. I had no idea what life drawing was, and rocked up 5 minutes late. I think I stood in the doorway absolutely gob smacked, staring for the next few minutes at a rather patient nude model. None of the mystique and romance that Audubon seemed to have experienced.Matthew Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954050440829792514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-43505402377743380862009-02-10T16:23:00.000-05:002009-02-10T16:23:00.000-05:00Ken, it's all about taste...classy actions versus ...Ken, it's all about taste...classy actions versus tacky actions. I am sure that many of the correspondents to this blog have something to sell but they resist hawking their wares here.<BR/><BR/>If you wish to have people visit your site you might have to undertake some of the more arduous methods of arousing awareness. This method is like someone walking into the middle of a movie theatre , going row to row handing out flyers to visit the local nail salon.Rob Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587811799010051018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-8267210636570263472009-02-08T17:15:00.000-05:002009-02-08T17:15:00.000-05:00Hope David doesn't mind, I am trying to get the in...Hope David doesn't mind, I am trying to get the initial word out on my blog at http://kenmeyerjr.blogspot.com/ , only have one entry so far, some art for sale, etc, but hope to update weekly and make it as interesting as possible...most likely not as interesting and thread-producing as David's, but I will give it a shot.<BR/><BR/>Ken Meyer Jr.kenmeyerjrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135259184687057130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-71564371056722918012009-02-08T07:54:00.000-05:002009-02-08T07:54:00.000-05:00How delightful! Once again, I come away from this ...How delightful! Once again, I come away from this forum with something new.<BR/><BR/>On another matter, have you considered a review of the work of Antonio. He was an illustrator of unrivaled inventiveness. If one had to compare him, for sheer talent and crativity (as well as stealing anything not nailed down) the similarity to Picasso is inevitable.<BR/><BR/>Antonio was one of the more influential illustrators during illustration's heyday in the late 60's through the seventies.<BR/><BR/>I would be interested in your take on this master.Rob Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587811799010051018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-73436065002532638812009-02-07T14:12:00.000-05:002009-02-07T14:12:00.000-05:00Anonymous, the distinction between dark matter and...Anonymous, the distinction between dark matter and dark energy is pretty well spelled out in the original wikipedia link in my post, but I'm always happy to have readers chime in with an additional reference or two. See if you can figure out why I picked "matter" for my analogy rather than "energy."David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-16762000540393119302009-02-07T13:17:00.000-05:002009-02-07T13:17:00.000-05:00Psychology / dark matter? How nice!And next week M...Psychology / dark matter? How nice!<BR/>And next week Mr Apatoff will reveal to us what, in art, is the equivalent of dark ENERGY, of which there is so much more, which, "in the standard model of cosmology, (...) currently accounts for 74% of the total mass-energy of the universe." (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_energy)<BR/>Hopefully he will...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-21382711088205383332009-02-06T14:10:00.000-05:002009-02-06T14:10:00.000-05:00I love this story, thanks for postingSlinberg has ...I love this story, thanks for posting<BR/><BR/>Slinberg has a good point, under black and white images a grey background is more neutral then a black one. And though not 50% grey, #CCC (RGB 204,204,204) is visually the most neutral.<BR/><BR/>I chose the #CCC value as my website BG-color for this reasonpeter wassinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732423539295486834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-17152949668677165882009-02-06T04:01:00.000-05:002009-02-06T04:01:00.000-05:00Spacejack, I'm glad you like Audubon's story. Many...Spacejack, I'm glad you like Audubon's story. Many people today think of him as dull just because of his subject matter, but his diary is really quite extraordinary. <BR/><BR/>Glenda, it's good to hear from you. Thank you for writing.<BR/><BR/>Slinberg, I have heard that comment from a couple of others before. I set the background color at black to show off the art (which, after all, is the most important part of the blog) but I will look for a better solution.David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-65112233118688791992009-02-06T03:32:00.000-05:002009-02-06T03:32:00.000-05:00Thanks, Kim and Anonymous. I appreciate it.ces, I...Thanks, Kim and Anonymous. I appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>ces, I would guess that not many of my readers know what it's like on both sides of the artist / model dichotomy.David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-57718947562435266102009-02-05T16:57:00.000-05:002009-02-05T16:57:00.000-05:00Thanks again for another great post, David. I alwa...Thanks again for another great post, David. I always look forward to your updates.<BR/><BR/>Off-topic entirely, though, may I just let you know that your white-text-on-black color scheme almost makes me go blind when I read? I actually have some browser-side code to force a background of #CCC (light gray) and a text color of #333 (dark gray), which is much easier on the eyes. Any chance you'd be willing to consider something like that, a less contrast-y color scheme?<BR/><BR/>I wish that portrait hadn't been lost. Maybe it's better left to our imaginations after a story like this, though.slinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628769298413600033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-55641867612778518662009-02-05T15:49:00.000-05:002009-02-05T15:49:00.000-05:00Exquisite. Throughout story and reflection. And ...Exquisite. Throughout story and reflection. <BR/><BR/>And as always on this site.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for this and for your previous post. <BR/><BR/>Best regards,<BR/>Glenda RogersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-76913536846691491402009-02-05T15:21:00.000-05:002009-02-05T15:21:00.000-05:00Fantastic story to share. I even loved the dark ma...Fantastic story to share. I even loved the dark matter comparison.spacejackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902182763527176185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-48147117738261736932009-02-05T12:01:00.000-05:002009-02-05T12:01:00.000-05:00I bought Audobon's bird book (even though I am...I bought Audobon's bird book (even though I am not a bird watcher) because the birds were (a) so beautiful, and (b) meticulously rendered.<BR/><BR/>Posing nude for someone is always enlightening - I've done it - I'm glad to see you acknowledging the effects on both the poser & the artist. One tends to forget that not only the artist is affected.ceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228169390182512752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-17309569870041274322009-02-05T12:00:00.000-05:002009-02-05T12:00:00.000-05:00That's such an interesting story. Thanks so much f...That's such an interesting story. Thanks so much for posting it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-14896814686820809512009-02-05T10:22:00.000-05:002009-02-05T10:22:00.000-05:00This is a WONDERFUL story and commentary, David. I...This is a WONDERFUL story and commentary, David. It also has the flavor of Arthur Conan Doyle about it!<BR/>I must pursue further the life and work of Audubon; it's always attracted me.Kim Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593633705200153974noreply@blogger.com