Comments on: J. Alden Weir http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:40:52 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Leena Viitala http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/comment-page-1/#comment-821326 Leena Viitala Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:55:57 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/#comment-821326 And here's a connection to Albert Edelfelt: Weir and Albert Edelfelt shared a studio in Paris in 1874 (5 Rue du Pont de Lodi). Edelfelt described him like this: “Weir was the most gifted of the American painters, a warm, wise, handsome young man of 22.” You can find more of it here: http://www.douglasproductions.fi/ruotsi/AlbertEdelfelt_eng.pdf And here’s a connection to Albert Edelfelt: Weir and Albert Edelfelt shared a studio in Paris in 1874 (5 Rue du Pont de Lodi). Edelfelt described him like this: “Weir was the most gifted of the American painters, a warm, wise, handsome young man of 22.” You can find more of it here:
http://www.douglasproductions.fi/ruotsi/AlbertEdelfelt_eng.pdf

]]> By: Lauren A. Weir http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/comment-page-1/#comment-730036 Lauren A. Weir Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:31:00 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/#comment-730036 I think it's a wonderful painting!! The red hair seems to run in our family. I think it’s a wonderful painting!! The red hair seems to run in our family.

]]> By: Charley Parker http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/comment-page-1/#comment-355002 Charley Parker Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:13:41 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/#comment-355002 Thanks for the comment, eden. The planned exhibit sounds fascinating. I hope you'll let me know if it comes together. Thanks for the comment, eden. The planned exhibit sounds fascinating. I hope you’ll let me know if it comes together.

]]> By: eden compton http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/comment-page-1/#comment-353773 eden compton Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:09:09 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/#comment-353773 I grew up down about two miles from the Weir Farm in Ridgefield and it is indeed a beautiful place! It's so funny that this posting came just as I was beginning to gather research for a group exhibit I am trying to pull together in Connecticut. I have always been a great admirer of "the Ten" and am trying to show how their uniquely American version of impressionism has affected the work of contemporary painters who paint in similar styles and/or locations. Thanks for the post! I grew up down about two miles from the Weir Farm in Ridgefield and it is indeed a beautiful place! It’s so funny that this posting came just as I was beginning to gather research for a group exhibit I am trying to pull together in Connecticut. I have always been a great admirer of “the Ten” and am trying to show how their uniquely American version of impressionism has affected the work of contemporary painters who paint in similar styles and/or locations. Thanks for the post!

]]> By: Charley Parker http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/comment-page-1/#comment-351695 Charley Parker Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:37:03 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/#comment-351695 Mmmm.. some people do have large hands, but I always had a feeling that this painting was more like a sketch, the the figure is secondary to the room (her back is turned to us), and more of an object than a subject. The pillow, I assume, is picking up the reds of the floor and the yellow of sunlight. Mmmm.. some people do have large hands, but I always had a feeling that this painting was more like a sketch, the the figure is secondary to the room (her back is turned to us), and more of an object than a subject.

The pillow, I assume, is picking up the reds of the floor and the yellow of sunlight.

]]> By: oakling http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/comment-page-1/#comment-351567 oakling Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:12:02 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/#comment-351567 Maybe I've been reading too many mean-spirited celebrity gossip blogs, but I have this terrible urge to rip into this painting all "What is with her enormous hands? And that mutated pink Peep pillow in front of her?" Maybe I’ve been reading too many mean-spirited celebrity gossip blogs, but I have this terrible urge to rip into this painting all “What is with her enormous hands? And that mutated pink Peep pillow in front of her?”

]]> By: Charley Parker http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/comment-page-1/#comment-351551 Charley Parker Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:02:44 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/#comment-351551 Thanks, Nita. It sounds worth a visit. (I wonder if they allow plein air painting on the grounds...) Thanks, Nita. It sounds worth a visit. (I wonder if they allow plein air painting on the grounds…)

]]> By: Nita http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/comment-page-1/#comment-351391 Nita Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:52:02 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/03/16/j-alden-weir/#comment-351391 My son and I visited Weir farm several years ago. It is delightful in every respect. The landscape itself speaks of those who have painted it, as you can easily see by hiking the grounds. While it isn't a museum per se, a small collection of paintings by artists who visited and worked there are national treasures. My son and I visited Weir farm several years ago. It is delightful in every respect. The landscape itself speaks of those who have painted it, as you can easily see by hiking the grounds. While it isn’t a museum per se, a small collection of paintings by artists who visited and worked there are national treasures.

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