First things first, I am not a painter. I am just a fan of painting and I wanted to offer up seven remarkable paintings that have made a huge impression on me and have inspired huge amounts of my own creative output. Hopefully they will spark similar reactions for you. My father was a painter, so he undoubtedly influenced me a great deal in the choices below (as I was growing up he took me along to several galleries to see these paintings in person) and I am indebted to him for seeing many of them.
There are a dozen other extraordinary works that could have easily made this list but these were the ones that came to mind first. These reproductions, of course, only offer a glimpse of the brilliance of the original works themselves. If you can, I urge you to find them on your travels and soak up their mystery and genius.
Joseph Wright of Derby painted an even better pic than the one shown. It’s on show at Derby Museum and Art Gallery. It’s called ‘A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery’ check it out
I’ve seen the Caravaggio. It’s beautiful
My favourite painting is Gas. I’m not a great art afficianado but I like all Hoppers work. A few years ago I saw quite a few of his works at the Tate Modern in London, but Gas wasn’t there. “No Gas” I said to my daughter. Behind me a voice came, “that’s right no Gas”. So I wasn’t the only one who was a little disappointed.
‘Pie Counter’ is much better than ‘Pi Counter’, which gets kind of tedious after the first few hours.
I’ve been working on Pi Counter for years now and I’m still nowhere near the end.
Great choices Kalle, Keifer is incredible….Great to discover these with your dad