Norman Rockwell (Washington, Paris, Doolittle: club, swimming, activity)

[r8rfan]

Any fans out there of this great artist? I think he is the best artist of all time. Hands down. You can have your Picasso's and Da Vinci's, and whoever, but Rockwell was America and it seemed that he could paint any part of it, and make it so believable. I love his work. Anything from innocent kids and their pets to war heroes and beyond. He could depict any town USA in such realism from big city life down to small town America!

This isn't probably the right place to post this, but could be a topic of great discussion!

[SassyGirl2]

You're bucking for more rep points, aren't you? Well, my favorite modern day artists are: 1. Norman Rockwell, for same reasons you have stated and 2. Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light; his awesome creations absolutely take my breathe away.

[tulegirl]

Norman Rockwell is fantastic. Every thing he did was a gem. Different perspectives from different views. A visionary for the kind of America I wish we still had.

I like Bev Doolittle for her amazing ability to "hide" interesting paintings in her paintings.

And Charles Russell for his portraits of the West.

I also like Carrie Fell and her messy western style

[r8rfan]

[quote=SassyGirl2;2565914]You're bucking for more rep points, aren't you?

Well?

Actually I'd just watched a special about him on T.V. and it got me to thinking......

[JoyinMo]

I have a Norman Rockwell calendar sitting here beside my desk. Every time I look at his work it reminds me when days were so much more innocent...

[mamagator54]

I agree that Rockwell was THE best painter of all time. Looking at some of his works brings back memories of my childhood in rural NE Indiana. How we spent our summer days, playing outside, fishing and swimming. And the holidays spent with family around a "feast".
I am also a fan of Bev Dolittle. Her talent is amazing. I actually put together a zigsaw puzzle of one of her paintings and it was exciting when I found a hidden picture as the puzzle came together.

[jps]

I posted something about this in a thread about Paris, Mo. Here's a quote about the circumstances surrounding the event....

Rockwell Visit A reproduction of the Norman Rockwell painting "A Country Editor" completed in 1946, can be seen in the office of the Monroe County APPEAL at Paris. Rockwell came to Paris and used the APPEAL's editor, the late Jack Blanton, and other employees as his models.
In April, 1945, Norman Rockwell came to Paris and spent three days sketching and photographing the daily routine of the Monroe County APPEAL.
In the May 25, 1946, issue of the Saturday Evening Post, the full-color finished picture appeared along with an article about the "country editor," Jack Blanton.
The original painting now hangs in the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Rockwell couldn't resist painting himself into the activity. He is seen coming through the door, pipe clenched, sketch paper under his arm.
Shown standing to the right of the counter, talking to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wood (Fernelle's parents), is city editor and reporter, Malcolm Higgins.
Rockwell's visit came during the week following President Franklin Roosevelt's death on April 12, 1945. The man in the chair is reading the account of the president's death. The pictures on the front page are of Roosevelt and his successor, Harry S. Truman.
Jack Blanton is depicted at the old manual typewriter he used to bang out editorials for which he was well known. Looking over his shoulder is Paul Nipps, the Appeal's printer.
Dickie Wyatt, the printer's devil is dashing past secretary Fernelle (Blondie) Wood White.
On the back wall above the desk is a picture of Blanton's father, B.F. Blanton, the founder of the Appeal. The gold-star service flag hands beneath a picture of Blanton's grandson, also named Jack, who lost his life in the Army Air Forces during World War II.
While Rockwell did not paint in Paris, his detailed sketches and the over 100 photographs enabled him to recreate such minor details as the broken venetian bland and the missing light bulbs.
A total of nine paints and sketches were published in a four page feature by the Saturday Evening Post.

[Dnipps]

Originally Posted by jps

I posted something about this in a thread about Paris, Mo. Here's a quote about the circumstances surrounding the event....

Not that this'll be important to anyone but me...but Paul Nipps was my grandfather.

[r8rfan]

Originally Posted by Dnipps

Not that this'll be important to anyone but me...but Paul Nipps was my grandfather.

Yeah right. Sure he was!!! Just kidding!
That's cool. Thanks for posting!
So how do you like Rockwell?

I could look at his work every day and never tire of it. In fact I'd much rather look at his work than have to read about idiots shooting innocent people. The news is so depressing these days. It's great to look at his work and just go back in time and think about the "good ole days"

[jps]

Originally Posted by Dnipps

Not that this'll be important to anyone but me...but Paul Nipps was my grandfather.

Very cool. Are you from that area?