Happy Easter!

[Johnno]

I'd just like to wish all readers a very happy Easter. If you don't observe it, I'll wish you a happy weekend anyway. I'm in Adelaide visiting my sister (and new puppy) so I'll pay a few visits to the cathedral this weekend.

We went to the Turner exhibition at the State Art Gallery today, and it's a knockout. Hugely worth the effort of getting there.

John

[Mike Burke]

With Constable, Turner is one of my favourite artists, and I saw an
exhibition of his work in Canberra some years ago.

--
Mique

[Trish Brown]

Johnno wrote:
> I'd just like to wish all readers a very happy Easter. If you don't
> observe it, I'll wish you a happy weekend anyway. I'm in Adelaide
> visiting my sister (and new puppy) so I'll pay a few visits to the
> cathedral this weekend.

Thank you, Johnno! A very happy Easter to you too! We'll be taking Mum
to Mass and my friend, Sr Pat, will be coming with us. (Pat was my HSC
English teacher - have you ever noticed how I seem to collect a plethora
of friends called Patricia???)

>
> We went to the Turner exhibition at the State Art Gallery today, and
> it's a knockout. Hugely worth the effort of getting there.

Ohhhhh! I have serious Envy! Glad you were able to make the exhibition! :D

--
Trish Brown {|:-}

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

[Trish Brown]

Mike Burke wrote:

>
> With Constable, Turner is one of my favourite artists, and I saw an
> exhibition of his work in Canberra some years ago.
>

Yes, metoometoometoo! I've been introducing DD to the pre-Raphaelites as
well. Yes, they're smarmy and over the top, but how could anyone not
love 'Ophelia' or 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci'?

[Johnno]

Actually I love the pre-Raphaelites too.

J

[Trish Brown]

Johnno wrote:
> Actually I love the pre-Raphaelites too.
>
> J
>

:D There's a print of 'Flaming June' by Leighton opposite Mum's door at
her nursing home. It always makes me smile, but when I pointed it out to
Mum, she reckoned it depicted a 'trollop and a common tart' (a favourite
expression of hers). Sigh. Oh well, I really like it!

[Mike Burke]

On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:09:21 +1100, Trish Brown
<pmcb...@internode.on.net> wrote:

>Johnno wrote:
>> Actually I love the pre-Raphaelites too.
>>
>> J
>>
>
>:D There's a print of 'Flaming June' by Leighton opposite Mum's door at
>her nursing home. It always makes me smile, but when I pointed it out to
>Mum, she reckoned it depicted a 'trollop and a common tart' (a favourite
>expression of hers). Sigh. Oh well, I really like it!

Mmmmm! Me too. Can't see the trollop and a common tart.

Looks a bit like something Rupert Bunny might have done. Now there
was a bloke who loved women.

Mique

[Johnno]

Yes it's a great painting, but I can still sort of see your mother's point. A lot of the women in the pre-Raphaelite pictures have a soft porn edge to them, and Flaming June is a perfect example - the diaphanous robe showing rather than concealing, that peek-a-boo nipple etc. (I'm not complaining!)

J

[Trish Brown]

Johnno wrote:
> Yes it's a great painting, but I can still sort of see your mother's point. A lot of the women in the pre-Raphaelite pictures have a soft porn edge to them, and Flaming June is a perfect example - the diaphanous robe showing rather than concealing, that peek-a-boo nipple etc. (I'm not complaining!)
>
> J
>

What about Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who painted a plethora of
representations of his floozy in various contexts. Only thing is, the
floozy had a nose that would make any horse blush! (ie. it was long and
straight and went on forever).

Another bloke whom I've always had a soft spot for is Aubrey Beardsley.
I don't know why, especially since some of his etchings are a bit porny.
Something about the black outlining and the details... Anyone else like
Beardsley???

[Trish Brown]

Please explain? I know of Rupert Penry-Jones, Rupert Bear and Rupert
Brooke, however I haven't heard of Mr Rupert Bunny. Is he related to
Easter??? (Bunny, I mean...)

[Mike Burke]

Wikipedia has a nice long article on him, Trish. There was a major
exhibition of his work at the National Gallery must be 20 years ago now,
and it was spectacular. As I said, he loved women.

--
Mique

[Mike Burke]

On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:12:25 +1100, Trish Brown
<pmcb...@internode.on.net> wrote:

>Johnno wrote:
>> Yes it's a great painting, but I can still sort of see your mother's point. A lot of the women in the pre-Raphaelite pictures have a soft porn edge to them, and Flaming June is a perfect example - the diaphanous robe showing rather than concealing, that peek-a-boo nipple etc. (I'm not complaining!)
>>
>> J
>>
>
>What about Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who painted a plethora of
>representations of his floozy in various contexts. Only thing is, the
>floozy had a nose that would make any horse blush! (ie. it was long and
>straight and went on forever).

Who looks at noses? But now that you mention it, it is a bit
ski-rampish.

>
>Another bloke whom I've always had a soft spot for is Aubrey Beardsley.
>I don't know why, especially since some of his etchings are a bit porny.
>Something about the black outlining and the details... Anyone else like
>Beardsley???

Notalot. My tastes run more towards Vargas. :-)

Mique

[Johnno]

I'm not so keen on Beardsley either. All those limp Art Nouveau curves don't do anything for me. His eroticism comes across to me as just plain creepy.

J

[Trish Brown]

Mike Burke wrote:

> Notalot. My tastes run more towards Vargas. :-)
>
> Mique
>

Hm. I figured they might. You boys! ;D

[Trish Brown]

Johnno wrote:
> I'm not so keen on Beardsley either. All those limp Art Nouveau curves don't do anything for me. His eroticism comes across to me as just plain creepy.
>
> J
>

Oh, it's not the eroticism that gets me (although it is a bit
exaggerated in some of the works). I just like the style. Another artist
whose style I like for similar reasons is Norman Thelwell, the british
cartoonist.

[Johnno]

We can agree about Thelwell. I love those fat ponies.

[pecan]

Okay, so, knowing not much about art, I decided to look up all these
names, and found that Raphael died in 1520, but these other artists were
all 1800-something. So is it their style that makes them
pre-Raphaelite, or what?

Happy Easter, btw!

Cathy

[Mike Burke]

Good question, Cathy. I've never quite got my head around that
apparent paradox myself.

Mique

[Trish Brown]

pecan wrote:

> Okay, so, knowing not much about art, I decided to look up all these
> names, and found that Raphael died in 1520, but these other artists were
> all 1800-something. So is it their style that makes them
> pre-Raphaelite, or what?
>
> Happy Easter, btw!
>
> Cathy

Look it up in Wikipedia, Cath. There's a good article there that
explains the derivation (with which I wasn't familiar either). As with
all things arty, 'I don't know much, but I know what I like'. LOL!

[Trish Brown]

Johnno wrote:
> We can agree about Thelwell. I love those fat ponies.
>

We once had a fat white pony who looked *exactly* like Thelwell's
'Merrylegs'. Our pony was called 'Angel' and she was a veritable little
horror with a barrel so wide the kids had to sit on her with their legs
splayed out to the sides in the splits. She had dinky little leggies and
used to rear up on her hindlegs in an effort to see into the feed-shed,
which was the hub of her universe. She also had the most springy, bushy
mane and tail (exactly like 'Merrylegs') with a ridiculous forelock that
almost reached her nose. The Ugly Sister found Angel at Maitland horse
sales and got her for a song because she was 'very aged' and 'in foal'.

It turned out, though, that Angel had a phantom pregnancy which lasted
for over two years (she leaked milk and everything!) and had the most
evil demeanour of any pony I have ever met. She bucked and pig-rooted
violently and even the redoubtable Jacquie had trouble staying on for
long. Not only that, but Angel foundered and foundered and foundered and
foundered so that her feet were almost like pixie slippers (ie curled
and pointed at the ends). She had to live on dry meadow hay and the
occasional handful of pony nuts: the slightest hint of green feed and
she'd founder again!

The funniest thing I've ever seen was my beloved Ugly Sister trying to
stay on board Angel while she bucked all of eight inches off the ground
(Angel was a very small pony: only about ten hands). LOLOLOLOL! The Ugly
Sister described a parabolic trajectory through the air and landed plopp
in a cow-pat (thankyougod).

We spent absolutely megabux on specially-made minute shoes for Angel in
an effort to try and counteract the effects of founder on her feet, but
it was pointless. She had gotten used to walking sort of rocked back on
her heels and that's the way she liked it. She certainly gave the
farrier an evil time when he tried to 'fix' her feet for her! Even tiny
ponies pack quite a whallop when they hit you with both barrels!

Ultimately, Angel went off to live with a 'nice man with a farm'. Her
fate was to mother mini-trotters and to accompany real trotters in their
stable-yards. I imagine she'd have been in her element doing both of the
above, as Angel was *extremely* motherly and very affable with other
members of the equine variety. It was just people she didn't exactly get
along with.

[Mike Burke]

Did you check out Rupert Bunny, Trish?

Mique

[Trish Brown]

I did. Not as fussed about his stuff as I am about others, though. :(

[Joan Erickson]

On 3/27/2013 3:02 AM, Johnno wrote:
> I'd just like to wish all readers a very happy Easter.

A *very* belated Happy Easter to all of you, too!


My Easter was pretty much demolished due to the death of my 25yo nephew
in California on Good Friday. My sister came home from Seattle and
found him dead on his bed. They've ruled out drugs and alcohol so it
will be 2-4 months before they find anything definitive. I just got
back from there on Tues. so am still trying to catch up.

--
Joan

See my pictures here: http://ndjoan.shutterfly.com/pictures

If worries can cure your sickness, prolong your life, or replace
happiness, then go ahead and worry! If they can't, why worry?

Enjoy every moment of your life...there is no second chance.

Unknown

[Aramanth Dawe]

On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:56:28 -0500, Joan Erickson
<joan.e...@library.und.edu> wrote:

>On 3/27/2013 3:02 AM, Johnno wrote:
>> I'd just like to wish all readers a very happy Easter.
>
>A *very* belated Happy Easter to all of you, too!
>
>
>My Easter was pretty much demolished due to the death of my 25yo nephew
>in California on Good Friday. My sister came home from Seattle and
>found him dead on his bed. They've ruled out drugs and alcohol so it
>will be 2-4 months before they find anything definitive. I just got
>back from there on Tues. so am still trying to catch up.

Oh Joan - I am SO sorry for your loss.

My cousin suffered a similar death - her younger son found his older
brother dead in his bed and it similarly took several months to
determine the cause of Justin's death. As when other young people die
suddenly rumours of bad drugs or a drinking too much were bruited
about, especially as he had been at a party (for his younger sister's
21st birthday) the night before. It was very hard on the family!

In his case it was Sudden Arrythmia Death Syndrome (SADS) sometimes
called Adult SIDS. It strikes apparently healthy folk in their 20s,
their hearts simply stop working. Her other children and
grandchildren had to go through testing to make sure they didn't
suffer the same heart arrythmia issues (it's often only picked up in a
family after this sort of tragedy).

Justin has been gone some 3.5 years and its still affecting his family
greatly. No parent should have to bury a child!

Manth

[Joan Erickson]

On 4/12/2013 7:18 PM, Aramanth Dawe wrote:

> Oh Joan - I am SO sorry for your loss.

Thanks, Manth. Although I didn't know him really well (living 2000 miles
from me), it is still hard to think he's gone. Harder yet to imagine
what my sister is going through.

> My cousin suffered a similar death - her younger son found his older
> brother dead in his bed and it similarly took several months to
> determine the cause of Justin's death.

How sad! That must have been really hard on the brother!!!

> Justin has been gone some 3.5 years and its still affecting his family
> greatly. No parent should have to bury a child!

So very, very true.

Thanks again for the condolences.

[Trish Brown]

Joan Erickson wrote:
> On 3/27/2013 3:02 AM, Johnno wrote:
>> I'd just like to wish all readers a very happy Easter.
>
> A *very* belated Happy Easter to all of you, too!

Easter whizzed by over here in Oz! I barely noticed it! (Thank goodness
facebook reminded me of my wedding anniversary, or I'd've missed that too).

>
>
> My Easter was pretty much demolished due to the death of my 25yo nephew
> in California on Good Friday. My sister came home from Seattle and
> found him dead on his bed. They've ruled out drugs and alcohol so it
> will be 2-4 months before they find anything definitive. I just got
> back from there on Tues. so am still trying to catch up.
>

Oh Joan! What an awful, *awful* thing! I'm so sorry for your poor
family. It must be incredible, trying to imagine a young man healthy and
well - then, suddenly, gone. Please let your sister know we're all
sending our warmest condolences. It must be so hard on you, too, having
lost a nephew and trying to support his mother through this.

I'm so, so sorry!

[Joan Erickson]

On 4/23/2013 7:40 PM, Trish Brown wrote:

> Joan Erickson wrote:

>> My Easter was pretty much demolished due to the death of my 25yo nephew
>

> Oh Joan! What an awful, *awful* thing! I'm so sorry for your poor
> family. It must be incredible, trying to imagine a young man healthy and
> well - then, suddenly, gone. Please let your sister know we're all
> sending our warmest condolences. It must be so hard on you, too, having
> lost a nephew and trying to support his mother through this.
>
> I'm so, so sorry!
>

Thanks, Trish. Yeah, it is pretty unimaginable. The hardest part is
being so far away from my sister. Us siblings have been taking turns
calling her nearly every day. She has now gone back to work, so that
will help.

She's one of those "forever young" people and her kids always had their
friends over. She's really noticing the quietness in the house now.

Thanks again.