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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

bullfight

I would never be able to watch a public spectacle such as a bullfight but I could look at the artwork of Jean Cocteau every day.  Look at the expression on the bullfighter's face, he looks as though he is sad over what has just taken place.  The bull in fact looks sad too, head down and ready to surrender.

During the month of May, I will be fighting my own sort of bull and working on a painting a day which I will post.  I was inspired by fellow River Towns Artist, Jennifer Orkin Lewis.  It's hard to fathom that we are about to close the door to April and welcome the month of May.
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10 comments:

  1. Sandy at You May Be WanderingApril 30, 2013 at 9:02 AM

    Good morning Patricia...I agree with you about not watching the bullfights but I have been re-reading Ernest Hemingway and he can paint a picture of bullfighting with his words almost as well as Cocteau did with his paintbrush!

    Good luck with your task ahead! And, enjoy this last day of April!

    xoxo

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  2. pve designApril 30, 2013 at 9:07 AM

    Sandy,
    Thank-you~
    Happy month of May ahead.
    pve

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  3. Gabriel S. IgnácioApril 30, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    Oh, It's so sad...
    Have a nice day,
    peace n love,
    G.

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  4. Jennifer C. WebbApril 30, 2013 at 10:36 AM

    have fun with your painting a day...fun. Have a bullfight ahead at work today...will keep the Cocteau image in my head and charge forward

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  5. the gardener's cottageApril 30, 2013 at 11:06 AM

    i cannot fathom the pain involved in bullfighting. i love hemingway but i never will understand his love of bullfighting.

    good luck on your may challenge. i just know you can do it! xo

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  6. Dayka RobinsonApril 30, 2013 at 11:59 AM

    A painting A DAY?? Now that's ambitious and gives me motivation to get these chairs done!

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  7. MJH Design ArtsMay 1, 2013 at 12:36 AM

    wishing you perseverance and love in reaching your goal. Mary

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  8. TawnaMay 1, 2013 at 12:03 PM

    I've tried a painting a day challenge before. It doesn't work so well with big oil paintings! Good luck, and happy May.

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  9. jenniferMay 1, 2013 at 7:13 PM

    When I was a kid my grandmother once showed us a film she took in Spain of a bullfight, I was traumatized by it.. so sad. I wish you much luck on your challenge. I know you can do it!

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  10. CDSMay 1, 2013 at 10:48 PM

    I vow to paint more this summer. Good luck, I look forward to seeing your progress!

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