tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post2415296900319116374..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Arty Farty Friday ~ John Constable, Master of the English LandscapeTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-89113387030924771952014-04-05T00:24:51.354-05:002014-04-05T00:24:51.354-05:00mike (again) ~ Thanks - yes the cluster fits too.
...mike (again) ~ Thanks - yes the cluster fits too.<br /><br />Re original valuable paintings...amazing! I'm always amazed too, when on 'Antiques Roadshow' someone shows up with a painting they allege they had pulled out of a garbage bin outside an empty house, or found in Goodwill and it turns out to be worth many many thousands of $$$$$$$$.<br /><br />The only original I have (other than those painted by husband) is one I found stashed under a table in an art store in Florence, Colorado, some 7 or 8 years ago. It's by a fairly well known local-ish (now in New Mexico) artist, Jim Rabby - from his early days, long before he went all modern and manic. I fell in love with it (a harbour scene in oils done boldly mostly with a palette knife rather than a brush I think) and got it for half the price it was advertised on line. Maybe it'll be the foundation of my fortune - but I very much doubt it. :-)<br /><br />******************<br /><br />I shall look into the video on Catherine Engelbrecht in the morning, when eyes less bleary. Thanks for the linkTwilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-9008031722799372014-04-04T21:17:50.836-05:002014-04-04T21:17:50.836-05:00Off topic - Bravo to Catherine Engelbrecht!!!!! G...Off topic - Bravo to Catherine Engelbrecht!!!!! Go girl...<br /><br /><br />"Catherine Engelbrecht gives a heart wrenching testimony to Congress about being being preyed upon by the IRS and other government agencies. Please share wide and far to show support for Catherine and political freedom in this country. — in Washington, DC."<br /><br />Video at:<br />https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=589797007761126mike (again)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-88970955768724193352014-04-04T19:40:39.098-05:002014-04-04T19:40:39.098-05:00Uranus is his oriental, guiding planet, which fits...Uranus is his oriental, guiding planet, which fits, too. Most articles on oriental planets state that it's the closest-to-the-Sun-planet rising prior to the Sun. I have read several articles that say all planets in the 10th-12th houses are oriental. His Venus-Mars-Uranus conjunction is tight, so they might best be viewed as on unit. Michael Lutin often makes comments about any one OR cluster of planets rising above the Sun as significant. Constable's Jupiter is occidental, weakened.<br /><br />Yes, I like his "Stonehenge" series, too. I'm glad he had "one of the greatest ever" imbued to this, even if not in his lifetime.<br /><br />There's always hope that we plebeians can have masterpieces on our walls:<br />Stolen Gauguin painting 'hung on factory worker's wall'<br />http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26848889mike (again)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-74613328346748639042014-04-04T13:29:18.101-05:002014-04-04T13:29:18.101-05:00mike ~ &c - not seen very often these days, wh...mike ~ &c - not seen very often these days, which is surprising considering the abbreviations around due to Twitter (4U, 2be..) :-)<br /><br />The watercolour you mention is lovely, that's one I'd definitely put on my wall (at least a print of it!)<br /><br />Mercury square Saturn - yes! also harking back to my post about "the triad", he has "Discord" going on with Sun and Venus in the same sign with Mercury in neighbouring sign. Was Venus his "Guiding Planet? That'd fit.<br /><br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-90911828323861027262014-04-04T10:12:26.664-05:002014-04-04T10:12:26.664-05:00I had to look-up the "&c" in his quo...I had to look-up the "&c" in his quotes ...it means "etc".<br /><br />I had a notion of him prior to your post, but slight at best. Apparently, his work with watercolor is superb..."Constable's watercolours were also remarkably free for their time: the almost mystical Stonehenge, 1835, with its double rainbow, is often considered to be one of the greatest watercolours ever painted." (Parkinson, Ronald (1998)<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Constable#cite_note-Parkinson_1998_p.3D_64-19<br /><br />Another artist that didn't reach full acclaim and appreciation until the posthumous years.<br /><br />From his writings, he seems frustrated with his lack of success. He has a Mercury sq Saturn...which may be a cardinal T-sq if his Moon is a few degrees earlier...this may have made him feel insecure and a bit fearful of failure. His Venus, Mars, Uranus conj is interesting...quirky, independent, cool-to-the-touch kinda guy...LOL.mikenoreply@blogger.com