tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post4164250056852708484..comments2023-10-09T09:31:50.089-04:00Comments on One Jackdaw Birding: James Wyeth's Ornithological PaintingsHilke Brederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post-10694525632286764902009-12-18T17:03:10.919-05:002009-12-18T17:03:10.919-05:00@Harold Stiver: I agree. You have to wait long for...@Harold Stiver: I agree. You have to wait long for the perfect moment to get a photograph as revealing as these paintings.Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post-57215389437918057482009-12-18T08:24:43.910-05:002009-12-18T08:24:43.910-05:00Those are excellent. He has such a loose painterly...Those are excellent. He has such a loose painterly style but perfect control of the results. I think these are much more revealing of the subject's character than most photographs.Harold Stiverhttp://www.ontfin.com/Word/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post-12867995275361665712009-12-16T16:21:00.544-05:002009-12-16T16:21:00.544-05:00I agree, but fortunately these attitudes are chang...I agree, but fortunately these attitudes are changing. For a scientific view on animals thinking and emotions see Temple Grandin's book "Animals Make Us Human"Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post-22438656732012331102009-12-16T02:07:05.040-05:002009-12-16T02:07:05.040-05:00I love the character and personality in these imag...I love the character and personality in these images. You see such intelligence and expressiveness in photographs, too, but all too often, we rush to repudiate anything that suggests 'thinking' or 'feeling' in a bird or an animal. Clearly Wyeth was less afraid of being labeled sentimental and unscientific.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795685792790247081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post-74680952833970261782009-12-15T08:30:02.108-05:002009-12-15T08:30:02.108-05:00Chris, thanks for your comments. I will be at the ...Chris, thanks for your comments. I will be at the CBC pot luck and would love to see the Wyeth catalog. I signed up for Bryan Pfeiffer's trip to the coast on Jan 2nd and 3rd. I am not sure yet where I am going to meet up with the group. How about you coming along?Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post-65371418759201171622009-12-15T06:56:44.130-05:002009-12-15T06:56:44.130-05:00Hilke, I'm finally catching up on blog reading...Hilke, I'm finally catching up on blog reading. In June, Farnsworth had a special exhibit of Wyeth's seven deadly sins - if you are coming to the CBC pot luck, I'll bring it. So many good photos recently, really grabbing - I'd like to learn about HDR photography and what it is - your images are stunning. And how I wish I could get free for some coastal & PI birding. Soon I hope.Chris Petrakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637163831402534158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post-35136170790632089142009-12-14T13:10:16.776-05:002009-12-14T13:10:16.776-05:00Looking at this and my art books made me realize h...Looking at this and my art books made me realize how really important art is in my life. So I signed up for a life drawing class in town.Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post-91870355418107799622009-12-13T21:53:11.723-05:002009-12-13T21:53:11.723-05:00Oh you are so lucky to have seen that exhibit (and...Oh you are so lucky to have seen that exhibit (and have this book)!!! I love James Wyeth's bird paintings. So painterly yet totally accurate. Thank you for posting these, I really enjoyed seeing them.Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086855019663714453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364686787961129602.post-79568831291364484802009-12-13T19:46:19.066-05:002009-12-13T19:46:19.066-05:00....these are gorgeous.....the backgrounds are gor.......these are gorgeous.....the backgrounds are gorgeous, the birds, incredible. I'll have to watch for this book in the used book stores. Thanks for posting. I'm always looking for new bird books...Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.com