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The Sunday Challenge: 'Art'.

What is art? I have thought about that all week. For me it's the splash of green on the petals of a snowdrop, nacre on the inside of a shell, the shape of a snowflake, the logarithmic spiral of a snail shell, the ever changing pattern of clouds and waves. The list could go on for ever.

Whatever art is, humankind has always endeavoured to capture the essence of it. We admire cave paintings, the work of the great masters, sculpture, architecture etc,

The one thing we all have in common is that we enjoy art in all its various guises. One can see the pleasure and contentment on Mary's face as she potters about in her 'garden shed', totally absorbed in her work.

Maybe art is whatever one considers it to be.

Jean, , autofantasia, and 21 other people have particularly liked this photo

51 comments - The latest ones

Nick Weall ^club

Ah the art of art xxx

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Nick Weall ^club

Ah the art of spell-checking, Nick. ;-)

LGM x x

7 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club

A good question Amelia! I prefer paintings that are not just like a photograph, although very clever. I used to go to art classes and was lucky to have Kate Lynch as a teacher and I love her painting. Her husband is James Lynch and his paintings are amazing but I would love to have one of Kate's on my wall. I like the painting in your picture!
www.katelynch.co.uk/index.html

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne ^club

Art is so very subjective, Rosa, and i know exactly what you mean here. I have just started going back to art classes after 20 odd years of never lifting a paintbrush. It can be frustrating sometimes, spending a couple of hours on a piece and achieving very little. Nevertheless, it's totally absorbing and relaxing.

Thank you so much for the link. Kate could be very good with a bit of practice. ;-) I love her work!

7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

What a lovely portrait! This certainly is artwork in progress! (though I suspect the painting is finished and she just posed for you;-)

7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Mary certainly hasn't finished this work, Gudrun. I asked her if I could wander up to her garden shed, and I spent at least an hour there while she continued to paint and chat. I took lots of candid photos of her and watched as she deftly added a line here and there that made such a difference to the work.

Maybe I'll post a photo of the completed painting one of these days. ;-)

7 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

The artist in action a lovely portrait Amelia.

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Roger (Grisly) ^club

Thank you, Roger. I really admire folks who can carry on working and chatting naturally in spite of the presence of a photographer. ;-)

7 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

A charming portrait of the artist at work. She seems quite relaxed with you being there which gives the image a very intimate atmosphere.

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

We did chat for about 15 minutes before I got the camera out of the bag, Keith. She was so self-absorbed in her work that she was totally unaware of what i was doing.

7 years ago.

Diederik Santema ^club

It's a beauty of a portrait

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Diederik Santema ^club

thank you, Diderik. The lighting wasn't very good on that day unfortunately.

7 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Awesome shot!

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Many thanks as always, William. :-))

7 years ago.

Hubs 56 ^club

it's not an easy question Amelia, because it's very individual - it's practice, it's sensation, it's intuition, Hubs

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Hubs 56 ^club

I found the question difficult too, Hubs. It's such a personal point of view, and so is very complex to define.

7 years ago.

John Goodwin

Lovely photo, Amelia, this lady certainly finds real pleasure in her painting. I think you have summed things up very well when you said.... 'Maybe art is whatever one considers it to be.'
YS... Best wishes. John.

7 years ago.

Tanja - Loughcrew ^club

Art...for me it´s what you see in an object..and here I see passion and pleasure to paint this picture.
I like it cause it shows us how sometimes Art comes inside out!

7 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

A very nice environmental portrait, Amelia.

7 years ago.

Jan

Beautifully lit and terrific subject Amelia. I agree that she clearly takes great pleasure in what she is doing and she hopes the pleasure is then gifted on to those who observe. She is clearly very adept! Terrific thought proving study

7 years ago.

Dida From Augsburg

Beautiful portrait for the challenge and one in the note is also great!

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Dida From Augsburg

Thank you for your lovely compliment on the photo and the note, Dida.

7 years ago.

Chrissy ^club

a beautiful portrait!

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Chrissy ^club

Many thanks, Chrissy.

7 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Absolutely beautiful portrait of artist at work, and great story =)

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

I'm so pleased that you enjoyed it all, Sami, :-))

7 years ago.

Amazingstoker

nice light in this 'portrait on an artist' well taken

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Amazingstoker

The light came from Mary's portable heater, Stoker. No sunshine on that day unfortunately.

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Fine shot, good question and I have much enjoyed all the comments that you have engendered with it! Well done!!!

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Andy Rodker ^club

The Sunday Challenge really stretches the mind, Andy. It's far more challenging than just going for a good walk with a camera to look at the scenery. ;-)

7 years ago.

aNNa schramm ^club

the painter ...

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to aNNa schramm ^club

Indeed, Anna, and she was enjoying her work.

7 years ago.

christel.k ^club

Art-Künstlerin bei der Arbeit, ein sehr schönes Portrait und persönliches Beispiel für die Challenge, Amelia!

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to christel.k ^club

Thank you, Christel. I was delighted that the artist gave me permission to visit her at work.

7 years ago.

Esther ^club

So lovely to see the artist at work.

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Esther ^club

i spent about an hour here, Esther, It was a very relaxed and enjoyable experience for me.

7 years ago.

Shuttering Yukon

your statement "Maybe art is whatever one considers it to be." is perfect! this is lovely Amelia her painting will be wonderful when finished!

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Shuttering Yukon

thank you for your appreciation of the statement, Wendi. I thought quite a lot about art last week, :l-)

7 years ago.

PhLB - Luc Boonen ^club

you really captured the soul of the artist, wonderful!

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to PhLB - Luc Boonen ^club

Thank you for that lovely compliment, Luc. Mary will be happy if she reads it.

7 years ago.

H C

Beautifully captured portrait.

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to H C

Thank you, Harriet. I would have preferred natural lighting, but one can't have everything on a cold and dull winter's day.

7 years ago.

Clickity Click

Totally absorbed in her passion. You have captured her so nicely Amelia. I am sure her gentle joy will be felt when her work is enjoyed by others. Art is what an individual determines it to be and that is the pure joy of art. :)

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Clickity Click

I love your compliment here, Chris. Mary is preparing for an exhibition of her her work in Oswestry, a local town on the Welsh borders. She entered a competition last year and, according to the judges, didn't win, but her work was the people's favourite so she won a personal exhibition. I look forward to seeing all her work.

7 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance

7 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Art is all around us, and photography is a big part of it. Nice interpretation, Amelia

7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Thank you, Gillian. I thought thus would be an easy challenge, but I really had to think about the interpretation.

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club

Lovely portrait that really captures the sheer pleasure that Mary obviously gets from her hobby! As a child I was good at drawing, but have never really got t grips with paintbrushes (excuse the pun) ... maybe one day! ;)

7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.

Amelia ^club has replied to autofantasia ^club

According to Mary, everyone is an artist, Paul. Get out your pencils, charcoal, chalk - whatever you like and have a go. It's very relaxing. I spent yesterday afternoon painting. The result should go straight into the bin - but I'm keeping it. :-))

7 years ago.

Steve Bucknell ^club

I like this Ad Reinhardt quote: "Art is everything. Everything else is everything else."
Suitably Delphic, I think.

Then again, I think most art is on a continuum from the Delphic ( inspiring, but sometimes misleading, always open to interpretation) to the banal--pretty, but sugary and unsatisfying. I like both... But nothing beats the thrill of going to Delphi...What a view!

Even in the dark!

7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.

Jean

A lovely portrait of a talented artist.

7 years ago.

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