tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72554791720527032.post269435028053161759..comments2023-10-26T10:41:27.682+01:00Comments on Dispatches from the Deise: Of Food Festivals, Lotto and Art Millionaires - Sotheby's Irish Sale Preview 2010Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116884676266268214noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72554791720527032.post-62090940240801870952010-04-24T01:49:19.678+01:002010-04-24T01:49:19.678+01:00JEANNE - glad you liked the post and very welcome ...JEANNE - glad you liked the post and very welcome back anytime! I hope you get the comments notice or you might miss the reply. I will be watching with interest after May 6th to see how the sale goes in London. Sales at last years were poor and there was talk that the preview exhibition wouldn't happen this year so luckily it did. I hope the Lavery and the Spanish Shawl end up in Irish state hands so we can all enjoy them in the National Gallery or the Crawford or some Irish public space.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116884676266268214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72554791720527032.post-54005828775687580632010-04-24T01:46:13.733+01:002010-04-24T01:46:13.733+01:00STEPHANIE V - Yes the Peat Stacks are lovely - qui...STEPHANIE V - Yes the Peat Stacks are lovely - quite small in reality, the light in Henry's works is always lovely and his skies are great. there was one last year again. I hope some of these works stay in Ireland - the state is too broke now to buy them up and it's a shame if they end up in private ownership to the loss of the country. Oh well there may be some philanthropic benefactors out there who'll bequeath them to the National Gallery or somewhere. The petrol pumps are so skilful, I agree.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116884676266268214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72554791720527032.post-74097347731702282662010-04-24T01:42:38.680+01:002010-04-24T01:42:38.680+01:00ANN - yes it was a lovely afternoon and this eveni...ANN - yes it was a lovely afternoon and this evening I was there again but in a very different exhibition - the summer one is here till end Sept. and opened tonight. It's mainly video installations and extremely minimalist and went fairly right over my head - or am I just a philistine? Probably but then I wasn't alone! The drinks in the gardens and the general ambiance was great though, made me feel less inadequate for my lack of "getting" the installation! Roll on Immrama launch next wed. Watch this space!<br />All the best, CatherineCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116884676266268214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72554791720527032.post-84537970699397865222010-04-24T01:37:22.389+01:002010-04-24T01:37:22.389+01:00RUDEE - did you win any or all of the 144 million?...RUDEE - did you win any or all of the 144 million? Hope so, would brighten the dull weather you're having. Hope it's picked up by now and you have spring. We have a lovely April thus far, so no complaints only we wonder is this our summer as it was last year! Yes the Farmers' Market is lovely and we have it now till end October, then Christmas is a special indoor market for one day. Do you have good farmers' Markets down your way?Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116884676266268214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72554791720527032.post-7967434491523017282010-04-24T01:34:40.190+01:002010-04-24T01:34:40.190+01:00Lilly - Glad I'm not alone about Sean Scully -...Lilly - Glad I'm not alone about Sean Scully - I agree about the formulaic nature of his work and yet he is so deified! Nice but no Mondrian is my designer son's opinion. Yes it's nice to have a local lotto winner but they have kept below the parapet and leaving everyone speculating about who it might be! And I do love that Spanish Shawl. I sometimes think I pack too much into my posts, they are a bit all over the shop. Well keep on visiting and I must try to be more diligent on my reciprocal visits!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116884676266268214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72554791720527032.post-40579125162577523202010-04-24T01:30:45.733+01:002010-04-24T01:30:45.733+01:00Thanks for the comments - I really enjoyed reading...Thanks for the comments - I really enjoyed reading them and getting your feedback on the art - it's so nice to share the ideas around this kind of exhibition. <br />MENOPAUSAL MUSINGS - Yes I found Ernest fascinating - or rather your take on him, quirky and different! I hope he gets a good home next time round. As for the Petrol pumps - they are very realistic - photo realism it's called on the blurb in the catalogue online I think. I liked it as it reminded me of so many ancient petrol pumps still around these parts - and of Hopper's paintings tho' they are more arty than photolike.<br />All the best and keep visiting!<br />CatherineCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116884676266268214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72554791720527032.post-64686456245828035592010-04-20T23:29:25.232+01:002010-04-20T23:29:25.232+01:00Fantastic post...I am coming back to spend more ti...Fantastic post...I am coming back to spend more time here. So much I want to explore. The two portraits of the women are stunning:)<br /><br />JeanneJeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72554791720527032.post-46043967243821647862010-04-19T16:17:48.121+01:002010-04-19T16:17:48.121+01:00It's good to just spend time wandering and soa...It's good to just spend time wandering and soaking up beauty. I do like the Peat Stacks and wonder what it would be like to see it 'live'. That painting of the petrol pumps is a great testament to the artist's talent. <br />And, food, too! Such a lovely setting for it all.Stephanie Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206167025245206754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72554791720527032.post-86780406940286650582010-04-19T16:05:33.708+01:002010-04-19T16:05:33.708+01:00I am sorry to hear your weren't the Lotto winn...I am sorry to hear your weren't the Lotto winner! <br /><br />I find abstract art difficult to relate to also. Though I do enjoy the form at times. The offerings for auction look wonderful. Sounds like an enjoyable afternoon and the sun was shining what more can a person want. Sauntering about taking in wonderful art and strolling gardens in the sunshine. Long may it last.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72554791720527032.post-71963101780570058452010-04-19T13:35:00.234+01:002010-04-19T13:35:00.234+01:00I have to go buy a lottery ticket today. The jack...I have to go buy a lottery ticket today. The jackpot is 144 million. That's one transfusion I could live with.<br /><br />I enjoyed all of the paintings very much, but your description of the market makes me wish summer would hurry up and get here, or that spring would stay a bit. We've been in a deep freeze again.Rudeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72554791720527032.post-79622717707723348862010-04-19T09:40:42.990+01:002010-04-19T09:40:42.990+01:00Wow, you pack so much into each post! Its great fo...Wow, you pack so much into each post! Its great for Dungarvan to have a lotto win, and a brilliant idea to invest in art! I love the Spanish Shawl. And I was only giving out the other day about Sean Scullys repetitive stripes! His paintings are so formulaic. I saw his article in The Culture. It looks like it was a beautiful weekend in Waterford!Lilly Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805354926925972312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72554791720527032.post-32446831977920739592010-04-19T08:37:38.584+01:002010-04-19T08:37:38.584+01:00Thanks for your visit to my blog and interest in E...Thanks for your visit to my blog and interest in Ernest's shennanigans! <br /><br />Re this post of yours: love the painting of the golden turban, but it was the one of the petrol pump that seemed almost too realistic to be real (if you know what I mean!). Quite some talent.menopausalmusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255069917743230560noreply@blogger.com