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People might bring up Vincent van Gogh as an example of a painter who did great work in spite of, or because of, his suffering. I like to think that van Gogh would have been even more prolific and even greater if he wasn't so restricted by the things tormenting him. I don't think it was pain that made him so great, I think painting brought him whatever happiness he had.

—David Lynch

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David Lynch (January 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025) RIP 🤍

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We look at the world once, in childhood. The rest is memory.

-Louise Glück, from “Nostos” in Meadowlands

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The Woman with the Candle, Cornelius Visscher, detail (1629 - 1658)

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Nicola Samorì - In principio era la fine (2016)Olio su tavola - 40 x 30 cm

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Nicola Samorì (Italian, 1977), In principio era la fine [In the beginning was the end], 2016. Oil on copper, 30 x 20 cm.

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“One day the sadness will end.

But I don’t think today’s the day.”

David Lynch

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Scotland, 2023 by Sarah Evans

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Sarah Evans (British, 1974), Orkney, 2023. Acrylic on wood, 12 x 9 in.

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lately I’ve been Overcome With Emotion

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We look at the world once, in childhood. The rest is memory.

-Louise Glück, from “Nostos” in Meadowlands

O.K., Daniel Triendl

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Henry Hebert La Thangue’s An Autumn Morning depicts a woman in the midst of snapping a branch.

Why she’s breaking it is unclear—perhaps as tinder, perhaps to clear it out of the way.

Either way, the clear focus in her face is reinforced in La Thangue’s brushwork: her features, her hands, and the middle of the branch are relatively detailed, while her skirt and the landscape around her blend together.

Even the man—probably her husband—who follows after her through the woods blends into the background as he tightens his coat around him.

#henry herbert la thangue #art