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[giradman]

I don't know if you are aware, but there is a Dali museum in St. Petersburg Florida. I haven't been there, but a lot of friends have.

Yes, the Tampa Bay Area (including St. Pete's Beach & Clearwater) is a wonderful place to visit - we've been to the Dali Museum twice - and recommended!

NOW, if you are @ St. Pete's Beach and have a few $$ to blow, then a place to stay is the Don Cesar, an old-fashioned FL pink hotel - we've stayed there at least 3 times and will likely return in the near future - Dave

 

[leelai]

Hi Leelai - glad to find another Dali fan! I've seen numerous works by him (and like the one you showed) - probably one of my favorites from my couple of history of art courses in my early undergrad years was his Persistance of Memory (below left) - I've seen this original painting a half dozen times at MOMA in NYC (really not that large, greatest dimension about 13 inches) - love the melting watches!

Susan & I have accumulated a LOT of artwork over the years (nearly every wall in our house has objects), but in the mid-70s we bought a Dali etching @ an art auction (below right) - had to take in @ an angle to avoid the camera flash so the detail is not shown, edition of about 125 & pencil signed - looks like Dali but not sure if it is 'real' - Dali use to sign a bunch of blank artist papers and then submit a drawing for others to transfer to the print media - maybe that's what we own, but is attractive. Dave

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I learnt of Dali in High School and chose him and the Face and Fruit dish to do an essay on....which is probably why I still love it. Love your etching also....how lucky are you to have this.....do you have an authentication cert? I guess they too can be fakes, but all the same, I would still love it!

I've always had a love for art in all it's forms and have built up our own small collection, although I have plenty of wall space still available. .

I don't know if you are aware, but there is a Dali museum in St. Petersburg Florida. I haven't been there, but a lot of friends have.

I would love to visit there and hopefully one day we will get over to Floirda.....it's on our list and now this is too!

 

[J. A.]

A few changes around here, pictures taken today:




Some of the ducks are standing on ice.




Partly frozen

 

[J. A.]

This was a vineyard a few weeks ago:








Reed gets cut:

 

[giradman]

I learnt of Dali in High School and chose him and the Face and Fruit dish to do an essay on....which is probably why I still love it. Love your etching also....how lucky are you to have this.....do you have an authentication cert? I guess they too can be fakes, but all the same, I would still love it!

I've always had a love for art in all it's forms and have built up our own small collection, although I have plenty of wall space still available. .
I would love to visit there and hopefully one day we will get over to Floirda.....it's on our list and now this is too!

Concerning the Dali etching - the technique is 'drypoint' (described below from Wiki) - we bought the print in 1977 (found the receipt in our 'art folder') - the certificate states 'By/After'; the latter is the tricky part - like I said whether Dali touch the plate or provided a drawing for an experienced printmaker to transfer is the question; but a lot of printmaking is done in that fashion, i.e. the artist working in another media supervises the printmaking team - of course, I'm talking about 'real' prints using an intaglio, lithographic, serigraph, or other vs. a mass produced photographic print. We have examples of virtually every printmaking technique that has been used (only one woodcut, I believe), including a beautiful aboriginal linocut from the Norther Territory. Dave

Drypoint is a printmaking technique of the intaglio family, in which an image is incised into a plate (or "matrix") with a hard-pointed "needle" of sharp metal or diamond point. Traditionally the plate was copper, but now acetate, zinc, or plexiglas are also commonly used. Like etching, drypoint is easier for an artist trained in drawing to master than engraving, as the technique of using the needle is closer to using a pencil than the engraver's burin.

 

[squib]

I hope you guys are talking about Salvador Dali? I LOVE his work. I used TP go to my favorite restaurant at least once a week in Vancouver when I lived just a few blocks away! They had his prints all over the walls and of course the restaurant' shame was the Salvador Deli...


Peace begins with a smile.
M Teresa

 

[J. A.]

Ice reflecting sunlight




Edited photo

 

[dianne137]

ah so pretty
It's a perfect ice surface for an ice concert.By skimming rocks across the ice surface a harmonic is heard like no other. Try it ...the bigger the rock the more volume.The throw should be just like when skipping rocks.

 

[J. A.]

The ice isn't thick enough yet, and the lake is only partly frozen. But I promise: I'll try as soon as it's possible, and I'll listen to the sound it's making.

 

[giradman]

I hope you guys are talking about Salvador Dali? I LOVE his work. I used TP go to my favorite restaurant at least once a week in Vancouver when I lived just a few blocks away! They had his prints all over the walls and of course the restaurant' shame was the Salvador Deli...

Yes, we've been talking about the Spanish artist, Salvador Dali - cute name for a deli BTW (and in Vancouver probably excellent!).

Since we are on the topic of whimsical & surrealistic art, I'd like to share another of our prints w/ you - this called Sally and the Cat by the now just 21 y/o George Pocheptsov (George Pocheptsov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)- he started drawing before he was 2 years old and this work was likely done by him in his early teens (possibly even earlier - not sure?).

P.S. click on the image for a better view (and if interested google his name and click on images to see the extraordinary variety of his talents) -
his original paintings (many commissioned by famous people - see link) sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars USA - Dave

P.S.S. another article about O. Pocheptsov | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson .

 

[J. A.]

Schloss Esterhazy yesterday before noon




Cropped, not enhanced

 

[J. A.]

Sunrise on Christmas Day

 

[skimonkey]

Sunrise on Christmas Day


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Your Christmas Morning looks very peaceful, JA!

 

[J. A.]

Your Christmas Morning looks very peaceful, JA!

It was! Most of the people stay up until late at night, and at 7:25 AM no one will be awake. Also, I'm living in a quiet street.

 

[Czevski]

Merry Christmas everyone! This is the scene out my front door and it is still snowing.