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FRENCH CULTURE INSIGHT – It can be contagious
I love France. Especially after living there off and on for several months at a time. I think I picked up some of the “French Attitude.” After being there for several months, it was beginning to feel like home. Once, while taking in the sights from a...
“The Great Wave off Kanagawa” by Robert MacDonald
“The Great Wave off Kanagawa” painting interpretation by artist Robert MacDonald “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” is an interpretation of a woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai. It was published sometime between 1829 and 1833. The...
Vintage Plumeria Flowers Oil Painting Adelee Wendel
The ArtistAdelee Wendel (1898-1990)Adelee Bowden Wendel, painter, and teacher, was born in 1898 in Maverick, Texas and married Paul Wendel. She received her art training at the South West Texas State Teachers College, the University of Texas, and the San Antonio...
“High Cotton” by Robert MacDonald
Details here: SOLD (Print available here) “High Cotton” originated as a saying in the South rural farming community before the Civil War. It meant that the crops were good and the prices were too. The term has generalized to mean one is doing well or is...
Burst of Colour Lily Pond after Monet
When I do my “Robert” paintings they tend to be more experimental. I like to often paint famous paintings but with varying techniques. With this Monet Water Lily Pond, I tried to contrast wet with dry. I feel the starkness and contrast, along with color...
FRENCH CULTURE – ART MUSEUM ETIQUETTE
I studied French with a private instructor in Paris. She was a pleasant elderly lady who had lived in Argentina and spoke Spanish, which helped me in difficult situations, as I also spoke Spanish. She loved art, and there were only two seats in her house that didn’t...
What’s a “Robert” painting?
A “Robert” painting is simply signed: “Robert” Paintings signed “Robert” are painted by artist Robert MacDonald, Jr., however, are not included in his main works of art which are signed “MacDonald.” A...
Purple Blue Water Lily Pond
“Purple Blue Water Lily Pond” by artist Robert MacDonald You will find various styles of lily ponds, à la Claude Monet, in MacDonald Gallery’s eBay store.