It is the eye of ignorance that assigns a fixed and unchangeable color to every object.
~ Paul Gauguin
(The Quotable Artist)
colors of objects
It is the eye of ignorance that assigns a fixed and unchangeable color to every object.
~ Paul Gauguin
(The Quotable Artist)
Hi. I notice in the painting that the table sags.. it is a well-used table and has known seasons bounty before. We are going out to pick blackberries today. When I get home I am going to create my own still life on our table. Thanks! Jane
Oh my, blackberries are one of my favorites! I’m green with envy! A blackberry still life wouldn’t last too long in my house. 🙂
Hi,
A nice painting, I was looking at the painting and basically looking at the fruit etc. and on a second look I saw the person standing in the corner. Isn’t it amazing what we can miss.
I have to admit, Mags, that I did not see the person at all until I read your comment! It is amazing how our eyes can play tricks on us! I remember the time I spent the better part of a day with my husband before I noticed he had shaved his mustache off… 🙂
Colorful, beautiful, soothing still life.
Glad you enjoyed it, island traveler!
Brilliant quote. J’adore Gauguin’s paintings. I recently read “The Moon and Sixpence” which is based on his life. Have you read it?
Thanks Mags – I didn’t see the person in the corner.
No, I haven’t read “The Moon & Sixpence” but I just found it on Kindle for 99 cents so I downloaded it and will start reading it soon. 🙂 Thanks for the tip, Rosie!
Reminded me of Anais Nin’s quote to the effect of we don’t see things are they are, we see things as WE are. I missed the person in the background too.
That’s a good quote, too. Kind of makes me think of the old adage that people only see what they want to see. Looks like a few of us missed the person! 🙂
I really love his work.
I’m glad you enjoyed the painting and quote, Westwood…
Such a beautiful painting, Barbara. It looks great with your new design, too! Thank you for the quote – brilliant how he manages to say so much in one small sentence.
Thank you, Cait! It is a wonder how colors change in different lighting and when in the presence of other colors, and how some people are more sensitive to these variations than others.
There is so much going on in this painting that I didn’t catch on the first look. Amazing, the story it seems to tell.
It’s true, Robin, the more I look at it the more I see, and it’s so interesting seeing what others have noticed, too… I’m now getting the feeling the person might be beckoning someone working outside to come in for a refreshing break…