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[Amie]

Van Gogh's "Starry night" (http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gogh/starry-night/gogh.starry-night.jpg) has been one of my favs for a long while. Midnight blue is my favorite color, and I love the way he contrasts the colors. The swirls in the painting animates the scene in my mind -though without any quality of realism.

I was introduced to Thomas Kinkade's (http://www.thomaskinkade.com/magi/servlet/com.asucon.ebiz.biography.web.tk.BiographyServlet) work in '02 - '03; I can't remember precisely. The way that his art (http://www.thomaskinkade.com/magi/servlet/com.asucon.ebiz.catalog.web.tk.CatalogServlet) looks as if there were a light shining behind the painting - amazing. Absolutely beautiful.

What are some of your favs?

Amie

[Paige]

Amie,

I feel the same way about Thomas Kinkade.

Also, this is my favorite Van Gogh:

http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/cafeterraceatnight.html

Ever since I saw it, it just seemed like I wanted to someday get a chance to go there. My husband's grandfather (Opa) is very artistic and one of the last pieces he did was a replica of that piece. It turned out exquisite. His eyesight is failing him now, so he had to give up painting.

Paige

[Amie]

Wow Paige,

That again has that wonderful illuminating quality. It is almost as if Kinkade is a modern Van Gogh.

Amie