Charing Cross Bridge, Fog on the Thames. Monet was in London at the turn of the century and painted the foggy atmosphere like a man possessed. This work, one of many on the Charing Cross bridge typify his treatment of the subject. The fog envelops and blurs everything. The sun seems weak and almost impotent, it’s color and warmth circumscribed to its disk and a faint stain on the waters of the Thames. It’s high up in the sky, so it’s not early morning and yet the mists reign unabated. Through all that though, three things, three man-made creations come through to us: a chimney, a boat, and the bridge. Is there smoke in the air as well? Will that boat shine brighter as it moves into the sun-dappled patch?
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I need to fill this up with much better content than I had populated it with earlier. Why I write a blog maybe? I started blogging in 2009 or thereabouts. I was a newly turned atheist and wanted to converse with others of the same persuasion. We're not exactly a big population group in India! It didn't go very well and I sort of lost interest, posting a few things now and then.
I got a lot more regular over the last few months and have been posting almost daily since February '15. There were many reasons why I gradually became more regular in posting, but one way or the other, here I am! So this blog has taken shape, being at different points in time my showcase, my comedy club, my art gallery, my book club, my therapist, my close friend, my innermost self....but always my little corner of the world. You are all welcome to visit and I hope you stay awhile!
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I want to do a post. Would like let me use this photo and quote your description of the painting?
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Posted by Amy | 21/07/2017, 12:15 AMHi Amy! Please, I would love it, having you use one of these for your posts. 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 21/07/2017, 6:08 AMThank you, Dr. Hb! 🙂
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Posted by Amy | 21/07/2017, 6:11 AMI’m not sure if you want to search on my site for your poems or you want me to sent you the links. Sorry about being slow…
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Posted by Amy | 09/07/2017, 10:10 PMThank you Amy! I found the links from my old posts, and have published them on the other site. Thank you for giving me permission! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 09/07/2017, 10:35 PMI’m honored, Dr. Hb! 🙂 Can we access this site? If not, I understand. 🙂
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Posted by Amy | 09/07/2017, 10:39 PMSure Amy. I couldn’t share the address here, but I can surely mail you. It’s only reposts of blog entries from here though, nothing new. 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 10/07/2017, 5:37 AMThank you, Dr. Hb! Maybe I can wait when you have new ones coming up. 🙂
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Posted by Amy | 10/07/2017, 5:42 AMJust imagining what you must have felt when you saw this. Oh wow! 🌸
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Posted by AmyRose🌹 | 30/06/2017, 3:30 AMIt was a great experience AmyRose. 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 30/06/2017, 5:52 AMCoincidentally, I saw another version of this painting yesterday afternoon at the Getty Art Museum (I’m in CA again). The tour guide took us to the painting explaining the lighting, etc. I was wondering what you’d say… Here I’m reading your post. 🙂
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Posted by Amy | 29/06/2017, 9:12 PMWhat a lovely coincidence! What did the guide have to say about the work? And what was your experience seeing it live? 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 30/06/2017, 5:51 AMI was so surprised…
She talked about the history of Impressionism, and pointed this painting to explain the lighting and colors that Monet did. She used this one was because it had been criticized as an ugly painting back then. I tried to absorb her talk much as I could to her talk, had no room to think about the painting. I won’t be able to sense like you did. 🙂
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Posted by Amy | 30/06/2017, 8:08 AMI remember reading somewhere that a critic said that even wallpaper ad more artistic depth than Monet. 😀
Impressionism was a movement so dramatic that it took a long time for people to really understand and appreciate it.
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 30/06/2017, 8:13 AMIt took a while… unlike Van Gogh, they saw the positive influence/result. The tube oil for painting helped the movement. The exhibit rooms was packed with people, it was impossible to appreciate these painting quietly.
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Posted by Amy | 30/06/2017, 8:50 AMSorry I hit the reply by accident… 😨
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Posted by Amy | 30/06/2017, 8:09 AMThank you Amy! 🙂
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