Tuesday, July 21, 2009

An amazing artist....

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (November 30, 1825 – August 19, 1905) was a French academic painter. Bouguereau was a staunch traditionalist whose realistic genre paintings and mythological themes were modern interpretations of Classical subjects with a heavy emphasis on the female human body.

Don't you find his work just wonderful??












I've blogged about Bouguereau before
but had to share his wonderful work again ~


I've been working so hard in my studio....cleaning, organizing and changing a few things ~ Friday is the "Where Blogger's Create" day so I have to be ready!!

Thank you all so much for the feedback about my blog loading.....
I just want it to be simple to visit :)


I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday sweet friends!
xxoo, Dawn

24 comments:

Megan Chamberlain said...

I love the paintings you have featured they look as if they are about to step off the page.

At the moment I am very grateful that you have taken the playlist off your blog, it was 'locking' up my computer every time that I came to visit and I really didn't want to miss my daily fix of your beautiful things.

Laura @ 52 FLEA said...

Good morning Dawn!
This artist's work is, indeed extraordinary....the faces are exquisite...thanks for sharing and bringing his work to my attention!
Take care, Laura

Veronica said...

Lovely work. Its amazing how he has captured the light in some of those examples.

Sea Witch said...

Breathtakingly beautiful. Like living photographs. I noticed you listed John William Waterhouse under "You might also like" notation. Waterhouse is one of my favorite artist/illustrators and you probably recognize his mermaid in the upper right hand corner of my blog background. Sea Witch

blushing rose said...

So realistic & a gentle sweetness about each one ... TY for sharing. I had not seen his works before.
TTFN ~Marydon

Unknown said...

These images just take my breath away. They are new to me and I thank you for sharing.

Charla

chicroses said...

I would give anything almost if I could paint like that. Thanks for the photos..sally

Stacey said...

I too have blogged about this painter. I LOVE his works! :)

Have a great day! ~Stacey

Magic Moonlight said...

My favorite Artist, his paintings are so real,Thank you for Blogged about him, and share those beautiful images!

Anonymous said...

I never knew such art works existed until I started blogging. I'm still not that educated as to who painted what, but I enjoy them just the same!

Connie said...

Beautiful, sugar. I love those paintings........
xoxo,
Connie

Debra@CommonGround said...

WB is my favorite painter, I have one of his Madonna prints with a lamb in my dining room. Thankyou for sharing his work, love it.
Debra

Sandy said...

Dawn,
His paintings are amazing! They look more like photographs don't they? Amazing detail. I too am hard at work to get my studio space ready to photograph. I am finishing up on a major new addition today and then on the pretty stuff and a little fluff. I can't wait to see your changes. I am off to see what I have missed here.

Teri said...

He was amazing. They look more like photographs than paintings. Oh, to be that gifted!!

Charlene said...

Lovely!!!! Thank you for sharing!

My Arts Desire said...

Dawn,
First, these paintings are magnificent. Don't you wonder how long it took him to paint one of these masterpieces? This artist is new to me.

Second..I had an "ah-ha" moment. There are blogs I quit going to because they made my screen freeze as well. However, your blog did not freeze my screen. It was always a mystery to me why this happened.

One mystery in life solved, nine million more to go! smile.
xo
Sue

Dorthe said...

Hi dearest,

And thanks for sharing the lovely paintings, oh yes they are beautifull
, I love them too.

And I am waiting to see your artroom again, there is alwayes so many good ideas coming from you sweet, like the old window frame hanging from your cieling.

Wishing you a beautifull afternoon and evening,Dawn --here it is 10 o`clock, and I`m going to eat rasperries from the garden ,with my husbond.

Loving thoughts and hugs from Dorthe

Dorthe said...

Hi dearest,

And thanks for sharing the lovely paintings, oh yes they are beautifull
, I love them too.

And I am waiting to see your artroom again, there is alwayes so many good ideas coming from you sweet, like the old window frame hanging from your cieling.

Wishing you a beautifull afternoon and evening,Dawn --here it is 10 o`clock, and I`m going to eat rasperries from the garden ,with my husbond.

Loving thoughts and hugs from Dorthe

Anonymous said...

Oh Dawn, these are just magnificently beautiful! I LOVE them all...the colors,details and expressions! Thanks so much for sharing them...I have saved them all!
Hugs,
Lynn♥

Vee said...

Yes, his work is exquisite. The way he captures his subjects is unique and lovely...the shy grins, the sweet expressions.

Oh that's right...Friday's coming! Have fun puttering.

Jodie (everything vintage) said...

Love the images Dawn, his work is beautiful!!!
I can't wait to come and visit Friday, your creative space has been such a transformation since you moved in it, I've followed along since the beginning!
everything vintage

Draffin Bears said...

Hi Dawn,

I love the paintings you have shared in your post. They are all so thoughtful and lovely.

enjoy your day
Hugs
Carolyn

The Rustic Victorian said...

It blows my mind over and over. They all look so real, the mark of a master.
Marcie

Jann said...

He is my favorite--I have a few prints of his work framed in my house--just love the detail. I think one of the loveliest paintings he did is called "Song of the Angels"


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