I love this painter's work!
*All photos in this post are from http://www.jwwaterhouse.com
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| "Fair Rosamund" |
Waterhouse was part of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, an association dedicated to bringing the detail and quality back into modern art.
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| "Miranda - The Tempest" |
As I looked at the paintings, I thought of all the stories that were woven into the depicted scenes. Unfortunately, most of those stories are already told, and were in existence long before Waterhouse enhanced them with color.
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| "The Lady of Shalott" |
The above 'lady' is one who fell in love with brave Lancelot, I believe. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) She looks sad? Yeah. Lancelot was already in love with Queen Guinivere, who, even though she returned his affections, was married to King Arthur. It's messed up, I know.
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| "Lady Clare" |
"Lady Clare" by Tennyson is my favoritest piece of poetry! Except for maybe "The Eagle" (Tennyson) and "The Highwayman" (Noyes).
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| "The Missal" |
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| "Windflowers" |
P.S. I have been thinking about my new design but I don't have any ideas yet. You'll know when inspiration strikes.
Off to dinner!
- Ellyn
3 comments:
Wow!
Those are really beautiful paintings. I love this painter as well :)
Thanks for sharing!
i read "the mists of avalon" recently and the names are all different. sorry if we're talking about two completely different things:i just skimmed over your post. Amazing paintings, btw.
I have seen some of these paintings in different places and have always been attracted to them, but I never found out who made them until now. Thanks for the info! They are all so inspiring. Wow, I could probably write a novel off every one. :) If given the time and inclination, of course....
"Lady Clare" and "The Missal" are my favorites. Incredibly lovely.
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