Art, Daniel Ridgway

ART SUNDAY; THE GARDENS OF DANIEL RIDGWAY

Many people seem to have spent time in their gardens yesterday and to celebrate the beauty of our gardens and the joy we all experience from them, I’m showing the garden paintings of Daniel Ridgway, American artist, 1839-1924. I could happily live with anyone of these gardens.

http://www.danielridgwayknight.org/

‘’Daniel Ridgway Knight (March 15, 1839 - March 9, 1924) was an American artist born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a pupil at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, under Gleyre, and later worked in the private studio of Meissonier. After 1872 he lived in France, having a house and studio at Poissy on the Seine.

He painted peasant women out of doors with great popular success. He was awarded the silver medal and Cross of the Legion of Honor, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889, and was made a Knight of the Royal Order of St. Michael of Bavaria, Munich, 1893, and receiving the gold medal of honor from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1893. His son, Louis Aston Knight (1873 - 1948), is also known as a landscape painter.’’

delete reply nemo4sun wrote on May 23, '10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG2keYgBiZc

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on May 23, '10 nemo4sun said in the movie "the wizard of oz" when the wicked witch puts a spell on the poppies: "poppies, yes poppies will put them to sleep" ok sorry....................tis getting late in the day and I'm obviously a bit slow.... :-)

delete reply nemo4sun wrote on May 23, '10 in the movie "the wizard of oz" when the wicked witch puts a spell on the poppies: "poppies, yes poppies will put them to sleep" :)

delete reply nemo4sun wrote on May 23, '10, edited on May 23, '10 they are putting her to sleep sorry ~ i just had to say that :)

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on May 23, '10 djdx said I think I saw some poppies. :-) yes that lovely one of the woman leaning over a wall fishing. She has wild poppies at her feet. I like that one to.

delete reply djdx wrote on May 23, '10 I think I saw some poppies. :-)

delete reply greenwytch wrote on May 23, '10 i mean......exquisite! LOL

delete reply greenwytch wrote on May 23, '10 romantic and dreamy....and ever so lovely. ; D

delete reply fransformation wrote on May 23, '10 Lovely presentation. I always enjoy paintings of gardens, formal or otherwise,

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on May 23, '10 I've only just discovered this artist, and i think his paintings are so lovely..........the detail in the flowers and plants is wonderful and his faces are so expressive. glad you like them, i'm quite envious of anyone (Mitch) who has actually seen them

delete reply veryfrank wrote on May 23, '10 I remember seeing some of his art at the Philadelphia Art Museum when we went on school field trips. The detail is quite impressive.

delete reply nemo4sun wrote on May 23, '10 such beauty :)

delete reply brendainmad wrote on May 23, '10 If I had a garden, it would hve sunflowers like the first painting.

delete reply starfishred wrote on May 23, '10 thse are wonderful loretta thank you

delete reply philsgal7759 wrote on May 23, '10 Never seen his work before but I really like it! Thanks for sharing.

delete reply kathyinozarks wrote on May 23, '10 these are gorgeous! thank you

delete reply mitchylr wrote on May 23, '10 Being a keen photographer of flowers and gardens, I can relate to his fascination for garden scenes. Excellent art.