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<p>[QUOTE="bosko69, post: 4500166, member: 16283"]Very pretty-like a Hallmark Card.It looks like the painter was paying a small homage to Degas (the large dancing feet in the background). Try a Google Image search-'19th Century Impressionist Painting,Girl With Flowers'. You can hone this down to specific artists-Degas,Cassatt,Renoir,Corot (and second tier,but excellent painters too). The more paintings you look at,the more your eye will become trained & educated.You'll become more like a trained Cardiologist evaluating MRI's-he gives a more educated opinion than I,because he's looked at thousands of them.</p><p>You can train yourself to be a pretty decent 'Art Doc',even if you can't memorize 10,000 signatures-you can develop an 'instinct' or sixth sense about what's really fine,what's a noble attempt/gifted amateur and what stinks.Not a put-down for anyone who finds joy in painting-we simply judge Van Gogh to be more impactful than Grannies china painting but would never denigrate Grandma's enjoyment of making art.Hell-she's actually doing it and it's enhancing her life !...plus you'll get a pretty teapot for Christmas one off these days.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bosko69, post: 4500166, member: 16283"]Very pretty-like a Hallmark Card.It looks like the painter was paying a small homage to Degas (the large dancing feet in the background). Try a Google Image search-'19th Century Impressionist Painting,Girl With Flowers'. You can hone this down to specific artists-Degas,Cassatt,Renoir,Corot (and second tier,but excellent painters too). The more paintings you look at,the more your eye will become trained & educated.You'll become more like a trained Cardiologist evaluating MRI's-he gives a more educated opinion than I,because he's looked at thousands of them. You can train yourself to be a pretty decent 'Art Doc',even if you can't memorize 10,000 signatures-you can develop an 'instinct' or sixth sense about what's really fine,what's a noble attempt/gifted amateur and what stinks.Not a put-down for anyone who finds joy in painting-we simply judge Van Gogh to be more impactful than Grannies china painting but would never denigrate Grandma's enjoyment of making art.Hell-she's actually doing it and it's enhancing her life !...plus you'll get a pretty teapot for Christmas one off these days.[/QUOTE]
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