I'm having a love affair.
The pounding surf, dramatic clouds, and gorgeous lighting give such feeling, such deep emotion to his work that I honestly couldn't help falling in love. I mean seriously, that guy could paint!
I've loved his work for some time, but it wasn't until recently that I took a moment to put a name with those incredible seascapes.
So that's my confession for the day. Ivan Aivazovsky. Wow.
-Cailey
Stormy Sea At Night, 1849
Aivazovsky was born in modern-day Ukraine, met instant success as an artist, and basically spent his life painting beautiful oceans all day long. The man painted from memory. Freaking memory. As in he would go the beach, look at beautiful waves, and go home and paint it and become famous. If I thought I could express my conflicting feelings with any eloquence, I would. But I can't, so I'm just going to show you a bunch more of his paintings and let them speak for me.
Sea Against a Rocky Shore, 1851
Fishing Boats, 1854
Sunset at the Crimean Coast, 1856
The Black Sea At Night, 1879
So that's my confession for the day. Ivan Aivazovsky. Wow.
-Cailey
Wow! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAnd I like his work, too! Good stuff.
DeleteI'm more than happy to, Aivazovsky's work takes my breath away!
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