tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post2761130297218127611..comments2024-03-28T05:22:09.542-07:00Comments on Record of a Baffled Spirit: A Treasure HouseMike Keytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-70156790617486942982019-10-24T03:09:15.296-07:002019-10-24T03:09:15.296-07:00Artistic accountants - I like it. I saw one pictur...Artistic accountants - I like it. I saw one picture fruit and an a pewter urn that was incredibly life like, and it put me in mind of a van Gogh variant. The latter close up looked less than life like but interesting, but from a distant was incredible. different truths, I supposeMike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-76471095617792868532019-10-19T19:08:07.019-07:002019-10-19T19:08:07.019-07:00Few can beat the Dutch for their expertise in pain...Few can beat the Dutch for their expertise in painting texture and realism. I've always thought of the Dutch school of art as a house of artistic accountants. Their technique is so precise and dutiful, a mere photograph is a poor substitute for rendering the truth of a subject.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com