#art, Los cuadros de Churchill – The Paintings of Churchill…

(«Churchill» by Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)

Muchos llegaran a pensar que Winston Churchill, el gran guerrero anti-Nazi, se refugiaba en la pintura para apaciguar su tristeza, segun se lo hacen creer a uno en la serie de Netflix «The Crown». Pero el escritor y pintor británico, Paul Rafferty, dice que eso es mentira, que eso es solo para la tele, para hacer la cosa más dramática. Rafferty ha escrito un libro muy interesante acerca de esta faceta artística de Churchill: «Churchill pintando la Riviera Francesa». Para el Primer Ministro, la pintura era puro placer. Con su puro y con sus güisquis hacia vibrar sobre sus lienzos paisajes del sur de Francia, lugar que admiraba por su belleza y quería mucho. Winston Churchill nació en 1874 y murió en 1965 en Hyde Park, Londres.

(Image source: Periódico La Razón)

Many will come to think that Winston Churchill, the great anti-Nazi warrior, sheltered himself in painting to soothe his sadness, as one is led to believe in the Netflix series «The Crown.» However, British writer and painter Paul Rafferty claims this is a lie, that it is only for television, to make things more dramatic. Rafferty has written a very interesting book about this artistic facet of Churchill: «Churchill Painting the French Riviera.» For the Prime Minister, painting was pure pleasure. With his cigar and his whiskies, he brought to life on his canvases the landscapes of southern France, a place he admired for its beauty and cherished deeply. Winston Churchill was born in 1874 and died in 1965 in Hyde Park, London.

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(Image source: Periódico ABC España)
(Image source: Periódico El Mundo/España)
(El último óleo de Churchill/Churchill’s last painting/Image source Infobae)

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#art, Los cuadros de Kim Novak – The Paintings of Kim Novak…

(«Novak»/Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)

Después de retirarse de Hollywood, esta actriz norteamericana dedicó su vida a la pintura. Es artista figurativa interesada mayormente en el impresionismo. Pinta en óleo y en acuarela. Considera la pintura como «el amor de su vida» y una forma idónea de la expresión personal. Novak pinta muchos paisajes, al igual que retratos y también los elementos que le inspira la naturaleza que rodea su vida tranquila y bucólica en su rancho de Oregón. Kim Novak no es una improvisada ni «auto-didacta», estudio arte y recibió clases de reconocidos artistas como Harley Brown y Richard McKinley. Lamentablemente, un incendio en su casa (año 2000) destruyó la mayor parte de su obra. Pero volvió al caballete y comenzó de nuevo a pintar. Kim Novak nació en Chicago, Illinois, EEUU en 1933 y comenzó su carrera en el cine en 1954 con Columbia Pictures. Picnic fue su primera película (1955).

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After retiring from Hollywood, this North American actress dedicated her life to painting. She is a figurative artist primarily interested in Impressionism. She paints in oil and watercolour. She considers painting as «the love of her life» and a fitting form of personal expression. Novak paints many landscapes, as well as portraits and the elements that inspire her from the nature surrounding her tranquil and bucolic life on her ranch in Oregon. Kim Novak is neither an amateur nor «self-taught»; she studied art and took classes from renowned artists like Harley Brown and Richard McKinley. Unfortunately, a fire in her home (in 2000) destroyed most of her work. But she returned to the easel and began to paint again. Kim Novak was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1933 and started her film career in 1954 with Columbia Pictures. Picnic was her first movie (1955).

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(Image source: Kim NovaK)
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Jazz and Movement in Art at OCS Valencia

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Colour and movement, figure and form, expressionism and abstraction = Jazz-Art

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Jazz and Movement in Art at OCS Valencia

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Colour and movement, figure and form, expressionism and abstraction = Jazz-Art

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