The Swing by Auguste Renoir

 Do you see the people in the background of this picture? A group of men and women enjoying a spring day in France.  I usually focus on the girl on the swing.  I like her pretty dress, and I am sure that I am not the only woman in the world who says to herself, "I wish I could go back in time to life in France in 1876 when people got dressed up and went to garden parties."  A visit to France confirmed this fact.  Did notice picture of the swing? Curators bought a spring and connected it to the bottom to absorb the weight of even the most substantial figure.  Thousands of women, my self included, stepped upon it to imagine what it would be like to have our picture painted by Renoir and perhaps had a photo taken instead.

Renoir is fabulous.  When you look at his paintings, everything is beautiful, everything is delightful, and he ignored the ugly stuff. Renoir once said, "To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes, pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life without creating still more of them." I could not agree more.

Purple Flowers by Rose Elaine

Your eyes dart from one side of the painting to the other, as you are compelled to search the art and look for clues. Your eyes move in the same motion Allium Flowers move in the wind on a summer day. The artwork evokes a feeling, expresses a mood, and we are enticed to look some more. You are captivated by the transparencies; You notice the violet hues ranging from dark to light, and the touch of detail that is present amid an impressionistic scene. The green of the plants leaves gound you, and you feel that even now in the middle of the abstraction, things will be ok. 

Rose Elaine's artwork is a vacation; it removes you from stress; her work becomes a necessity and will bring you back day after day if only for a moment to breath to sit and smile and feel refreshed. 

Rose Elaine's work is now on display at CarlatheCurator's facebook page, and her website roseelainepublishing.com. Purchase prints of her work at Fine Art America or a Journal with this image at Purple Flowers Gratitude Journal