tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144370.post114707281323843425..comments2023-07-02T06:42:15.091-07:00Comments on MICHELLE CAPLAN: Mixed Media Collage Artist: mcaplanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489739969315758858noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144370.post-1147274927296122432006-05-10T08:28:00.000-07:002006-05-10T08:28:00.000-07:00when i finally got to Munich to view the works of ...when i finally got to Munich to view the works of the Blue Riders, I found the painting i most wanted to see live...<BR/>paul klee's "rose wind" <BR/>it made me weep. my two girls couldn't believe the tears but the beauty of the Lenbach Haus got to them as well. <BR/>I have felt a lot of emotion with many pieces of art, but this one got physical!<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LenbachhausSusan Schwakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03686285411876310172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144370.post-1147148271470194802006-05-08T21:17:00.000-07:002006-05-08T21:17:00.000-07:00It's possibly a cliche, but the first time I saw T...It's possibly a cliche, but the first time I saw <I>The Birth of Venus</I> at the Uffici, I sat and stared at it, big tears rolling down my face. My husband looked at me like I'd grown an extra head! lol Then he got a little irritated because I couldn't tell him what was "wrong." Silly man - I COULDN'T SPEAK. ::sigh:: I still get choked up thinking about it. It was a combination of the beauty of the painting, the shear volume of history in just that one room, my general intense love for Botticelli and the thrill I get when I can get close enough to a painting that I can see the waves and valleys of paint.Teri M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11414002467075975778noreply@blogger.com