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Date Posted: 17:38:23 09/17/07 Mon
Author: Carla
Subject: I'm going arse foremost again, and starting with the second question. Chapter 24 Q1) I decided to have a keek at the paintings of Joseph Mallord William Turner, whose name rang a bell, but I would have been hard pressed to identify a particular painting as his. Most of his work is very imprecise, in the sense that there are great swaths of muted and subtle colours blended together to give a wonderful sense of light and reflection (the man does the sky and clouds in many moods superbly) and he also has some very precise and detailed pictures. But even in the more vaguely imaged ones, there is always a detailed image hidden admist the swirls, which you can't fully appreciate until you look very closely. You can check the pictures out here http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/turner/ >>>>
In reply to: Elaine 's message, "Chapter 23 - The Travellers" on 22:08:49 09/16/07 Sun

I can see this artist appealing to Jamie on several levels. First, these are the type of paintings you can get lost in. I can see his lordship sitting in his study of an evening, glass of Connemara Mist in hand, gazing at one of these paintings and simply drifting off into the masses of clouds -- some glorious with sunset, others heavy with a coming storm. And yet, when you look beyond the most easily seen element of the paintings there is a hidden precision and attention to detail that I think speaks directly to Jamie. He appears glorious on the surface: a smart business man, a ladies' man and a member of the nobility enjoying life. But underneath, there is an attention to detail and a precision that would chill most people to the bone if they knew of it.

Turner's more precise paintings often feature classical scenes (Venice) or scenes from mythology or classical literature. Appealing to Jamie's broad education, his intelliegence and interest in literature and history and with an attention to detail that would be as absorbing as the vagueness of Turner's other style. Again, it's the type of detail you can lose yourself in, and perhaps forget about worries and stress while you marvel at the intracacy of the artists' creation, an escape Jamie probably needs on a regular basis.

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