Comments on: On Art and Humor

By: 150 Posts and A Few Favorite Blogs

150 Posts and A Few Favorite Blogs — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:34:48 +0000

[...] memory-jogging gems on topics that we’ve experienced, thought, seen, sung, played, endured, painted, cooked, eaten, and photographed in the past 16 months. It’s a permanent record of what [...]

By: rickandkathy

rickandkathy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:42:03 +0000

Thanks for the comment! And yes, Rick has a unique ability to catch AND celebrate the sheer ordinariness of people in his day-to-day life and, thank God, in his painting. It’s a gentle, lovely gift that is pretty rare in the art community.

By: Jane F.

Jane F. — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:14:24 +0000

It made me laugh as did Kathy’s comments on the subject matter. Great to see real people caught enjoying themselves. Rick is so talented & an insiteful observer of the humaness of others.

By: Tammy at The Butterfly Mind

Tammy at The Butterfly Mind — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:44:44 +0000

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I love the paintings, and the courage of the painter to paint what is seen. We all know that there are all shapes and sizes out there on the beaches, so why not have reality paintings? We have reality TV shows (personally, I don’t watch ‘em). I can’t even paint a tree, so I admire anyone with a thimble of talent – let ‘er rip!

By: Guri Stark

Guri Stark — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:00:55 +0000

Beautiful!
Painting ordinary topics was first invented by the Impressionsts at the end of the 19th century. Before that artists painted religious topics, historical topics and portraits of rich people (before the advent of the camera). The beauty that I see in Rick’s painting is not just the ordinary subject matter, but the special angle and page design that makes me feel that the painting is telling story. What is the story – it is in the eye of the beholder.