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| "Concerts in the Garden" 36" x 24" Oil |
For five weeks during the summer the Botanic Gardens are filled with beautiful music provided by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. You can bring your picnic basket and relax under the stars while listening to the orchestra at the Concerts In The Garden Summer Music Festival. There is a fireworks show every night.
As I was painting this I began flinging paint on the canvas to try to get the effect of bursting fireworks. I was reminded of Whistler's "Nocturne in Black and Gold" - a painting of a fireworks display. John Ruskin, the well-known art critic, was outraged when he saw this painting exhibited in 1877 and accused Whistler of "flinging a pot of paint in the public's face". Whistler sued him for libel and won. It's an interesting story that you can read about here.
As I was painting this I began flinging paint on the canvas to try to get the effect of bursting fireworks. I was reminded of Whistler's "Nocturne in Black and Gold" - a painting of a fireworks display. John Ruskin, the well-known art critic, was outraged when he saw this painting exhibited in 1877 and accused Whistler of "flinging a pot of paint in the public's face". Whistler sued him for libel and won. It's an interesting story that you can read about here.
