Pierre Bonnard was a great painter of cats. But, not in an obvious way. The cats are never the focal point, if there is one single focal point in Bonnard's paintings. Of course not all Bonnard paintings have images of cats. But, hey, I'm a cat blogger! For some reason or another, I started looking for paintings of cats. There are so many. Also see here . But the Bonnard paintings captivated me, the more so the closer I looked. Apart from Bonnard's portraits of Ambroise Vollard with his cat/s, the cats are less obviously presented. But, if you look with an attuned eye, the cat is THERE, just as a cat always is. Not just "there", but often the most animated and intent being in the room. Pierre Bonnard - Ambroise Vollard with his cat (1924) Pierre Bonnard - Ambroise Vollard c. 1904-5 flickr image from Art or Idiocy? First, Ambroise Vollard the art dealer, and then on to Pierre Bonnard the painter, both important in their own ways. Ambroise Vollard has b
I actually had a cat that played fetch!
ReplyDeleteI wadded up an empty pack of cigarettes and threw it at the garbage can and missed one time, the next thing I know, here is the cat dropping it at my feet!
I threw that thing and she would bring it back so may times, she fell over with her tongue hanging out, exhausted.
Shithead was a great cat, I still miss her.
Oooh, I wish I'd had a cat like that.
ReplyDeleteBefore exploring YouTubes, I didn't realize that there were cats that played fetch. Never heard that, never had a cat who did that.
And, my YouTube searchings may be biased, because I use "Maine coon" as a key word a lot- BUT, it does seem that a lot Maine coons play fetch.
I'll have to check out this kitteh YouTube subculture in more detail.