I really like the sense of magic and fantasy that you have in this painting - a great match for Schumann's musical imagination. There is another very fine painting called 'The Prophet Bird' by Victor Vasnetsov, painted in 1897 which you might like to check out if you don't already know it. By the way, do you know what a 'prophet bird' actually is? ... a bird that prophesies??
@paulprocopolis Glad you liked it! I checked "The Prophet Bird", it was nice and unique that human head on the bird's body, somehow this also remainds me of firebird though colours are darker. Yes when I head "prophet bird" I imagened that a bird prophesies through their language, but I didn't imagine a human head on a bird's body :-)! But I don't understand German language, so I wonder what is Schumann's intention on this piece exactly...
This is a beautiful painting. It reminds me of Goethe's "Der Erlkonig"; although the subject matter is different, the style is very similar to what I picture when I read the poem,
@Changles I've read that Schumann composed this waldszenen inspired by one of works of german romantic poet Joseph von Eichendorff, and also that generally German people have longing feeling or fantasy to the wood they say. Goethe's Der Erlkonig is also german poem(though not romantic style as Eichendorff or Schumann), so I guess there is something secret in German spirit that their enthusiastic attitude to the wood, and maybe this is the thing three of them have in common...!
@HorstRolande Hello! I simply got an inspiration suddenly to paint this, though it was already a week ago and finally lastnight I finished it! I am glad that you felt something "feeling" by it, that's what I want to express in my paintings.
I really like the sense of magic and fantasy that you have in this painting - a great match for Schumann's musical imagination. There is another very fine painting called 'The Prophet Bird' by Victor Vasnetsov, painted in 1897 which you might like to check out if you don't already know it. By the way, do you know what a 'prophet bird' actually is? ... a bird that prophesies??
paulprocopolis 2 months ago
@paulprocopolis Glad you liked it! I checked "The Prophet Bird", it was nice and unique that human head on the bird's body, somehow this also remainds me of firebird though colours are darker. Yes when I head "prophet bird" I imagened that a bird prophesies through their language, but I didn't imagine a human head on a bird's body :-)! But I don't understand German language, so I wonder what is Schumann's intention on this piece exactly...
morinoroba 2 months ago
This is a beautiful painting. It reminds me of Goethe's "Der Erlkonig"; although the subject matter is different, the style is very similar to what I picture when I read the poem,
Changles 3 months ago
@Changles Thank you :-) It's interesting that you remember "Der Erlkonig" by this painting!
morinoroba 3 months ago
@morinoroba Possibly because of the common Romantic thread? I just picture woods like these, and a child like this one, when I read the poem.
Changles 2 months ago
@Changles I've read that Schumann composed this waldszenen inspired by one of works of german romantic poet Joseph von Eichendorff, and also that generally German people have longing feeling or fantasy to the wood they say. Goethe's Der Erlkonig is also german poem(though not romantic style as Eichendorff or Schumann), so I guess there is something secret in German spirit that their enthusiastic attitude to the wood, and maybe this is the thing three of them have in common...!
morinoroba 2 months ago
@morinoroba Yes, they are all wood-lovers. I would say you have a feeling for the woods too, given your positively Teutonic rendering of them.
Changles 2 months ago
Very nice with those subdued colours!
suzettegm 3 months ago
@suzettegm Glad you enjoyed it :-)
morinoroba 3 months ago
またまた素敵な絵をお書きになりましたね！
ところでこの鳥、森さんにはどんな予言をされたのかな？
僕にはどんな予言を・・・ ・・な～んて考えながら拝見させていただきました。
scherzo009 3 months ago
@scherzo009 コメントありがとうございます。
morinoroba 3 months ago
@HorstRolande Hello! I simply got an inspiration suddenly to paint this, though it was already a week ago and finally lastnight I finished it! I am glad that you felt something "feeling" by it, that's what I want to express in my paintings.
morinoroba 4 months ago