tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post3441914366352663725..comments2024-03-29T03:35:11.890-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: Hiroshige's Snowy LandscapesAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-78032234714226822802015-02-17T09:37:30.667-05:002015-02-17T09:37:30.667-05:00I'm glad you have gotten some pleasure from lo...I'm glad you have gotten some pleasure from looking at more snow. We don't have as much snow on the ground up here, maybe around 2 feet, but the bitter cold has been wearying. Art can bring delight in the face of this.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-60142987841689348182015-02-16T20:56:55.360-05:002015-02-16T20:56:55.360-05:00As I looked at these beautiful images I thought of...As I looked at these beautiful images I thought of de Botton's thesis in his book, Art as Therapy, that we can receive an emotional benefit from art. We are winter-weary in the Northeast--there's probably 3+ feet of snow outside my house with a temp around 0 or in the negative F--and the images help me to see winter differently, with more acceptance. So I suppose this is the "hair of the dog." Thanks for the post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-7252389176696224162015-02-16T07:44:28.178-05:002015-02-16T07:44:28.178-05:00Very nice, JBS.Very nice, JBS.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-21350435840399474832015-02-15T20:10:51.313-05:002015-02-15T20:10:51.313-05:00The snow so simplifies our surroundings
When the w...The snow so simplifies our surroundings<br />When the water all evaporates<br />I die of visual thirst<br />First<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com