Cheri Lucas Rowlands says,
Artists are inspired by and capture the world around us: sculptors immortalize people with statues; painters record events in their masterpieces. What about the other way around? For this week’s theme, find inspiration in a piece of art, and go further: imitate it.
This painting by the German artist Wilhelm Zimmer, of a village band reminded me of a photo I took in Kent a couple of years ago. The two images were created more than a hundred years apart, but I think there are some similarities, do you?
Quiet a difficult challenge this week, the relentless wind and rain doesn’t make me want to go out to take photos!
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Your interpretation is just wonderful!
Funny, but I think I’ve seen that header before somewhere, Gilly? 🙂 🙂
Brilliant response to the challenge. I’ve downloaded my photos but barely been home a couple of hours. Catch up, here I come 🙂
Hope to hear all about it soon 😄
Welcome back Jo
Really difficult this week but you have nailed it Gilly.
Your head today is dazzling. Love it.
I love your comparison for the photo challenge. Gives me shivers. Good ones. ❤ ❤ 😀
Me too! I love good shivers. ❤ 😀
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Brilliant, indeed! 100 years apart, Love this take on. 🙂
Yes, a lot of similarities! Great interpretation of the theme!
amazing likeness, eh!!!
This is totally apt for a difficult prompt.
You have definitely nailed it, Gilly…. Well done for a difficult challenge!
Nice work Gilly, I think it’s a lot better than the example given in the challenge which doesn’t inspire me at all.
Bravo, Gilly, this is magnificent!
Wow! That is a great interpretation of the prompt this time.
More than a few similarities, Gilly. Great job.
janet
That’s a great interpretation Gilly! 🙂 And I don’t blame you for not wanting to venture out in the wind and rain! Another 6 weeks, and spring should be clearly under way! 🙂
I love the order of the first one (the privilege of an artist) and the slight disorder of the second (the handicap of the photographer). A great response to the prompt – even the palette is similar.
This is a tough challenge but you nailed it Gilly.
Well done ..!!!
Happy Valetine’s Day ❤️🌹❤️
Issy
what a great take on the challenge! very similar mood in both of them. i was just looking for a dog to run across the foreground of your image from Kent. i think he appeared just after you clicked 🙂
seriously, this is brilliant. i found this challenge rather difficult and opted to sit out this round. but really enjoyed this one. thanks for sharing.
Uncanny similarities Gilly! Hard to beat 🙂
Oh bless you, you are a sweetie Madhu!
This is wonderful Gilly and I like the way you have matched the sepia tint. Do you own that painting?
Thanks, I’m glad you like it, no it isn’t mine, it’s the kind of thing I like to see in a gallery but wouldn’t want to own. I couldn’t get quite the sepia I wanted for some reason.
It works well whatever you did. Such a difficult challenge this week, I just haven’t had the time or energy to even think about it!
I’m sure it will be worth it soon honey!