William Logsdail

I have been away from the blog for a while (Anyone notice?  No?  Bueller?).  Anyway I blame Monty. (See post below).

I was browsing some Victorian paintings and I came across this one (and here I would normally insert a colon, but have yet to find it on my husband's new bargain keyboard, and I would have put bargain in quotation marks but I can't find them either)

St Martin in the Fields, 1888

According to my usual sources, William Logsdail went to London in the winter of 1888 hoping to catch a snow scene of Trafalgar Square.  Finding no snow but only rain and sleet, he painted it anyway.  By the way, St. Martin in the Fields is the name of the church.  I think this painting is stunning for its colouring, I also like how clearly and strikingly the dog was portrayed.  Love the sense of motion of the walk and the movement of tail...and the dog seems friendly and curious about what the artist is up to.   I like the feeling that Mr. Logsdail spent as much time observing and detailing the dog as he did everything else.

I mean yeah, the backdrop is stunning, the lady's red dress is gorgeous and the little girl with the flowers is so beautifully done...but the dog!  Come on! I want that dog.

Also (colon)

The Ninth of November 1888

This is another one that shows the same stunning attention to colour.  Such detail to the uniforms and buildings and small details of real life like the little boy reaching into the street, and of course, the dog checking everything out.

I like Mr. Logsdail.