Emil Nolde - Do You Love Him?

One of my very favorite artists from the old art school days.  Emil Nolde.  I love how he was able to get such intensity of color and form from watercolors which are usually used in rather more sedate styles.  He is may be less popular in the mainstream these days because of his emphatic support of Nazi philosophy.  He was, however, very publicly rejected and condemned by the Nazi regime for producing "Degenerate" art.  Accordingly, he was prohibited from making art when the Nazis were in power, but succeeded in making these beautiful watercolors in secret.  He was a huge admirer of Vincent Van Gogh, with whom he shared similar humble beginnings.  Someone gave me some sunflowers this week.  They have such energy, no?  They do still look just a little like this:

(So beautiful, isn't it?)  Hey, have a great weekend everybody!