The Thanksgiving Episode

The word gratitude in white against a blue sky surrounded by colorful tree branches.

I’ve been trying to practice gratitude this year to fight against the fear and toxicity that’s felt overwhelming at times. So, I decided to make a special, extended Thanksgiving episode to share this idea with you.

I chose works from former episodes by Richard Norris Brooke, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and Aelbert Cuyp that reflect some aspect of family, generosity, or forgiveness that really resonates. I hope they help you to also step back and find balance in remembering the good things.

SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)

“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo

Episode artwork
Photo by 30daysreplay Marketingberatung on Unsplash. Photo composition by Karen Jackson.

A Pastoral Visit
Theme is “Which That Is This” by Doctor Turtle.

Gallery entry
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.166432.html#overview

Richard Norris Brooke and William Corcoran information
Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945 (PDF)

The Prodigal Son
Theme is “Adagio in G minor” composed by Tomaso Albinoni/Remo Giazotto and performed by Noh Donghwan

Gallery entry
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.34956.html

Joseph Bonaparte info
NY times https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/nyregion/new-jersey/26bonapartenj.html

River Landscape with Cows
Episode theme is Sonata No. 15 in D Major Pastoral, Op. 28 – I. Allegro composed by Ludwig van Beethoven performed by Paul Pitman

Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., “Aelbert Cuyp/River Landscape with Cows/1645/1650,” Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century, NGA Online Editions. https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.69390.html#entry

Wheelock video: https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.69390.html#relatedpages

Paintings in the Dutch Golden Age (PDF)