[Timothy C. Tyler]

I was thinking of starting a poll, but I don't know how. I was wondering when is everyones' opinion to this question;"when did the craft of painting lose the clunk?"

There's a date in my mind, when I see lots of paintings start to be created with good perspective, color, design, form (drawing. I exempt the greats that happened along every so often to confuse the matter. I'm talking about the time when many artists were doing fine work strong with depth and realism that breathed of life. I'm not going to lead the witness, I'm just curious how everyone else feels about this.

(It's also interesting to note how many centuries fine painting lagged behind truly awesome sculpture.)