Monday, May 6, 2019

Doing Homework


Sometimes I remember that I should be making studies of great paintings by the masters, and pause to do a sketch like the above, a Lepage painting, I think it was of his grandfather.  These are notebook sketches, not meant for anything other than a little learning.

This above sketch is a copy of a Bougereau painting called "La Tricoteuse" or "The Knitter".  I didn't develop the face as fully as I could; I was more interested in investigating how he developed the mood of the painting by using the faded and loose depiction of the background.


And a recent small painting of the glorious spring we are enjoying.  The greens are exploding everywhere, overwhelming and enfolding us all in renewal.



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