I decided, after doing all of my rhinos based on the old masters, I wanted to do one with the actual person in the painting. This is based on Monet's The Bar at the Folies-Bergere. As you can see, I left a lot out as it was just a morning sketch and I didn't want to include all of it.
I probably wouldn't do all of it, even if I spent more time on it. Here Manet captured a fleeting moment in time. That was one of the aspects he gave to the Impressionist movement. They seemed to be pretty obsessed with capturing subjects in a specific moment. For instance, Monet painted the same subjects (e.g. haystacks) over and over, but at different times, so he could capture it with different light. That is one small tidbit I remember from art history class. Anyway, Manet's subject seems to have a fairly world weary look on her face, whereas my "copy" seems more wide eyed and innocent. We'll say mine is from her first day on the job, o.k.?
It looks like it's going to shape up to be another nice day. Hope everyone enjoys it. I'll be stuck inside with the books (and a few people) all day.
1 comment:
Very nice sketch...it always amazes me how people can paint and sketch when I can't even begin to do it. Keep up the great work, Anne. I hope your day at work wasn't too bad.
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