Master paintings

I found this great image online. you could just sense the paints thickness, he preached to let the paint retain the tracks of the brush. i have a little suspicion that as much as he squinted he would also blurred his vision with eyes wide open in order to eliminate the number of planes and detail, in order to see color mass and color variations. This is why i think he was among the greatest to capture flesh tones because he then was more able to see color by itself instead of color as the…

Often derided as staidly traditional, John Singer Sargent in fact provided a glimpse of the modern world. Ahead of a major new exhibition, Sarah Churchwell surveys the sensational portraits that caught the imagination of painters and authors alike

Most of the time I focus on colorful landscapes and seascapes, but this post is a change of theme. I will be taking a closer look at some of the most dramatic paintings I have come across. These paintings demonstrate just how powerful art can be and how much emotion we are able to depict

In this article I’d like to introduce you to a lesser known art gallery in the art world that offers some beautiful artworks including paintings of Scottish artists. The National gallery is f…

Artist: John Singer Sargent | Year (completed): 1907 | Period: Impressionism Chess was a game that Sargent enjoyed playing a lot and took with him when he went on painting trips. In the summer of 1907, Sargent visited Purtud, a small town in the Val d'Aosta on the Swiss-Italian border, and painted his nieces and friends there. Like how he frequently chose the attire for the women in his formal commissioned portraits, he often packed up exotic shawls and clothing to have his friends and…

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Q: Apart from a bolder color palette, your recent work also appears to differ at times in execution, with drips of paint or distressed underpainting – are you experimenting with new approaches, or are you simply delving deeper into enhanced depictions of your traditional subjects? A: As it follows...

NaPoWriMo #3 Poetry form: Common metre Two lovers lost from each other fell into deep despair; parted after a brief embrace after morning prayer. They could not come together, yet were never far…

Painting of a bust-length woman looking over her shoulder and wearing a headdress and a large pearl earring.