Photo and painting of JS Sargent’s teacher Carolus-Duran. Painting not made from photo. Photo taken (possibly?) to resemble the painting. Posted by James Gurney
Would you be surprised to see that a painter who depended on patrons’ funds applied a bit of painterly flattery to his portraits?
Take a look at this portrait above by John Singer Sargent, of his teacher Carolus-Duran. See how the angles of the eyebrows have been accentuated, and the mustache lifted? Notice also the nose is more aquiline, the face is more smooth, cheekbones more sculptural, and narrow. These lifts are more pleasing to both the owner of the face, and those who gaze upon it.
Check your realism. Charismatic flattery is a valued skill, and a well paid friend.
–> Starting Monday, July 24: “How to paint from your own photographs.” An art camp for teens.
This is an incomplete post, more to come. Akio Takamori’s Sleepers [gallery ids=”4330,4331,4332,4333,4334,4335,4336,4337,4338,4339,4340,4341,4342,4343,4345,4346″ onclick=”link_no[divider line_type=”Full Width Line” custom_height=”30 From the Stranger: Seattle Artist Akio Takamori Has Died by Rich Smith • Jan 12, 2017 at 3:20 pm 1950-2017 JEN GRAVES Akio Takamori died of cancer on Wednesday night. As Jen Graves mentioned in a recent …
I’d like to also mention Wendy Lumsdaine, for her stitch sketches. Every one of her posts has been a tondo! Inspired? There’s still time! Every doodle counts! Start where you are, and make something. Not a perfect something, just a something. Something is infinitely more than nothing, and that’s a big win for us …
Automatic drawing was developed by the surrealists, as a means of expressing the subconscious. In automatic drawing, the hand is allowed to move ‘randomly’ across the paper. From Wikipedia Surrealist automatism is a method of art making in which the artist suppresses conscious control over the making process, allowing the unconscious mind to have great sway. …
The League is turning three years old. I am proud to say we are growing and thriving both as a school, and as a community of artists. We are an art school of collected individuals, an art school where no one creates artwork in the same way, and every artist has a story. This diversity …
The Charismatic Flattery of JS Sargent
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Photo and painting of JS Sargent’s teacher Carolus-Duran. Painting not made from photo. Photo taken (possibly?) to resemble the painting. Posted by James Gurney
Would you be surprised to see that a painter who depended on patrons’ funds applied a bit of painterly flattery to his portraits?
Take a look at this portrait above by John Singer Sargent, of his teacher Carolus-Duran. See how the angles of the eyebrows have been accentuated, and the mustache lifted? Notice also the nose is more aquiline, the face is more smooth, cheekbones more sculptural, and narrow. These lifts are more pleasing to both the owner of the face, and those who gaze upon it.
Check your realism. Charismatic flattery is a valued skill, and a well paid friend.
–> Starting Monday, July 24: “How to paint from your own photographs.” An art camp for teens.
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