Studying Botticelli: Florentine artist Renaissance Master Alessandro Botticelli is regarded as the best Florentine school artist of his time (1445-1510). An intelligent boy, Botticelli had a quick wit and was bored at school. As a result, he did not … Read More
Great expectations are not satisfying for Martha. A member of the middle class in Victorian England, Martha is an accomplished young lady. She has been taught to sing, to embroider delicate flowers that she has painted in her sketchbook. She … Read More
Do you have the Monday morning blues? Just say to yourself…it could be worse! Monday mornings are always tough especially when there are still two more months of winter left. This young man is in a melancholy mood. He knows … Read More
Studying a Renaissance Master: Leonardo da Vinci Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci, is best known for his enigmatic Mona Lisa. However, Da Vinci’s detailed notebooks show an inquiring mind with keen observations and hypotheses in science and technology, in invention … Read More
A vintage portrait series begins… In a previous post, I offered a portrait from times past of a young girl I named Lottie. I had so much fun painting and then imagining a life for Lottie that I decided I … Read More
Vintage postcard offers a story from the past A vintage postcard found on Pinterest and some time spent painting this young girl made me think of a story she might have to tell. As I paint, I let my imagination … Read More
Studying a Renaissance Master: Piero della Francesca My first major project for 2018 involves getting to know a fairly obscure Renaissance master, Piero della Francesca. “Mary Magdalene” is my version of Piero della Francesca’s style. I put my own spin … Read More
When time is limited… Few projects can be worked as quickly as those involving some amount of collage. I have a big box of “treasures” I use for collaging when I am in a hurry or at a loss for … Read More
Making art with limited time The holiday season isn’t quite over yet. I am still planning menus for entertaining and wondering whether or not to put the Christmas tree away before the weekend. With all the activities between Christmas and … Read More
Catching a leaf…or two, or more Catching a leaf mid air is quite easy to do on these blustery fall days. The vivid colours of October are gone, and we are well into the long dreary days of November. My … Read More
Flossie the Flapper revisited Flossie the Flapper, a painting with lots of texture and visual interest, was completed as part of an assignment for a year-long online class studying faces. “The pretty toes, the shapely ankle, the gently undulating leg … Read More
She always had that about her, that look of otherness, of eyes that see things much too far, and of thoughts that wander off the edge of the world. ~ Joanne Harris.