Art of the day – Velasquez

I want this dress to wear to work. Tomorrow. Someone sort it out please. I’ve realised a sad fact today and that is that I don’t own any dresses that force me to hold me arms out at 45 degrees.

Such a stunning painting. But I’m sad that she’s sad. 

I love turning to paintings for writing inspiration. My next character is going to rock a mahoooosive skirt for sure. 

Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress by Velasquez

ERNST KIRCHNER INSPIRATION

TWO NUDES.COLOURFUL. 1909
DODO SEATED NUDE WITH A HAT 1909 – LIKE THE GREEN AND THE BLUE
LOTTE LYING ON THE SOFA 1910
DODO WITH A LARGE FAN
LOVERS III 1911
NIGHTCLUB DANCERS
GIRL CIRCUS RIDER
STREET IN SCHONENBERG CIRTY PARK – BLUE SKY 1912-13
COUPLE IN A ROOM 1912
NOLUNDORF SQUARE: WOMAN BEFORE THE MIRROR 1913/20
LOVE HIS COLOUR LITHOGRAPHS
LOVERS IN THE MORNING
SELF PORTRAIT 1916

ERNST-LUDWIG-KIRCHNER-LOVERS

cropped-two-lvoers-ersnt-kirchner.jpg

VAN GOGH MUSEUM, AMSTERDAM JANUARY 2010

REMEMBER:

ANTON MAUVE – THE WOODCUTTERS. A GREAT INTEPRETER OF THE NETHERLANDS GREY NATURE

ANTON

MATTHIJS MARIS – THE KITCHEN PRINCESS

KITCHEN PRINCESS
THEODORE ROUSSEAU – THE DESCENT OF CATTLE IN THE HIGH JURA MOUNTAINS (SKETCH WITH BRIGHT RED/ORANGE)
BONNARD – MONTMARTRE IN THE RAIN 1897

MONTMARTRE
GIOVANNI SEGANTINI – THE 2 MOTHERS 1897

TWO MOTHERS
DAMBIGNY – CLIFFS AT VILLERVILLE SUR MER
ODILON REDON – FIGURE UNDER A BLOSSOMING TREE, AND VASE OF A FLOWER
DEGAS – THE TUB

DEGAS TUB
JAN SHIFTERS – TWO WOMEN EMBRACING 1906 (love)

two women embracing
KEES VAN DONGON – PORTRAITS

portrait guus
ALFRED STEVENS – ‘IF YOU PAINT A HIGH SOCIETY WOMAN YOU PAINTING MUST SMELL GREAT’

VAN GOGH:
THE COTTAGGE
FLOWERS STILL LIFE 1875 – COLOURFUL VASE
VASES WITH CHINA ASTERS AND GLADIOLI
SEASCAPES NEAR LES SANTES MARIES DE LA MER 1888
SPRING OF A FLOWERING ALMOND BLOSSOM IN A GLASS
ROSES 1890
IN THE CAFE AUGUSTINA SEAGATORI IN LE TAMBORINI
CAFE TABLE WITH ABSINTHE

Cow painting in progress

I’ve been asked to paint some cows from  a photo and I’m finding it tough. Am going to see how it progresses before I give up entirely.

This is a rough painted sketch to see the colours (A4)…

painted-sketch

This is the outline on the canvas (A3) …

canvas-sketch-cow

lots to do to make the one in the middle look less like a pig, and the one on the left to look less like a cartoon.