Jonkonnu and Winslow Homer’s Painting Dressing for the Carnival

Dressing for the Carnival – Winslow Homer – The Metropolitan Museum of Art “In this Reconstruction-era painting, Homer evokes the dislocation and endurance of African American culture that was a legacy of slavery. The central figure represents a character from a Christmas celebration known as Jonkonnu, once observed by enslaved people in North Carolina and,…

John Singer Sargent Quotes

No small dabs of colour – you want plenty of paint to paint with.  – John Singer Sargent The thicker you paint, the more it flows. (John Singer Sargent) Every time I paint a portrait, I lose a friend. (John Singer Sargent) To work is to pray. (John Singer Sargent Color is an inborn gift,…