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,…
Category: John Singer Sargent
A Close Look at the Watercolors of John Singer Sargent-The Master of Light
For many years, I have loved the oil paintings of John Singer Sargent, but I did not fully appreciate his watercolors until May of 2017. That was when I was brought to tears by his work in the exhibition American Watercolor at the Time of Homer and Sargent at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The…
What Is Bravura in Painting – What Is Painterly Painting? Focus on the Oil Paintings of John Singer Sargent
For the past several years, I have focused on watercolor painting, but I began my journey as an oil painter, and one of my goals for 2021 is to begin oil painting again. Watercolor is a fragile painting medium. If you work the painting too much, your color gets dirty, and because I really like…
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,…