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…
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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,…