Sorry, I haven’t posted in a long time. I don’t know whether it is the summer, my
belief a week-long vacation was enough time off, or possibly just
laziness. The summer is normally a
little slower for me, filled with distractions but I need to get out of this
rut and get back to business.
I don’t remember the last time I tried a master copy, but
Wetcanvas June portrait challenge was a perfect opportunity to get back on
track while taking on a fairly difficult task.
John Singer Sargent’s work is amazing although I’m not too familiar with
a lot of his work. The quality and emotion in
his drawings and paintings are amazing.
Emily Sargent is John Singer Sargent daughter and such a
beautiful lady which led to an amazing painting. I know there was no way I could do any
justice trying to paint this in watercolor or oil so colored pencil and
graphite was the best approach for me, using a simple two color interpretation. I forgot how hard it was to copy a master
until I started. Outside of the painting
looking amazing from so many levels, I am happy with the results as a
sketch. I know it would take me well
over 100 hours to do any justice to this masterpiece.
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| Emily Sargent |
Crescenzo Fusciardi drawing was very tricky and complex. The lines and transparent quality of charcoal
was what drew me in. For a line drawing
there is so much subtle information. At
the very end of the sketch I was happy until I looked at my drawing beside the
original. There was no comparison to the
original by a long shot. I believe the
collar bone and shoulder are fairly close to the original and that is itJ…
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| CrescenzoFusciardi |
Head of a Capri girl was the most frustrating drawing out of
the three. I like a good challenge but
this was rather tedious because there are so many subtle changes. I quickly took the drawing for granted and
assumed I was going in the right direction and before I knew it was time to
yell, scream and start over.
Whenever I have a very difficult time with
proportions I have a tendency to sketch muscular features, tones and contours
that are easily visible to work through.
I like the line drawing the most but lost so much when I started adding
tone and value. I am very happy I took
the time to sketch these master drawings and learned so much. The most valuable lesson learned was being
humbled and having a greater appreciation of the Masters of the past.
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