Okay, in my last blog, I promised you a blog post on some of the paintings I saw at the Art Institute of Chicago. The thing is, wow was it ever tricky to choose the few to include here! In a couple of cases, I felt some paintings deserved their very own post
So here I am finally with another blog on John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902). (To read the first part, click here.) So where were we? We got as far as 1889 when his work was about to change again. At this point, he only had 12 more years to live and there was some amazing work
A few months ago, I saw a couple of blow-me-away paintings posted on Facebook by one of my arty friends. They were by John Twachtman, an artist I’d vaguely heard of, knew he was classed as one of the American Impressionists but that was it and even that I wasn’t sure about. So, curious, I
A few days ago, while my Dad recuperated in hospital, my Mum and I went to the University of Victoria’s Cinema to see the film, Renoir. We knew little about it, only that it was about the artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) and one of his models. And although neither of us are that fond of
Many of you know that I like doing self-portraits. Drawing or painting yourself is a great way to practice – faces are tricky and so drawing your own enhances your observation skills; it’s always available (even if it doesn’t feel like it is!); it’s cheap; it offers the opportunity for self-reflection; and all you
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