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William Adolphe Bouguereau A Painter that Time Forgot
I made a video blog of this painter. You can check it out in my Artsy Sister Youtube channel. Please give a like and subscribe. This painter was a contemporary of the impressionists. Since he was a Salon painter, he lies forgotten. His students are far better known. He had hundreds, and most of them American. He would use his influence to get into the Salon at least one painting of his students. This gave them some much needed exposure. He also taught them how to make money from their artworks. Above, you can see 1 painting of some of...
Teach Yourself to Paint: The Van Gogh Method
I did an video blog about Van Gogh. He was a self-taught painter. He followed steps to master his craft. He started with paper and pencil. In fact, the bulk of his artworks are pencil drawings. Once he mastered pencil, he started painting. He used first cheap colors. He was trying to translate his drawing skills to paintings. His next step was to master color. He did still life of flowers to learn how to work with colors. Flowers used to be popular in his day. Since he was an unproven artist, he taught himself to paint flowers and...
Kissing Painting Reference
I did a new podcast. The theme was kissing paintings. Kissing in western art was limited to religious subjects. It was just the Virgin kissing her son or Juda kissing Jesus. Kissing in a romantic sense was taboo. As the Catholic church went out of fashion, kissing became more prominent. This was truer when the Neoclassical period started. Once we got to the modern days, kissing was no longer taboo. Painting kisses was socially accepted and even encouraged. You can see the blog in my Artsy Sister Channel. Please give a like and subscribe.
Manet Vs Monet Photos
I did a Youtube blog about Manet and Monet. You can check it out in my Artsy Sister Youtube Channel. Please give a like and subscribe. The first pictures are the comparisons. Manet is older and Monet is Newer. Manet likes Velazquez, and Monet Likes Renoir. Monet paints crowds in a more refined manner. Manet’s figures look like crazy clusters. Monet uses rosy colors for skin. Manet like sickly yellow or pasty white. Monet can paint water. Manet is bad with water. Manet likes to paint Bertha Morisot. Monet likes to paint his wife and children. This is just the...
Auguste Toulmouche (1829 - 1890) French Academic Painter
Today, I wanted to review the artwork of the French painter, Auguste Toulmouche. He mostly did portraits of Parisian ladies. He gave a lot of emphasis to their dresses. He painted in the style of realism. However, unlike realistic the artists, he did not care about changing society. He kept the painting style, but through the socialism out the window. His work was greatly praised by Emile Zola. He was knighted in the Legion of Honor for his artwork. The first painting shows a cute maiden doing nothing. The painting is about upper middle class leisure. The maiden is so...