This month Ayala is hosting this challenge to paint pictures based upon the work of the artist Modigliani. I started this week and have made pretty good progress. The first one I completed was this watercolor:
based upon this painting:
It's a reasonably accurate representation, and I got some good experience working with my watercolors. But. . .
it many ways, it didn't really feel like me. So, I stared at this painting for a while:
And looked at an article called "Narrative Collage" by Anne E. Quinlan in the Jan./Feb. 2009 edition of Cloth Paper Scissors, and I came up with this:
Now that's much better! Much more me! And very much where I want all this painting practice to be able to take me in my art journaling. I've got a representational acrylic painting in the works and another narrative collage. Thanks Ayala for encouraging me to practice and for giving me the opportunity to find my muse.
I agree,Rinda....while you've done a great job on the first one I would never recognise it as something you'd made....the second one is fantastic....and totally you....I love it.
ReplyDeleteI like the collaged piece very much; it does look more "Rinda" and also more as if you really enjoyed the creation of it - the lady in your first painting does look rather anxious...
ReplyDeleteI prefer to see a happy collage, than a worried painting!
Love the viridian green you chose for the lady's blouse - it's so vibrant and really fizzes off the page - especially with the red chair-back behind it.
Oh this is cool, Rinda! I love what you've done with combining the vintage photo and paint. Can't wait to see more of this!
ReplyDeleteYes! Much more you! Though I do like the first one too. It shows how you have been looking at the original
ReplyDeleteI say always stretch and try new things, don't get struck into a little box where everyone thinks they have you figured out. Blossom! Your newest fan, Connie
ReplyDeleteI was glad to see that someone else is actually doing this challenge, lol! It seemed very quiet at Ayala Art!
ReplyDeleteI like both of your interpretations. It's fun to have room to experiment and since I don't even own any oil paints, my paintings will look quite different than Modigliani's. I'm not crazy about the fact that all of his paintings look depressed. Maybe I should give them all smiles? :D
Look forward to seeing more!
Definitely more you in the second! I love what you are doing here Rinda, very inspiring :)
ReplyDeleteI really like the first one--you did a great job on it! I'm also taking part in the Modigliani challenge and have done 2 so far. The first one was a bust both literally and in actuality. I like my second one better. Onward and upward--it's a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteI agree, the second one is definitely you--and I love it. But I also like the first one very much, the bright colors give it a whole new look. (And as I said earlier, it's a favorite of mine.)
ReplyDeleteThe second one is definately more 'you'!
ReplyDeleteAlison xx
I love your paintings Rinda, you did a wonderful job with the Modigliani inspired one. I love painting over photos with acrylic paint and your Narrative Collage looks beautiful.
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