Wednesday, September 30, 2009




  I want to thank michelle at following the master blog...(http://followingthemasters.blogspot.com/). I decided to join in on this challenge. For my portrait I picked one of my favorite artists.  I found a self portrait of Mary Stevenson Cassatt (May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926)
I started with her hat and worked down.













This second painting is from a photo of her when she was older.  I used a very limited palette and used a small squirrel mop with no drawing.

I really enjoyed doing both of these since I really love all her work.
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4 comments:

  1. Dean H.September 30, 2009 at 12:56 PM

    Very, very nice, Nora! To go in without a drawing is brave. I like the saved whites of the second one, and those feathers crowning her hat.!

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  2. Christiane KingsleySeptember 30, 2009 at 2:45 PM

    Nora, I really like your delicate brushwork in the first painting. Your limited palette in the second was very effective. Congratulations.

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  3. FitFoodieMeghaSeptember 30, 2009 at 10:35 PM

    Hey Nora, i liked the texture of the feathers...Beautifully done!

    Pencil Sketch: Rajasthani Man playing flute

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  4. norapaints@blogspot.comOctober 1, 2009 at 10:38 AM

    Thankyou Dean, Christiane and Megha

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