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2019 Challenge
This year I have
challenged myself to
paint 1 painting
per week in the
style of one of the
historical Top 100
artists. I am trying to
use the techniques, medium and colours that they used but the goal is to refrain from copying them. The time restriction of 1 week puts limitations on the oil painting and those artists who produced very detailed works
1 week - 1 artist
Quiet Beauty
Acrylic on Canvas
Week 1 - Picasso (1881- 1973)
"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
Man with dog
Week 3 - Giotto di Bondone (1226-1337)
"The human heart is a frail craft on which we wish to reach the stars."
The sincere friends of this world are as ship's lights in the stormiest of nights."
Mother Theresa in Calcutta
Week 2 - Cezanne (1839-1906)
"Art is a harmony parallel with nature."
"Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realising one's sensations."
Secombe's Island, Nova Scotia
Week 4 - JMW Turner (1775-1851)
"My business is to paint what I see, not what I know is there."
"It is only when we are no longer fearful that we begin to create"
Summer and Winter in Nova Scotia
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