Friday, October 14, 2011

painting art


A few years back while in Bordeaux, France, I snapped a photo of a pigeon sitting atop the head of a statue. Though I felt almost sacrilegious doing so (the statue was part of a cathedral's exterior) it made a striking subject for a watercolor: the absurd combination of a bird unabashedly resting upon such a solemn scene.
And those folds of cloth. Irresistible.

As an art student I initially was required to draw others' art. Translating a 3-dimensional piece of art onto a piece of paper was an interesting exercise.

3 comments:

  1. Your work leaves me breathless, Jenni. Do you sell any of it yet? Just wondering...

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  2. That is gorgeous. It reminds me of Sargent's italian watercolors.

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  3. I am so impressed with the fabric. Fabric and faces are my perennial watercolor downfall.

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