Thumbnail Sketch- Vincent Van Gogh, 1888
This week has been all about channeling the great Dutch master, Vincent Van Gogh. Inspired by his biography, Van Gogh in Arles, I’ve been following in his tracks by doing many thumbnail-pencil sketches of a still life before taking a stab with color pastel. This helps me to determine which colors to use, the proportion of objects, and the scale of content within the page. Studying Van Gogh’s thought process has shed new light on sense of style by working with this scientific trial and error approach to drawing. Check out my “Still Life with Amber Bottle and Fruit” under the Images tab, inspired by Van Gogh’s “Still life with Blue Enamel Coffeepot, Earthenware and Fruit (1888)”
I think it was really great how you went down a different path from what you were drawing. It shows that you are diversified as an artist and that you have the capability to change your style while still making it your own. I think that in the next Van Gogh painting you do you should just go for it. Try to let any idea of hesitance go. Your previous painting was amazing, but you could see the hesitance in some of the background. I want to see you just let it go and become Van Gogh, don’t be intimidated! Way to go pat a tat, you rock.
Being unfamiliar with most works by Van Gogh it is so nice to see what inspired “Still Life with Amber Bottle and Fruit”. I like that you are taking a somewhat “method acting” approach. Walking in another artists shoes a little bit. In critique I thought you said that you would be moving toward oils. If you do I am excited to see. Your work is beautiful and you seem to be seeing and interpreting different kinds of light very well. The light and texture of that little orange citrus is gorgeous and very different than the light and texture from your drawings of glasses at Cryptomania (that was the bar right?).
Thanks Kitty and Hannah!! Im so grateful for the encouragement at critique, and the helpful push in the right direction.