artists

After Sargent

John Singer Sargent was one of the foremost portrait artists of the late 19th century. He is best known for capturing the rich and famous across Europe and America. His…

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Paul Gauguin

Artist Paul Gauguin seems to have been quite a selfish man, abandoning his wife and children in Europe whilst he went swanning off across the globe to have relationships with…

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After Magritte

An attempt at a very famous painting by René Magritte. And Finally!  The last sheet in that awful book! Here’s my version of French artist Magritte’s The Son of Man. …

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After Thayer

Abbott Handerson Thayer was a 19th Century American artist whose works included portraits, landscapes, animals and angels. I love Thayer’s paintings and this one of a pot of roses is…

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After Monet

Poppy Field by Claude Monet is such a lovely fresh painting. Women and children taking a stroll in beautiful fields. Their hats and parasols brightening the scene alongside the dainty…

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After Manet

‘Gypsy with a Cigarette’ by the French painter Edouard Manet is the next Master Copy I’ve attempted (in that cheap and nasty canvas pad I mentioned in the Cezanne post)….

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After Cezanne

An attempt at a famous painting by Paul Cezanne. I bought a cheap book of canvas sheets, the surface is really rough and awful to paint on.  And I finally…

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