Jessica's Monet #2

This is a copy of Claude Monet's "Cliffs and Sailboats at Pourville" (Look it up! You won't be disappointed!).  I seem to be drawn to his work. I'm hoping that if I practice some of his pieces I will be able to transfer his style to my own original work. He painted from real life. Usually while out in it. Many of his pieces are of family members or favorite places. I can't help but feel happy when I look at his work!

Painting Facelift

I have a few paintings that I have done that just aren't favorites.. not even close to a favorite.. like I want to hide it in a closet so I don't have to look at it. So I decided to makes some adjustments.

This is a makeover of one of those paintings. I'm much happier with it and will happily display it on my wall. What do you think? Do you like it before or after?

Here is the before picture which might be familiar.

Monet

Claude Monet.. I think his paintings are some of the most beautiful pieces! Yesterday I tried my hand at a copy of his piece "The Cliff Walk at Pourville".

I look at this and I imagine standing on one of these cliffs that he portrayed. I can feel the wind. I can smell the salt in the air. I feel so at home.. so nostalgic. Water views always make me feel this way since I practically grew up on a lake.. by no means the same as the ocean, but still full of the same emotional essence in my mind.

This picture also makes me think of my sister. We are the two girls in this picture. Enjoying the sea. We rarely dressed in this manner, but we would've liked to! We would imagine living in 'olden times' when we were little. She and I were always together making up stories and imagining we lived where the waves crashed on the shore.

Now, I assure you that my feeble attempts to recreate a masterpiece are by no means an accurate reflection of the original; however, emotion is a funny thing.. sometimes it's simply about how a picture makes you feel. Accuracy isn't needed to capture emotion.

I hope you connect to this painting like I have. Please let me know if you like it!! And for a challenge's sake, let me know your favorite 'old' piece. Favorite Master. I would be thrilled to make a rendition of one for you. Artists are at liberty to copy pieces from artists who have been gone for more than 70 years so long as we don't try to pass it off as the original (which I am definitely not capable of just yet! Ha!)

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