TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Turning Points: In Italy Edition
Hi everyone, I'm on SABBATICAL. Orbit Books (our parent company, Hachette, actually) has a sabbatical program where after 15 years of working for the company you get a month off to do something healing/educational and heal a chunk of burnout. And I've been in Italy! I'm about halfway through, so I'll do a recap of everything and thoughts on sabbatical in general next month. For now, here's a repost of a fave episode on my…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Portrait of Elizabeth Astor Winthrop Chanler by Sargent
May 31, 2024 - Last year I had the chance to visit the Smithsonian. What a wonderful collection of museums! The National Portrait Gallery and the American Art Museum art huge highlights for me. One of the many masterpieces in the collection is John Singer Sargent's painting of Elizabeth Chanler. Sargent imbued such a graceful confidence into this portrait. It was painted in 1893. I managed to get some really nice captures of it! Because of when it was painted, and the subject being wealthy, we do have a good surviving photo of her. I thought it was interesting to compare! Okay, onto the stunning details. I know that when I paint hands and fingers, I rarely tell the model to make your fingers look like a jumble of elegant pasta and intertwine them all so it's INSANELY CHALLENGING…
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