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by Nancy Kane Chapman
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One of my favorite artists, John Singer Sargent, was a master of watercolor. I learned so much from trying to copy one of them.
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One of my favorite artists, John Singer Sargent, was a master of watercolor. I learned so much from trying to copy one of them.
I began my love for art by watching my mother paint in oils and pastels. I must have caught the bug because I have enjoyed fifty years of drawing, painting and photography, urged on and instructed by professors, a botanist, a master of Chinese brush painting and calligraphy, water colorists and lately, mixed media devotees. After a course in cubism in 1973 I began to explore pen and ink geometric art. Each stroke was unplanned but exact, the designs becoming more elaborate and more fun to execute. First circles, then onward to straight lines, then organic and architectural constructions. Thirty years later I still dance out on the white space of a simple sheet of paper to weave new drawings. Picasa effects allow me to...
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Marcia Lee Jones
Lovely work!
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Many thanks, Marcia!
Denise Harty
Congratulations on the feature of your wonderful art in the 10 Plus group! L/F
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
It was fun to try to copy Sargent! Thanks, Denise for your comment and visit!
Nancy Kane Chapman
Many thanks, Stefano for featuring my copy from Sargent. I always learn when I try this exercise!
Bill OConnor
terrific Nancy -- and your Art Card page shows a freewheeling, spontanous approach to "life." Absolutely quite special!! L/F
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Thanks, Bill. It's everything goes at this point in my art life. Glad you enjoy my daring!
Lenore Senior
Oops, forgot you don't allow pins. Will do fb promotion!
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Oh...I don't know about "pins". I need to upgrade my tech skills! Thanks for coming to see my Sargent. My father was such a fly fisherman...even as a young boy...so I thought of him as I copied this beautiful painting.
Lenore Senior
Love, love & love this one! Fabulous! Instant v/f/pin!!
Maya Bukhina
Lovely watercolor !
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
I'm not certain I caught the figure but I can tell that the rocks and water proved very instructional!
Nancy Kane Chapman
You are great to feature this one, Jim in WHAT! It's of course a copy exercise. I wish I had the time back so that I could learn from every one of my favorite artists....by copying my favorite pictures. Lots to be learned!!
Felix Lai
Gorgeous work, definitely looks like a Sargent's work, love this! l/f
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
I'll have to get the title of this one so you can really see the beauty of Sargent's work!
Joyce Dickens
So incredible Nancy; you did good Grasshopper!!!!!
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
I like being the Grasshopper.....lol!
Kathy Barney
Extraordinary!! fstl
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Thank you, Kathy. Always learn from copying!
Sherri Of Palm Springs
Hi Nancy,wow this is wonderful, Ms talent. love your art and this is magnificent Sherri fl
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Thanks so much, Sherri for this nice comment!!
larisa Fedotova
Great artwork!!! l/f/t
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Many thanks, Iarisa. It was fun to do!
Sarah Loft
Beautiful work, Nancy!
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Many thanks, Sarah. Get ready for one of Sargent's great lady portraits. I want to try one..!!
Mother Nature
F/L Lovely work! Watercolor is so difficult and you've just mastered it:>)
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Well, you never really do "master" it. But I did learn a lot from trying to copy.
Meg Shearer
I love him too Nancy! And this is beautifully done! l/f!
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
I'm going to try one of his "ladies" next.....and I do have my oil paints at the ready....and several books on the subject...so that's my "to do" for this year. I like Sargent's quick style!!
Angela Davies
Always fun to copy the masters. LF Great job!
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
You really learn a lot. Wish I had had teachers in college who encouraged us to copy. Nope. No way.
Sarah Vernon
This is a sublime piece of work, Nancy. Sargent would be eating his heart out! L/F
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Well, not really. But he surely loved watercolor and I learned so much from copying him. I did this maybe fifteen years ago.
Latha Gokuldas Panicker
Absolutely beautiful work,Nancy!A wonderful tribute to the great master!!!!(F/L)
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
To get my courage to do oil portraits I hope to copy one of his beautiful ladies!!
VIVA Anderson
Lovely homage indeed.................VIVA
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Thanks, Vivian. This is not new....but looking at it I realized that I learned a lot about water...and rocks and so many elements I paint now.