Have you ever thought about how to draw a face with the correct proportions. THEN, there is also a challenge to paint a face with a different complexion than yours (ie. camouflage, African American or Native American). Our Artistic Pursuits lesson described Mary Cassatt's work as well as how to paint people in everyday life. Cassatt was an American Impressionist painter who was not allowed to do her work in public. So, she painted the everyday life of people she knew, women and children.
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Complexions and Proportions
Have you ever thought about how to draw a face with the correct proportions. THEN, there is also a challenge to paint a face with a different complexion than yours (ie. camouflage, African American or Native American). Our Artistic Pursuits lesson described Mary Cassatt's work as well as how to paint people in everyday life. Cassatt was an American Impressionist painter who was not allowed to do her work in public. So, she painted the everyday life of people she knew, women and children.
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