Sunday, February 14, 2010

After Vermeer's "Christ in the House of Martha and Mary", c.1655

Painted using old master classical painting methods, I narrowed this subject and painted just "Mary" from Vermeer's 1655 painting. I was so taken not only by the mastery of Vermeer but by the sweet devotion he gives in Mary's attention to Christ from the biblical story of Martha, the consummate servant and Mary, the devotee hanging on every word. This style of painting, with it's thin glazes and weeks of drying time between layers, allows the artist to contemplate the meaning within the subject over a long period which translates to a definate emotion with the choice of brushstroke and pallette. Glorious! I learned so much from this study.

5 comments:

  1. Hi Lyn!
    I've passed along the Sunshine Blogger award to you that I received from Pat Burns. I rarely take the time to do these things, but it has been quite a while since I told my fellow artists how much joy & inspiration they bring me. Congrats, you can visit my site to retrieve it!

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  2. Beautiful painting. I would like to see this one in person.

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  3. Thank you so much Diana and Linda. I'm so glad to know you're visiting and being blessed.

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  4. Lyn, I have nominated your blog for the Sunshine Award. Please stop by my blog to pic it up!

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  5. I think I commented on this beautiful painting on DPP, but it doesn't hurt to say it again. It truly glows. I can't wait to see it. Congratulations on the Sunshine Award...You almost got another, but I saw you were already nominated twice.

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