Sunday Sketchbook Pages
Our Central Park Drawing Meet-up Group met at Belvedere Castle, in the sun, on Sunday and I spent several delightful hours talking to and painting with Lillian Kennedy - a Boulder, Colorado artist. One of her students put us in touch with each other and I was able to meet her before she began teaching students her New York City class. She has a lovely blog and posts one video lesson per week, Here is my Castle painting and a quick one of mini-daffodils that were blooming in the Shakespeare Garden below the Castle.
Lillian and I went into the Met to see the Cezanne Card Player exhibit after the Meet-up Drawing session ended and I sketched, and then painted another card player for my collection. This study by Cezanne is an oil painting - and I used watercolors instead. Since painting is not permitted in the museum (or photography in this exhibit), I used a photo from the exhibit catalogue to do the painting at home.
Comments
Shirley - Thank you for keeping me posted on your meeting with Lillian. I'm glad you two had such a great time painting together and visiting the Met. I continue to be stunned by the beauty of your drawings and paintings of everything! I looked up Belvedere Castle and am so impressed at how you captured the complexities of the architecture with such a light touch. This pervades all your sketches, a kind of softness and acuity that blend in a personal style. The card player has a Cezanne look about it, especially the color. BRAVO!
I am having a solo show of my paintings at a restaurant called Arabesque in Boulder during July and August - a first for me. The restaurant is lovely. Lillian's classes have given me the motivation and confidence to forge ahead. I am only one among many who have responded this way.
Posted by: Ann Hayes | April 20, 2011 11:43 AM
Sounds like a wonderful day, and what an amazing building!
Posted by: Cathy Johnson (Kate) | April 20, 2011 1:09 PM
I love the card player. There's just something about him.
Posted by: Carole Moran | April 20, 2011 2:08 PM
I love looking at the detail in your castle -- and your use of color in the card player is inspiring!
Posted by: teri Flemal | April 20, 2011 6:26 PM
What a wonderful day, and three special pieces to remind you of it! nancy
Posted by: nancy t | April 23, 2011 11:28 AM