Beaux-arts, chefs-d'œuvre historiques et peinture traditionnelle.
My first attempt at painting on copper!
Painted this one during an online workshop with Arthur Gain.
The patina on the copper panel was achieved by using a mixture of salt and vinegar on the surface of the panel.
Made this about two summers ago but just recently started posting stuff on Reddit again.
The largest piece I’ve ever done (2 metres long) She been sitting neglected in the studio for two years and I’m attempting to resurrect her.
What really captivates me about Poynter is the almost tactile specificity of his paintings. Across all of them the materials somehow feel physically distinct. Stone feels like stone. Fabric feels soft and heavy. Skin, wood and metal all seem to have their own presence. The hide stretched across near the catapult genuinly still feels like it once belonged to a living animal. Even the abs of the men arming it feel unusually observed. In Israel in Egypt I keep looking at the body language. In The Ionian Dance it is the eye contact and clothing. Queen of Sheba seems filled with almost imperceptable details everywhere you look. Then The Ides of March uses lighting and shadow to create this quiet foreboding atmosphere.
How does Poynter make materials feel so physically distinct from one another? Did he actually study how bodies move under physical strain for paintings like The Catapult? I am also curious how realistic his renditions actually were. Were they intended to be faithful reconstructions of antiquity? Or did Poynter deliberately make them more fantastical and visually compelling for viewers at the time?
One thing to note is that Poynter has so many unique artworks, which I think are quite interesting. His use of the human form, lighting, and intense scenes, such as shipwrecks or fights, is fascinating and creative.
Hello, so I stumbled upon this whole Mandela effect rabbit hole and I found 3 art pieces,which I remember differently. The easiest explanation is,that these were always like they are now and I am a fool,but I would like to hear Your opinion. I do not have an art major,I just love art history and I remember these pieces differently.
Rodins The Thinker - I always remembered it with close fist
Da Vincis Mona Lisa - I thought,that the woman did not smile,she had a neutral,almost frowning face,but now you can see a little smile
Michelangelos David - the heart shaped pupils are weird,especially considered that Michelangelo was an anatomical realist
10”x10” canvas. Thanks to all who gave feedback and insight; I’m just a hobbyist who’d be lost without it.
Still in progress