tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post691528903533457137..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Selective FocusJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-29583516624503449872017-07-31T11:28:02.983-04:002017-07-31T11:28:02.983-04:00Right above the monitor I'm typing this at sit...Right above the monitor I'm typing this at sits a poster of "Lady Colin Campbell" by Giovanni Boldini (I believe the original is still in the National Portrait Gallery, London). I'd never really thought about the use of detail in this portrait but it uses much the same approach. The face and upper torso is highly detailed. The rest of the figure is much looser, with the background almost ghost-sketched in. I'm pretty sure the original portrait is in oil, so it's fascinating to compare the approach to an architectural watercolour with another medium.Toby Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843981581002490982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-73466315023112348732017-07-30T16:51:57.831-04:002017-07-30T16:51:57.831-04:00Wow
I always thought Boldini's portraits were ...Wow<br />I always thought Boldini's portraits were a little over the top at times but i really like this - i think in his portraits this kind of flourish and detail was everywhere and that became overwhelming. <br /><br />Didn't know he was such an accomplished watercolorist!My Pen Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10163003696435139513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-3930335385428204442017-07-29T15:18:09.088-04:002017-07-29T15:18:09.088-04:00Quite bold;-)
Gives it an enhanced interest: The w...Quite bold;-)<br />Gives it an enhanced interest: The way this wonderful piece grows out of "shades-of-grey"-Chaos.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233420155151875249noreply@blogger.com