by Meryl Ann | Jun 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
This is a quick lay-in for a painting I am starting. It is based on a photo taken in 1916 by my great-grandfather, Albert Roberts, on the family property, “Dixie Villa”, in Kent Cliffs, NY. Pictured is my grandmother, Mohena Belle, and Franklin,...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
When the unbearably chauvinistic Edgar Degas quipped, “What do women know about style?”, Mary Cassatt responded with this work, in which beauty is derived from the painter’s skill and style, rather than from a conventionally pretty subject. One source...
by Meryl Ann | Jun 9, 2022 | Auguste Renoir, French Impressionists
Monet said that you could only work on an outdoor painting for 20-30 minutes before the sun moved enough to change the placement of shadows as well as to modify the colors. That’s why Monet often brought several canvases with him, so he could work on one for...
