When I saw Emily's challenge to be inspired by a masterpiece I knew I wanted to go in the direction of pears since they were a favorite of my mom's. I found a still life in pears by Cezanne that I liked and took a sketch pad and pencils along when I had a train trip to make. I used watercolor pencils for my first layer of color and used a blender pen to spread them around. I added colored pencil over that. I'm not thrilled with the layout but liked the colors to pick up on the colors of my sketch. I embossed the sentiment in a mustard color.
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Date: Thursday, October 22, 2015 GMT Views: 589
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Registered: December 23, 2014 Location: Tennessee USA Posts: 1728
Thu, Oct 22, 2015 @ 9:06 AM
One of my favorite artists and you nailed it! I've seen so many of his paintings in museums and they have this exact feel, from the soft color and soft lines to the still life arrangement. I think this is a masterpiece! And I love the connection to your mom.
Registered: January 20, 2010 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 26113
Thu, Oct 22, 2015 @ 9:47 AM
Beautiful! You've really put your heart into this! Love the autumnal colour scheme and the textured look to your colouring. Just like out of the artist's sketch book. TFS
Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61357
Thu, Oct 22, 2015 @ 1:18 PM
As soon as I saw this I knew it was sketched. How wonderful this is and what makes it really special is knowing that your mom's memory is behind your decision to use pears. Looks like a masterpiece to me.
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