Study of Ingres painting 2
 

Hello, everybody. This is another painting that I study from Ingres. I used colour pencil on A4 paper.

Beautifully done, Pong! I hope you keep on drawing and do a few of your own from life.

Thank you
 

Thanks for your laudation, but I still like old master painting, so I will try to do my style later.

What is the size?
 

Pong, I enjoy your work. How big is this picture and how long did it take to complete?

Thanks,
Tammy

Thank you
 

Tammy Nielsen and Khaimraj Seepersad, thanks for your opinion.

This painting is A4 size and I painted it in about 12 hours. I am so lazy, I haven't done the background.

Lam,

This is a very well done copy. Though I enjoy color pencil, it is tedious work. I gave it up for oils and have not gone back yet. I do like the way it looks if well done.

What are you studying?

Beautiful job! But I'd love to see you include the background in order to make a whole "picture" and not just an isolated figure.

Thank you
 

Karin Wells and Virginia Branch, thank you for your comments. I am studying in oil now, but sometimes I also do a pencil work. I am really lazy because when I start the new painting then I will stop the old one.

Detail of head
 

Detail of head.

Detail of fabric
 

Detail of fabric.

Very nice. I really like the drapery. You really did a great job! :) If you have some drawings of Bouguereau's, you might want to copy them, too. They are excellent exercise.

Thank you
 

Hello, Josef, thank you for your comments. I just visited your website. Is Bouguereau your favourite artist?

Pong, I worship the man. He is my favorite artist aside from Van Dyck and Michelangelo. His colors and tones in his paintings are just incredible. If you have a chance to be face to face with one of his paintings, I am sure your jaw will drop. Mine does every time. I am very lucky to have a Bouguereau here in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Also, there is an excellent study of a girl's head in Toronto, Ontario. (A six-hour drive.)

I just discovered another Bouguereau site here in the Forum last night. It is very complete. You can find drawings, paintings, and oil sketches. Check it out. :)

Josef, can you give me an idea which site you're referring to, or which thread you found it in? I'd like to add the link here.

Thanks.

Steven, I got the site from the category "Artists of the Past" and it was posted by Steven Rosati.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~frqnc23/framesen.html