Composition - examples of note

[Mike McCarty]

Here are two of the large Slav Epic paintings as shown in the photo above. Pretty industrious I'd say.

1- The Abolition of serfdom in Russia (I've stood and looked at St. Basil's cathedral from that very spot in Red Square)

2- Apotheosis of the Slavs (Slavs for Humanity)

[Michele Rushworth]

1- The Abolition of serfdom in Russia (I've stood and looked at St. Basil's cathedral from that very spot in Red Square)

Me too.

[Enzie Shahmiri]

There is a Mucha museum worth visiting in Prague at the Old Town Square. It holds paintings, photographs, charcoal drawings, pastels, lithographs and personal memorabilia, as well as many of his correspondences and artwork he did for advertising purposes.

[Mike McCarty]

These are the paintings of Joseph Rodefer de Camp, American painter, 1858-1923.

1- The blue cup
2- The Blue Mandarin coat 43x37, 1922
3- The Fur Jacket 30x25, 1910
4- Pauline 24x20, 1907

I especially like the first one. The lighting is very effective, I think.

[Tom Edgerton]

Mike, thanks for these. DeCamp's become one of my favorites lately. He has a refined feel for atmosphere, and in the public portraits, he gives plenty of "breathing space" around the subjects.

A fellow artist once remarked to me that her work changed radically when she realized, "I wasn't painting light, I was painting air." (Not spatial air, but instead a palpable feeling of humidity, depth, and atmosphere.) I've always felt DeCamp accomplished that feeling very effectively.

Best--TE

[Cynthia Daniel]

I'll do another shameless plug of my bookstore (if you knew how many hundreds of hours I've put into my bookstore, you'd understand). Realize that purchases made in the bookstore help support the Forum.

You can find a book on DeCamp on my bookstore page here: http://fineartbooks.com/history-bostonschool.htm

There's one book just on him and he's also featured in the Boston Painters book.

[Jeanine Jackson]

Dear Mike:
Thank you for these inspiring selections.

Last fall, CSOPA made a pilgrimage to the Boston Museum to see the Americans in Paris exhibit and the Boston School painters with brilliant portraitist, Marie Minifie, leading use through the galleries. It was a day to remember!

In August of last year, CSOPA also hosted a three-day advanced portrait workshop with Richard Whitney who is a great teacher in the Boston School of painting. He puts early emphasis on contour and design which is evident here - especially with The Blue Cup. Interestingly, Whitney drew upon examples from the Russian portraitists to drive this point home.

Wonderful!

Jeanine

Note to Cynthia: Your book store is a treasure trove! I ordered three today and will be back!