The technique.
The eye.
Color, brush work, economy.
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| President Theodore Roosevelt |
And of course, the (in)famous Madame X :
Madame XAs much as I admire the oils of JSS, I am completely captivated by his watercolors and drawings.
I have dabbled in watercolors. When looking at his, I say, "Of COURSE, that is exactly how it should be. Nothing simpler."
Certainly not easy, except for an extraordinary talent and polished artist.
Drawing of Margaretta Drexel. Nothing overdone, nothing over worked.
The watercolors bring tears to my eyes.
Feel the breeze? feel the heat radiating from the wall after baking all afternoon in the sun?
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| Corfu, the terrace |
Feel the strength of the sun? |
| Palmettos, Florida |
And my favorite:
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| The Garden Wall |
2 comments:
coming over from Fr. Stephen's blog. I love JSS portraits and I didn't know he did watercolors. There's something about watercolors that I just love.
deb, thanks for stopping by. BTW, I love your blog, I visit often.
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