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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Le Golfe de Marseille


acrylic on board 7,5X9,5


I painted this seascape for the Following the Masters third challenge.
It is after Le golfe de Marseille vu de l'Estaque by Cézanne, about 1885, in the post-impressionnist period.The original can be seen at New York City, at the Metropolitan Museum.
I like Cézanne's painting, which shows us the Provence's light and the stone's heat with the ochers and blues. At l'Estaque he said"I want to make the perspective by color alone".
I enjoyed working on it, maybe I should have gone on ,but there was the deadline!

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9 comments:

  1. Many thanks for stopping by my blog.
    Keep up your painting.

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  2. I love it! Makes me want to visit there. I appreciate your comment on my landscape. I just felt like painting something totally different.

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  3. Thank you so much for your kind and words to me about my Dad's passing, I really appreciate it.

    Thank you also for your kind words about my painting, I'm glad you like my watercolors! I also like your version of the veggies, as well. The close-up effect works great! Your work overall is beautiful!

    I was at the Met in NYC just last Sunday, I think you are doing a wonderful job following the masters! Stay well and stay in touch! and yes, you can write to me in French! I don't know if I can answer to you in French as well, but I have no problem reading it!!

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  4. Great choice! Love Cezanne and your rendition is so well done.

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  5. Wonderful rendition of Cezanne - one of my favourite painters.

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  6. Great job on the Cezanne! You paint beautifully for a relative beginner!! Keep at it and I'm so jealous for your location!!!

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  7. Hi Sylviane - I love your bold colors and strong lines. You paint confidently. And your painting of packing for vacation, so funny, we can all relate to that. That one is my favorite.

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  8. tHANKS to eveybody!
    It is a little hard now to follow the things,but I don't forget you!

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  9. ;tHE LAST COMMENT was not fromp Alan, who is ùys huèsband, but I"d had badly signed my post:
    Sorry

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