I am posting both as I've received positive comments from people being able to see the original as well as my rendition.
Friday, January 17, 2014
Edward Hopper, Day 17 of 30
This painting, titled Girl at a Sewing Machine, was painted in 1921-22 and resembles his etching East Side Interior; both depict a young woman sewing by a window. Hopper was influenced by Rembrandts' figure at a window and used the idea of a 17th century realist for his work. I love how much we can learn from the past to inform our process today. I cropped his painting for my take on it; pressed a bit more than usual to finish and meet my other deadlines! I can see how much warmer his is than mine, wahhh!
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Love them both. I started sewing at age 5 when I received my first machine so the subject really appeals to me. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pam! I too, learned to sew at a young age, from my grandmother who taught me to make my stitches small small small!
DeleteI love them both too. I love the way he did his, but yours is amazing! I like the simplicity of the lines.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I am always trying to simplify and get to the essence of things.
DeleteYes, I agree. I kind of like yours better because it's so clearly abstract and the echoing shapes are so great!
DeleteLove what you are doing with these abstracts inspired by impressionists!
ReplyDeleteThanks Libby, I am excited by all the research I'm doing!
DeleteYours is so cool..Very Diebenkorn
ReplyDeleteThanks Page, you KNOW I love Diebenkorn!
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