Day 5, Woman with a Red Zinnia by Mary Cassatt, Final

Somehow I neglected to post when I finished working on Woman with a Red Zinnia by Mary Cassatt. I had taken off the rest of the summer, because it was too hot for me to commute back and forth, walking with all my gear from the train. I finally went back on September 14th, so I've dated this blog entry for that day.

I pretty much went over the whole painting, but I ultimately decided not to take it any further. Sometimes I reach the point where I feel that either I'm just too far off, or I've learned enough, or I'm just tired of this one, or all of the above. I turned in my permit and started looking for my next painting to copy. 

Day 4, "Woman with a Red Zinnia" by Mary Cassatt

Today I didn't work on the face at all (maybe I'm hoping it will improve on its own haha), but I repainted just about everything else. I darkened the bench and repainted the entire background, and I developed the woman's clothing. I'll probably do it all again next week, as well. I can see that Mary Cassatt used thick paint, and I guess I'm being tentative, but my paint is of a thin consistency. I think I'll get braver now that I have the folds and pattern of the dress in place, so that next week I'll go over it with more paint. Then I'll have to pay attention to her hand that's holding the flower. I know its color needs to be darker and more neutral, and my drawing is a little off, but I'll tackle that when I get to it. I think it's coming along.

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