Las Parapluies
The following works were Art projects that were done at various workshops. Renoir is one of my favourite artists. I copied this work in stages as a teaching exercise. This method is the best approach to truly understand the artist’s brushwork. Renoir’s brushwork is fascinating. The dappled colours in the foreground have emeralds, cobalts, rusts and bright oranges. The slanted over workings of the brushwork fuse and merge some colour. They allow some colour to be more emphatic. In the areas of rusts and browns, as in the jackets and hats, the complimentary blues stand out. Indigos are also evident in the shadows. In contrast, indigos and blues dominate the figures’ clothes. The rusts and oranges become more evident in the work. This brings a type of siffused uniformity to the scene and each section is balanced with the other.
Maureen Cahill 