At the painting session in with my friends in our painters group Pink Bucket we got a classic paintings challenge from one of the members in the group, Johan Hoflund.
He had made post it notes with three words on every note. Then we picked one out of them. I picked the one with the words “open surfaces, lonliness, bar”.
That note described a classic painting and I was supposed to interpret that painting. That was a great challenge and I loved every minute of the work.
To interpret a classical painting by one of the great master artist in arthistory is amazing. You get so near the painting, watch every line, every detail and you very soon realize that it’s a masterpiece. You can’t add something to it and you can’t erase something. The original painting is perfect. But you can learn a lot to do “covers” of famous paintings and you have the pleasure to feel the power in the painting.
It’s no use copying the picture, you have to do your own amateur version, you can never do as good as the original. But that goes the other way around too. A master artist can never copy a amateur painting either and get the same result.
If you don’t know what you should paint or draw, find a classic painting an do something from that picture.
Art is amazing and timeless. Want to see which painting I’m talking (writing) about and how I managed to solve the challenge?
Here it is. What do you think?
I think the original painting is awesome 🙂
Anna
The Hopper piece is one of my favourites; I saw the original once. I like your version as well. Speaks from the heart, very beautiful. (Actually like it more than the original because of the starkness you conveyed. I think, perhaps, that was the point in the first place?)
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I don’t know really. I started to draw the lines that I saw in the picture and then I thought, a black and white drawing could be a good interpretation. I tried to do dark where there were dark colors and a little lighter where there was lighter and so on. I never know where I’m going with paintings and drawings that I do. The final result is always a surprise:)
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The original is terrific, but so is yours! 😃
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He’s one of my favorite
I love yours as well
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Thank you. He’s a favorite of mine too. He have some lovely paintings from a beach house that I really like 🙂
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I like your version. “pling”
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Thank you. It’s a rather quick drawing so not much details in it. “Pling”
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I think yours is awesome!
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Thank you. I loved doing the drawing. It was so fun 🙂
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🙂 I’ll bet!
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I like to do classic paintings, to my mind. Da Vinci, Johannes Vermeer, Botticelli; many of Picasso … I agree with you that you can not copy exactly; we must give the personal touch.
Your picture, as always, beautiful. Magnifying interpretation.Hugs.
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Thanks for reblog 🙂
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You’re welcome:)
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🙂
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Excellent. I love challenges. My friend and I challenge each other with writing prompts quite often. Takes me out of my comfort zone.
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Thanks and I agree, challenges are good for moving outside comfort zone 🙂
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Good one. Anna
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Thank you very much!
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Immediately recognisable… but also immediately different. I can imagine Hopper doing some sketches like this before painting. Love it!
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Thank you for your kind words. To see Hoppers drawings for the painting would be interesting 🙂
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http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/HopperDrawing
http://www.konbini.com/en/inspiration/see-edward-hoppers-storyboards-iconic-painting-nighthawks/
Makes quite an interesting comparison to yours 🙂
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Wow! Thank you so much for those links. Amazing art and the drawing is beautiful 🙂
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Love, love, love it! 🙂
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Thank,thank,thank you!
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Looks fine to me.
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Thanks!
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you have NO idea how much I’ve loved that picture, yet never got the name of the person doing it. *BIGCYBERHUG*
💗
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Thanks I’m glad I could help with the name. Hugs back 🙂
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Awesome 👌👌
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Thank you very much!
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Thank you!
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Really like this post. Will definitley start doing that when I lack a little inspiration!
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Good luck. It’s fun 🙂
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