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Originally Posted by Kimberly Dow
There are some (Sharon especially  ), who only appreciate works done in a certain style and a certain way. |
I actually "appreciate" Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Tintoretto,Vermeer, Rubens, Van Dyke, Velaquez, Gainsborough, Reynolds,Hogarth,Ingres, Paxton, Benson, Sargent, Degas, Kollwitz, Wyeth, Frieseke, Monet, Manet and Polly Thayer Starr to name a few.
Bougereau, though I admire his consummate craftsmanship, is not one of my favorites, and I would never urge anyone to emulate his style, though from what I have seen of contemporary realists, there is very little risk of that happening.
Their "certain way" was to learn their craft. Their "certain style" was mastery.
Mara, those "awkward subtleties" give a painting charm and style.
We have become so used to the retouched 'beauties" in Vogue, I don't think we know what a real face looks like until we examine it closely.
Enjoy your work from life.