August Study - A Very Dangerous Beach by Jack Vettriano

This month's study has been suggested by Azra Iqbal.  I'm excited to try painting it as I love Jack Vettriano's work as well.  Have fun everyone! 

A Very Dangerous Beach by Azra Iqbal (after Jack Vettriano)

Acrylic on watercolour paper 13"x9"

A Dangerous Beach by Rochelle Cathey (after Jack Vettriano)

A Very Dangerous Beach by Karen d'Angeac Mihm (after Jack Vettriano)

Oil on 9x12 Canvas Paper

A Very Dangerous Beach by Renate (after Jack Vettriano)

 Watercolor

40 x 50 cm.

July Study - Poppies by Claude Monet

 

Claude Monet (1840-1926)Poppies1873Oil on canvasH. 50; W.65 cmParis, Musée d'OrsayEtienne Moreau-Nélaton donation, 1906© RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski

It's the middle of summer so I thought a landscape with the summer flower of poppies would be appropriate!  Monet is one of my favorite master painters, hope you all enjoy this study! 

Poppies by Karen d'Angeac Mihm (after Monet)

Oil on 16x20 Canvas Paper

Field of Poppy by Rochelle Cathey (after Monet)

 

June Study - Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer

Oil on Canvas - 17.5in x 15 in - circa 1665

Kept in the Mauritshuis Gallery in The Hague

Sometimes referred to as the "Mona Lisa of the North" or "the Dutch Mona Lisa"

Hi everyone!  Please humor me this month, it's my birthday month!  This has to be one of my favorite paintings of all times...
Do your best and if you have trouble with the face, just keep it blank and do the rest.  It's meant to be a fun exercise, not a chore!  Have fun with it!

A beautiful rendition by Adrie, great job!

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Adrie Hoekstra (after Johannes Vermeer)

 Acrylic on canvas - 40x40cm


Girl with a Pearl Earring by Karen Mihm (after Johannes Vermeer)

 

Oil on 9x12 Canvas paper

 

May Study - Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer by Vincent Van Gogh

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

For this month, let's study a painting from Vincent Van Gogh. 

When Van Gogh lived in Arles, he took a trip to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer on the Mediterranean sea, where he made several paintings of the seascape and town.

Enjoy!

Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer by Karen Mihm after Vincent Van Gogh

Oil on 12x16 Canvas Paper

Fishing Boats by Renate Arends

 

Watercolor with gouache on paper 24x30cm 

Fishing Boats on the Beach by Azra Iqbal after Vincent van Gogh

 

Oil on 5x7 wrapped canvas 

Fishing Boats by Beti Abel after Vincent van Gogh

24x16cm - Watercolor

April Study - The Bathers by Pierre-Auguste Renoir - 1887

 

Oil on canvas, 46 x 67 in the Philadelphia Museum of Art

This month's study has been suggested by Rochelle Cathey as she stated that she liked its collage of classical human form with the impressionistic background. She also mentioned that it took Renoir 3 years to complete! Well...we have 3 weeks, let's see what we can do! Enjoy and have fun!

Our first entry this month is from Renate Arends from the Netherlands after working on it for 28 hours! A great job too!

The Bathers by Renate Arends

 Aquarel on paper

40x50cm

The Bathers by Rochelle Cathey

The Bathers by Adrie Hoekstra

Collage on paper 50x60cm

March Study - Monet's The Thames at Westminster

 

The selection for this month was chosen by Azra Iqbal.

 Enjoy the challenge!

The Thames at Westminster (after Monet) by Karen d'Angeac Mihm

Oil on 8x10 Wrap Canvas
Karen d'Angeac Mihm Paintings

The Thames at Westminster (after Monet) by Azra Iqbal

 Azra Iqbal Blog


The Thames at Westminster (after Monet) by Rochelle Cathey

Watercolor - 8.5 x 12
Rochelle Cathey Blog

February Study - Cezanne's Basket of Apples

La corbeille de pommes - 1890-1894

Oil on Canvas, 60 x 80 cm

Chicago Art Institute

Who can be surprised?  Cezanne is one of my favorite painters so I chose it as the first "study" for this blog!

You have all of February to complete a copy of this painting.  Have fun with the challenge and when you're ready, email a photo of your painting to me at kdmpainting@att.net and I will post it below with the details and a link to your blog or website (include your name, size, medium, and link in your email).

Submissions:

"The Basket of Apples (after Cezanne)" by Azra Iqbal

Oil on 6"x 8.5" Daler Rowney oil paper 

http://www.azraiqbal.blogspot.com/

"The Basket of Apples (after Cezanne)" by Karen d'Angeac Mihm

Oil on 16x20 Wrap Canvas
http://www.dangeacpaintings.blogspot.com/

"Cezanne's Plate of Apples" copy for study purposes by Rochelle Cathey

7.25 x 8 inches, watercolor on 140CP

"Art By Rochelle" at www.igloo2568.bolgspot.com

"The Basket of Apples (after Cezanne)" by Darla McDowell

 http://darlamcdowell.blogspot.com