I’d already begun to think of character work as portraiture, and once I was in the gallery at the Morgan, I wondered why it hadn’t occurred to me sooner to turn to my favorite portraitist for guidance.
So excited to find another daughter of NYC painter writing, thrilling. My mother loved Sargent. My father was an admired portrait painter. Now to track down your memoir.
So true what you write. And it reminds me of what Milan Kundera wrote about characters in novels. Before he could write a novel, he would have to land on the one right metaphor that did them justice, and from that metaphor he would understand them and bring them to life on the page.
Another great Museum Page! Thank you, and I hope you'll be introducing us to many more of your favorite artists. We have so much to learn from them and you. Bravo!
Smart post about how to be better at looking. Sargent gives us so much to consider and weigh. ❤️
thank you! "how to be better at looking" —that's so much of this work, isn't it??
So excited to find another daughter of NYC painter writing, thrilling. My mother loved Sargent. My father was an admired portrait painter. Now to track down your memoir.
So true what you write. And it reminds me of what Milan Kundera wrote about characters in novels. Before he could write a novel, he would have to land on the one right metaphor that did them justice, and from that metaphor he would understand them and bring them to life on the page.
love that, and makes total sense knowing Kundera's writing style!
Another great Museum Page! Thank you, and I hope you'll be introducing us to many more of your favorite artists. We have so much to learn from them and you. Bravo!
Thank you so much!