Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Morning Girl at The Bedside

Morning Girl at The Bedside

(After Edvard Munch)

Medium:  Watercolor and Graphite Pencil

All paintings done after one of the Great Masters is done only for my own personal growth.  

Edvard Munch is best known as being a Norwegian born, Expressionist painter.  Edvard's mother died while Edvard was quite young, and he was raised by his father.  Edvard's father suffered of mental illness and this played a role int he way he and his siblings were raised.  Their father raised them impounding fears of hell, and other deep seated issues, which is part of the reason why (most) of the work of Edvard Munch took a deeper tone.

Edvard Munch's most famous painting is "The Scream."  Most of his work does showcase emotion more often than not.  Which is why, when I found this painting it was hard for me to believe he was the artist. 

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Back Door

Back Door

Medium:  Watercolor
(done on Arches Watercolor Paper - 140 lbs)

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - My Blue Hydrangea

My Blue Hydrangea

Medium:  Watercolor
(done on Arches Watercolor Paper - 140 lbs)

Second Place Ribbon Winner 

Tomball Art League Fall Juried Show 2014 

Hydrangeas are popular ornamental plants, grown for their large flower heads.  

Contemporary Art Work: The Corn Poppy (after Dongen)

Portrait

The Corn Poppy (after Dongen, c. 1919)

Medium:  Pastel Pencils

Portraits I have done after the Great Masters are for my learning experience only.  

Contemporary Art Works: Happy Flowers

Happy Flowers

Medium:  Watercolor and Ink
(done on Arches Watercolor Paper - 140 lbs)

Contemporary Art Works: The Sybil of Delphi

Portrait

The Sybil of Delphi (after Michelangelo, c. 1509)

Medium:  Pastel Pencils

Portraits done after the Great Masters are done for my learning experience only.  

The Sybil of Delphi is unrolling a parchment scroll (not drawn here) and apparently turning towards the crowd to read it (I chose to only capture that in my work).  Michelangelo's work is a Fresco that hangs in the Sistine Chapel in The Vatican.  I had the awesome opportunity to visit The Sistine Chapel and viewed this painting for myself in May of this year.  I can tell you first hand that it is beyond amazing!

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Iris

Iris

Medium:  Watercolor

The Iris is a well loved flower of Spring.  They help us celebrate the early arrival of Spring with a brilliant display of color.  

Art Work: The Girl With A Pearl Earring

Portrait - The Girl With A Pearl Earring (after Vermeer, c. 1665)

Medium:  Soft Pastels

Portraits done after the Great Masters are done for my learning experience only.  

It is possible that this painting by Vermeer is a portrait, in which the subject sat for Vermeer.  The girl is wearing an exotic turban, and the way she is gazing at us dreamily over her shoulder copies a style of portrait which was introduced by Titian's "Ariosto".  This girl is seen against a neutral, dark background, very nearly black, which establishes a powerful three-dimensionality of effect - a process recommended by Leonardo da Vinci.