Series 35: COMPOSE LIKE SARGENT
Sargent’s Rhythm – S35L4 Download
This lesson is S35L4, Sargent’s Rhythm of the COMPOSE LIKE SARGENT Series. Using as her reference a scene of river rapids, Dianne explores flow and counter flow movement by using arm movement and rapid brushstrokes according to what we know about how John Singer Sargent worked.
John Singer Sargent is among the most revered of historical realistic painters. Many students copy his paintings in an attempt to learn his secrets. But there is another way: rather than copy Sargent’s works outright, we can discern how he used a principle, then apply that same method to a study using a totally different subject.
In this Series, Dianne goes deep into four of Sargent’s methods by doing just this.
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Rather than becoming refined paintings, all these lessons are studies, each showing a different approach for using a composing principle. Dianne’s approach to teaching is to show you ways to think about making choices and decisions so that you can work these into your own unique approach to painting.
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