Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Thinking about Botticelli -- carry on Inktober


Drawing of Botticelli's Madonna of the Veil
black marker on paper
5.5 x 8.5 inches
Barbara Muir © 2019
Today was a great day for painting.  I got clearer on
where I'm going with the piece I'm working on, and
that felt wonderful.  It is not ready to go public, so
I turned to my very old friend Botticelli, and
did a drawing of his Madonna of the Veil.

The drawing in no way reflects how amazing the
painting is. I love how Botticelli creates such
beautiful halos, and that they slide over the rest of
the world, taking precedence.  Still I had fun doing
the drawing, and I think the care required working
with ink, is making painting seem relatively easy.

Have an enjoying learning day.

2 comments:

Liza Hirst said...

Dear Barbara, your drawings are always brilliant!!! Another beauty. Have a lovely day!

Barbara Muir said...

Thank you so much Liza,

You make my day. It seems so bold -- crazy almost to try and draw a Botticelli
painting. But I love his work, and I feel like I learn so much just trying to draw
what he did. He was so amazing.

And you are amazing. I love your work too.

XOXOXOXOXO Barbara

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