ATV3 Colour Studies 3.2 -Translation through yarn

This was more than a little frustrating. Getting hold of a postcard of a suitable old master painting is not an easy task. At all. I looked everywhere to no avail and then entered the world of online education resources, the stuff of nightmares. Finding and image was the easy part (but still not easy) the downloading and printing (shiny new printer) was another minefield to stumble around in. Then I happily yarn wrapped, and I lost the image reference. Noooooooooo. I may have cried at several points in the process.

For future reference dragging a jpeg onto the search bar sometimes does the trick.

I settled on this Old master mostly I had to reject images for being of very entitled Lords and Ladies or impoverished servants, or naked. Or horses.

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Disegno and Colore
About 1640
Italian, 1591–1666
Oil on canvas
90 15/16 x 71 5/16 in. (231 x 181.1 cm)
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
I actually thought it was nice to see a portrayal of a female artist but it’s  way more complicated than that…
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The gentleman artist is wearing quite a sombre palette
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The attire of artist at the easel is lighter and more flowing.
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The tablecloth appears to be green but I can see rusts, golds and blue also.
I think the colour translation using yarn worked quite well. I used fine threads as they seemed to suit the fine brushwork but if I have time I will also do a wrap using chunkier yarns and fabrics.

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