ecole des beaux arts, versaille 32x45” oil on linen, stage 2
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3:13 PM: i did a lot of work today and maintained very high energy throughout, thanks to a fantastic morning neck & head massage from mikela!
so i went back & forth, as i love doing, between the new versailles painting and mosaic 1. ecole des beaux arts, versailles. the inspiration for this new one comes from a couple of photos posted on FB of the art school. the lighting, the reflections, the architectural elements, including reflections of building on the opposite side of the street, the 2 small figures of artists within & their easles….all together create an ideal image for me to draw from & riff on.
i think mosaic 1 definitely improved, but might still need some simplification.
BELOW: left: mosaic 1 as it looked before today’s modifications right: after
DETAIL: notice the two heads from the earlier version, which were part of an ancient roman floor mosaic