Jessica Libor Fine Art
Archive for February 2012
Peaches and Cream Portrait Study
At Ellen Cooper’s portrait class last week, we completed the first portrait. For me, this was two sittings, 3 hours each. The model had the most wonderful, elegant profile, and flawless skin, the overall effect being that of an English noblewoman painted so frequently by John Singer Sargent. Although my painting is no Sargent, I … Continue reading
“Refuge” painting in oil and silver leaf, complete
I completed this painting about a month ago, but wanted to wait until I had a good image to share before posting about it. It’s called “Refuge”, and is oil and silver leaf on linen, at 18″X20 inches in dimension. It’s a painting of a friend, like most of my work, and something I really … Continue reading
How to Paint Like the Masters: Part 7, Window Shading and Glazing
This is the stage in the painting where it all starts to come together. In part six of this series of posts on how to paint like the masters, we left off when finishing the ebauche, a thin layer of paint and turpinoid with a few drops of oil mixed in, to set the tone … Continue reading
My Conversation with Steven Assael
Last year, I attended a visiting artist lecture at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where Steven Assael, a New York native artist, was the guest speaker. I was electrified at his presentation, and sat eagerly forward on my chair throughout the entire slideshow. Seeing his work blown up large in a darkened theatre … Continue reading
