Sunday, May 6, 2012

Evening Critique Group Debut

Still Life, by Mario Ortiz, pastel on Canson paper
 by August Renoir, 1868, Oil on canvas
 by Frederic Bazille, 1868, Oil on canvas
Untitled, by Lee Beuther, Acrylic on canvas board
Our cozy group began by determining some guidelines for the group.  The group then decided it would be fun and informative to warm up with some critiques of paintings by Masters of the past.  Because Mario is especially interested in portraiture, we critiqued "Alfred Sisley and His Wife" (detail) by August Renoir, 1868, Oil on canvas (above).  Another painting that we critiqued, "View of the Village of Castelnau-le-Lez" by Frederic Bazille, 1868, Oil on canvas (above).  We then critiqued our own work.

At future meetings we will be critiquing participants' work only.

We thank Kelly's Cafe for so generously hosting these critiques.