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12-23-2004, 04:52 PM
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Location: 8543-dk Hornslet, Denmark
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Rembrandt, Laughing man
Not the HO- HOO-man, but Merry Christmas anyway.
This is an attempt to study Rembrands technique. The original is only 6 X 5" and painted on copper. Mine is a little larger.
I assume that he painted it alla prima with a little glazing, so that
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12-24-2004, 05:21 PM
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Location: Madrid, Spain
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Very good study, Allan. Expression is identical (something not easy to do in a laughing face) and you certainly captured the essence of Rembrandt's handling. What support/ground did you use, also copper? I've never tried copper myself, wonder what it is like.
Merry christmas to you from here.
Carlos
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12-25-2004, 12:51 AM
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Good job Allan, neck piece is wonderful!
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12-25-2004, 08:05 PM
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Thank you Beth and Carlos.
I tried to paint it on copper, but found it too slippery, so I could not get started. I guess it needs a sort of priming, or etching, to get a tooth. So I painted on a wooden board primed in light brown oil.
My first concern was to find out how he build it up. If he used an under painting? But in this case I don
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