Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Imitating Rembrandt

Self portrait by Rembrandt 1669
after recently being assigned to make a painting incorporating the grid, I decided to take one of Rembrandt's self portraits, zoom in on the face and transfer it onto six wooden panels using a grid. Attention was paid to the natural divisions of the face, which also form a grid. I have found that much can be learned in imitating a master painter.

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