"Manhattan Beach"after Edward Henry Potthast
(4x4") - 201120
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This was another very challenging study. There's an age old caveat about NOT putting a figure's glance so that it's positioned outside of the image area. It leads the viewer's eye out of the painting as well. I'm toying with breaking this rule here. Actually, I've clearly broken it - haven't I? As I'm choosing what parts of Potthast's paintings study, I have in mind to bring a contemporary aspect to each piece. Obviously you won't find many today wearing 19th century frocks, smocks and big bows on the beach. So I'm hoping that the palette knife strokes and the object design bring us out of the 1800's a little bit. The outward glance is questionable in this piece, but I'm certain I'll be trying it again because I'm not convinced that it can never work.
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