LES FRERES, pastel

Les Freres, (The Brothers), pastel, 16x20in.

"Every portrait that one paints with soul is a portrait, not of the model, but of the artist."--Oscar Wilde.

"A painting is a poem that one can see instead of feel, and poetry is a painting that one can feel instead of seeing it." --Leonardo da Vinci.

"It's the canvas of nature that the imagination has embroidered." --Voltaire

Apres-midi d'autumn `a Cauterets

Apres-midi d'autumn `a Cauterets, watercolor, 10x15cm. (4x6") available.
The illegitimate son of a peasant girl from a little town in Italy: Leonardo da Vinci. He built up layers of lightly colored varnish to create the mysterious shadowy depth of the Mona Lisa's skin. Brilliant!

Le Ferme de Conde', Chantilly

Le Ferme de Conde', Chantilly. watercolor, 21x29 cm., available: 80 Euros/$120 US.
Who would have thought that the illegitimate child of a maid, born in an italian village would become an art legend? Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was one of the first artists to use oil to mix with his pigments.

Le Ferme de Conde', Chantilly. Acuarela. 

Quien hubiera pensado que el hijo ilegitimo de una mucama, nacido en un pueblito italiano llegaria a ser una leyenda en el mundo del arte? Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) fue uno de los primeros artistas que uso aceite (oleo) para mezclar con sus pigmentos.