Patrick Saunders Fine Arts
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December 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
While I will be sharing more images in upcoming posts, I highly recommend visiting the show in person. The exhibition in Norman, Oklahoma runs until April 5, 2026.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
While I will be sharing more images in upcoming posts, I highly recommend visiting the show in person. The exhibition in Norman, Oklahoma runs until April 5, 2026.
#art #fineart #artstream #nicolaifechin #fredjonesjrmuseumofart #russianart #artreview #arttalk #artcritique #representationalart
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What I love most about this particular piece is the edge quality of the brushwork. Clearly, Fechin often used little to no medium, and the "straight from the tube" paint skips across the canvas, creating these broken and tattered edges that add so much life to the subject.
December 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
What I love most about this particular piece is the edge quality of the brushwork. Clearly, Fechin often used little to no medium, and the "straight from the tube" paint skips across the canvas, creating these broken and tattered edges that add so much life to the subject.
For example, notice the thick area of palette knife work in the lower left portion of the painting. This passage brings the shoulder dramatically forward towards the viewer.
December 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
For example, notice the thick area of palette knife work in the lower left portion of the painting. This passage brings the shoulder dramatically forward towards the viewer.
If you have viewed Fechin's paintings in person before, you know that reproductions cannot do them justice. The movement and depth of the work is often enhanced by the three-dimensional quality of the brushstrokes.
December 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
If you have viewed Fechin's paintings in person before, you know that reproductions cannot do them justice. The movement and depth of the work is often enhanced by the three-dimensional quality of the brushstrokes.
Personally, I found this show to be the most inspiring that I have experienced recently, and an impressively expansive collection of Fechin's works. Many of the paintings, including the one featured here, are from private collections that I had not seen previously.
December 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Personally, I found this show to be the most inspiring that I have experienced recently, and an impressively expansive collection of Fechin's works. Many of the paintings, including the one featured here, are from private collections that I had not seen previously.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Each panel is an impressive feat in its own right, but together, they are one of the most breathtaking displays of painting I have ever witnessed. All but one were created en plein air, on location with live models. If possible, I recommend viewing these works in person for the full experience.
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Each panel is an impressive feat in its own right, but together, they are one of the most breathtaking displays of painting I have ever witnessed. All but one were created en plein air, on location with live models. If possible, I recommend viewing these works in person for the full experience.
This is one of 14 panels from Sorolla's Vision of Spain which are featured in the round at the museum. I've featured others in previous posts.
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This is one of 14 panels from Sorolla's Vision of Spain which are featured in the round at the museum. I've featured others in previous posts.
Even the highlights on the fish change as they move further beneath this awning. Without this element, the color changes would not make sense, and the painting would lose much of its depth.
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Even the highlights on the fish change as they move further beneath this awning. Without this element, the color changes would not make sense, and the painting would lose much of its depth.
Notice how the white elements beneath this fabric are slightly yellow, while the highlights on the water beyond are much cooler.
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Notice how the white elements beneath this fabric are slightly yellow, while the highlights on the water beyond are much cooler.
The sense of light achieved in this piece through the use of color is particularly striking. It may at first seem that the fabric awning at the top of the painting is unnecessary, but it clearly affects all of the elements beneath it.
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The sense of light achieved in this piece through the use of color is particularly striking. It may at first seem that the fabric awning at the top of the painting is unnecessary, but it clearly affects all of the elements beneath it.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Born in Paris in 1843, Regnault studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and the French Academy in Rome. Sadly, He was killed in the Franco-Prussian war just shortly after this painting debuted at the Salon of 1870.
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Born in Paris in 1843, Regnault studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and the French Academy in Rome. Sadly, He was killed in the Franco-Prussian war just shortly after this painting debuted at the Salon of 1870.
You might also recognize this piece from the opening of the TV show "What We Do In the Shadows," where the face is replaced by one of the actors.
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
You might also recognize this piece from the opening of the TV show "What We Do In the Shadows," where the face is replaced by one of the actors.
This piece was initially a smaller portrait, but was later enlarged by the artist, adding to the bottom and the right side of the canvas.
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This piece was initially a smaller portrait, but was later enlarged by the artist, adding to the bottom and the right side of the canvas.
The stumbled lights in the dress convey shimmering gold, while the thicker paint of the fur and carpet give them a soft, lush feel. I've included close-up details.
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The stumbled lights in the dress convey shimmering gold, while the thicker paint of the fur and carpet give them a soft, lush feel. I've included close-up details.
While the face, hands and feet of the model are classically painted, it's the fabrics of her dress and the fur and carpet on the floor that bring the painting to life for me.
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
While the face, hands and feet of the model are classically painted, it's the fabrics of her dress and the fur and carpet on the floor that bring the painting to life for me.