With limited space, I was unable to exactly duplicate the scene as shown in the painting. As it was, I had to move several large pieces of furniture and remove a 6 x 9 rug from my bedroom in order to have a blank wall behind me. The window stood in for one of the two frames in Whistler's work, although the second one in my image had to be hung lower in order to get it into the shot. The dark "curtain" is a length of handwoven fabric and was not wide enough to entirely cover the left portion of the image, and regrettably, I did not have a voluminous black skirt to spread out gracefully around the chair legs. Two doilies make up my cap, and another serves as my lace jabot. The frame surrounding the textured photo is from PaintShopPro, tweaked until it was more suitable for the tonal range of the image.
365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Whistler's Onion
With limited space, I was unable to exactly duplicate the scene as shown in the painting. As it was, I had to move several large pieces of furniture and remove a 6 x 9 rug from my bedroom in order to have a blank wall behind me. The window stood in for one of the two frames in Whistler's work, although the second one in my image had to be hung lower in order to get it into the shot. The dark "curtain" is a length of handwoven fabric and was not wide enough to entirely cover the left portion of the image, and regrettably, I did not have a voluminous black skirt to spread out gracefully around the chair legs. Two doilies make up my cap, and another serves as my lace jabot. The frame surrounding the textured photo is from PaintShopPro, tweaked until it was more suitable for the tonal range of the image.
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