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Anne of Cleves
With her magnificent jewel-laden clothing,
Hans Holbein the Younger created a weighty painting
appropriate for such an exalted subject. Not being bound by the
constraints of a royal portraitist, I was free to turn the
solemn queen into a floating angel.
What started as an exercise to develop my drawing skills turned
into a very satisfying means of artistic expression. I don't consider
these to be copies any more than a still-life is a copy of the
objects being depicted. In this case, it just happens to be paintings which
serve as the beautiful and inspiring subjects of my drawings.
Danse de Paysans
Isolating the figures in this work of Peter Paul Rubens
emphasizes the magnificent baroque twists and turns
of its complex design.
Madonna and Child
This drawing brings out the wonderful lines
and beautiful expressions created
by Botticelli.
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