Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Entries for April 27 - 1911 and 2011 (Watercolor)

Rita's Entry: Thursday, April 27, 1911
Practice before going down town.  Harmony at 10.  98 in exam.  Lesson better.  Got along pretty well in fiddle lesson.  "Modesty," he told me.  Maybe.  After lunch went to Sylvia Bargman's.  Informal but very nice little party.  AFter dinner Laura Barler came.  We took her home.  Fran and I sat on steps awhile.  O you new tenants with the 4 roomies!

IN RITA'S DAY: Watercolor painting was very popular and Fran's little characters (above) are typical of what young ladies were doing.  Probably the greatest water color artist in the U.S. - Winslow Homer - died in 1910.  See his water color below.  Some difference between that and what Fran was doing!

TODAY: Andrew Wyeth (see below) was probably the most famous watercolorist of my time.  He died in 2009, about 100 years after Winslow Homer.  Who do I think is better???

Judy's Entry: Wednesday, April 27, 2001
Started our art class today.  Very interesting. The watercolor teacher believes in having a palette of only 3 colors and mixing all the rest.  Also, loves layering.

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