VENUS RECLINING ON HER HARD MARBLE BED. poor lady

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Love it Sylvia

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Fri 06 Feb 09:53:30

Smashing way of enjoying, recording and having fun

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Fri 06 Feb 10:33:46

Like looking at this. If only Bartolini could see it, what might he think of the various ways we appreciate his art?well thought out sketches are just as interesting to look at I think.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Fri 06 Feb 12:40:24

( I meant rather than a full blown painting which may have taken hours)

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Fri 06 Feb 12:42:13

Thank you Dennis, Derek and Marjorie. I kne what you meant Marjorie .

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Fri 06 Feb 16:11:13

Love your lively mark making Sylvia and the shadows on the lovely lady.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Fri 06 Feb 20:27:31

Poor Venus - she must have a numb bum by now! I love your sketch, Sylvia, done in the true spirit of urban sketching. Super light washes as well which are just right.

Posted by Thea Cable on Fri 06 Feb 20:58:47

This is really good, the detail is just enough not to detract from that gorgeous figure, nice one Sylvia!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sat 07 Feb 10:56:01

Unusual and truly lovely Sylvia!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Sat 07 Feb 12:52:33

Fabulous! Looks like you enjoyed yourself

Posted by Amanda Bates on Wed 18 Feb 07:31:02

Hang on Studio Wall

13/04/2015

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Had a lovely day today in the Lady Lever gallery in Birkenhead. I sat and drew this lovely Venus sculpted by Lorenzo Bartolini about 1870. I did my usual and just wanted to get an impression of the whole and sod the detail. Great fun. Well with a visit if you are ever that direction.

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Sylvia Evans

Sylvia Evans. I am mainly a self taught artist, though I did spend a year at Rochdale School of Art in the late 1950’s. I was then made to get a “Proper Job” by my father, so I spent the next few years in a nursing career. I married and had a family, just picking up a pencil to amuse my…

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