2019-12-01 The Artist\'s Magazine

86 Artists Magazine December 2019

Left: Young Woman With a Carnation (detail), by Willem Drost, student of

Rembrandt van Rijn; right: demonstration copy of painting by Kristy Gordon

Left: Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (detail), by John Singer Sargent;

right: demonstration copy of painting by Kristy Gordon

Elisha Mocked by Boys (detail)

attributed to Roeloff van Zijl

ca1625–30, oil on canvas

RIJKSMUSEUM, AMSTERDAM

COURTESY THAMES & HUDSON

Gesture Tells All

Without a word, every fi gure

makes a statement through stance,

facial expression and the position-

ingof head, hands and limbs. In

Postures: Body Language in Art

(Thames & Hudson), artist and

anthropologist Desmond Morris

examines the signifi cance of these

silent signals in artwork from

prehistory to contemporary times.

Insight into these social clues

presents a new perspective—even

onwell-known works.

MASTER LESSONS

Want to paint portraits like Rembrandt or John Singer Sargent? Accomplished artist

and workshop instructor Kristy Gordon gives insight into what makes each of these

master’s signature styles stand out. Then she guides you through demonstrations,

copying master works, so you can learn their techniques by the time-honored

method of imitation. Both of these lessons, Portrait Painting: Rembrandt’s

Techniques and Portrait Painting: John Singer Sargent’s Techniques, are

available as streaming video at Artists Network TV (artistsnetwork.com/tv).

Independent

Study

Resources to

inspire + build skills

BY HOLLY DAVIS