Betty Reed   Lynnwood, WA   (425) 772-1898   or eMail
  

Pastiche  – noun – a literary, artistic or musical work that imitates the style of previous work.

While working in lovely grand homes, I became aware of the lack of large art to grace the two story foyers, sweeping staircases and substantial fireplaces and mantels. Out of this awareness came the idea for Portrait Pastiche. Referencing master works and using my client’s face or faces, I paint on canvas with oil. This is great fun because with each painting I’m replicating the color palette and brush strokes of master painters like Renoir, Boucher, Vermeer and John Singer Sargent.

Karen and Hardy, 60″x48″, acrylic on canvas.  After Francois Boucher’s “The Charms of Country Life”.

Grandmother and Child, 48″x36″, oil on canvas.  After Mary Cassatt’s “Young Mother Sewing”.
 
 

Sisters, 36″x36″, oil on canvas.  After John Singer Sargent’s “Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose”.

Luncheon of the Boltz Family, 36″x48″, oil on canvas.  After Auguste Renoir’s “Luncheon of the Boating Party”.
 
 

Triumphant Woman, 60″x48″, oil on canvas.  After Eugene Delacroix’s “Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi”.

Wedding Portrait, 22″x18″, oil on canvas working from a photograph.
 
 

King Tut, 40″x24″, acrylic on canvas.  From photograph on client’s request.
 
 

Bliss, 12″x12″, acrylic on canvas.  From photograph to commemorate a beloved pet.
 
 

Melissa, 20″x16″, oil on canvas.  After Jan Vermeer’s “Girl with Turban”.
 
 

Betty and Son (in Portrait Pastiche).

  
Betty Reed    Lynnwood, WA   (425) 772-1898   or eMail
  

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