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Childe Hassam was a regular visitor to the Isles of Shoals, 9 small, rocky, treeless islands off the New Hampshire coast. Let your eye wander over "Poppies, Isles of Shoals."
We notice a broad vista, moving from a dense foreground of flowers to a background of rocks, water, and sky. The artist divides the composition into three distinct and equal bands of space. Each band is dominated by different colors: green and red for the flowers; blue, purple, and white for the rocks and water; and pale blue for the sky. Hassam's brushwork is equally varied. He ranges from lush red and white strokes defining the flowers to long drags of pigment suggesting the multihued surfaces of the rocks. At the bottom he left areas of canvas bare, adding yet another color and texture. Have you ever been to the Isles of Shoals? Does Hassam's landscape seem true to nature? Childe Hassam, "Poppies, Isles of Shoals," 1891, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Margaret and Raymond Horowitz (source)
Study this picture all week; narrate on Friday. To narrate a painting, after studying it, click away from it to your document, then close your eyes and "see" the painting in your mind. Narrate what your mind sees.
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Welcome back to a new school year!
Summer always seems too short, and in truth it's not over yet. We're going to ease into this busy year with a couple of gentle weeks, in which we will get a head start in Latin, dictation, and a little reading and science. We'll also be introducing some memory work.
The year will heat up soon enough, but the next couple of weeks should allow you still to enjoy the end of the summer while making some headway in your studies.
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Saturday, May 5, 2018
Week 1
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