Post 10: Inspiration

1 Tanaka Yasushi - Nude

I've been wanting to do a natural hairy female nude and I found this one and thought it was beautiful.



2 Agostino Brunias - Leeward Islands Carib Family Outside a Hut

After spending a couple days with my family over spring break, and talking to you(Laura) about doing a series of my siblings, I looked  up oil painting portraits of families and this one stood out to me. Mostly because traditional family portraits on google archive are rich, white families in a lot of fluffy garb, and this family isn't white, over dressed and is posed more naturally. 

3 Bernardo Cavallino - The Nursing Madonna

Both my older sisters are currently nursing there first borns so I was also was interested in paintings featuring mother and baby nursing. The social media uproar about nursing also made me curious to see if nursing was something suitable for a portrait back in the day. There wasn't many paintings on google archive, but I thought this one was the most beautiful. I think its the sharp lighting that appeals to me.