Above is a photo of the results of Lesson 2 from my current QU class. This is a fabric interpretation of a Henri Matisse painting called Woman Sitting Before a Window (not a terribly original title). Part of the classwork is determining the format of a painting; this one is actually a series of rectangles, squares and some ovals - all rather interesting to someone with no art background whatsoever.
I did take some license with the painting and changed the color scheme, put in a lighthouse outside of the window instead of a boat and then gave the lady a pretty face. Matisse was part of the Fauvist movement, following the Impressionist movement, whereby a more primitive technique to art was taken. The actual facial features on the lady as drawn by Matisse were rather ugly, so I gave her a face lift! I've included a picture below of the actual painting by Matisse that my fabric picture is emulating.
Woman Sitting Before a Window by Henri Matisse, painted 1904
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