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Job: 11803 Title: #218076# Drawing Lessons From The Famous Artists School (Rockport)
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CHARACTER, PLOT, AND SETTING
Jon Whitcomb Woman in Hat, c. 1948. Watercolor on paper
In this study, Whitcomb imbues his subject with a sense of mystery by angling her face away from us while diverting
her glance toward us and casting a shadow over her forehead and brows. Red lips and the whites of the model’s
eyes become eye-catchers in an otherwise somber image.
Color study details for Art Critic, 1955, cover for The Saturday Evening Post, April 16, 1955. Oil on acetate board.
Norman ...