Monday, December 28, 2009

Illustration Friday: Pioneer
Originally uploaded by Sultry


Even though Mary Cassatt was one of the first women impressionist artists to have a solo exhibit in Paris, and even though her paintings now seem "safe," she seems to have been quite a spitfire in m any ways.

4 comments:

Laura Marsh said...

I dig the funky lines & the art history lesson.

Ellen Byrne said...

oh, she was definitely a pioneer and fabulous painter too! NICE lines!

Nancy Grönholm said...

Mmm, I like the groovt lines! Wobbliness is nice. :) Interesting story, too - and the way you put it into the drawing itself!

Laurel Neustadter said...

Mary Cassatt is one of my favorite painters. I like your line drawing and how you incorporated words into your piece.