I’ve been working on paintings based on old family photos taken in and around Healdsburg, CA, my hometown. Here’s my Italian grandfather (center) working at a bar in San Mateo, CA, in about 1918 or 1919.
Author: Joanne
Joanne Taeuffer is an expressive painter. She lives in the Berkeley Hills and Healdsburg, CA, with her husband and their black cats, Oscar Wild and Percy.
P.S. I Love Cézanne
It seems unlikely that I’ve never seen a Cézanne in person before, but at the Getty this weekend, two of his works really grabbed me in a new way: Click for more on Cézanne at the Getty.
What I Learned On My Trip To L.A.
Fascinating exhibit at the Getty this weekend: Rembrandt & His Pupils. It was a large collection of small-scale drawings (maybe 4 – 5 inches square.) They were in red chalk, occasionally combined with black; brown ink wash with quill pen drawing (some fine, some looking like brush work line), and plain pen-and-ink. The idea was… Continue reading What I Learned On My Trip To L.A.
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