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"The Awakening", 11" x 15", Watercolor
Rodin Series:
I live near Stanford University, which has one of the world's largest collection of sculptures by Auguste Rodin. I've been fascinated by them for years, and recently created a series of watercolor paintings based on them. I aimed to show the emotions of the sculptures using vivid colors and unusual angles.
"The Awakening":
This painting is of "The Awakening", a sculpture in which Rodin used his personally developed modeling method to create a life-size figure of his Belgian soldier model. The sculpture was so realistic that Rodin was accused of casting it from life (which was untrue). In my painting, I used a combination of red and green to create the bronze coloring of the sculpture, and an upward angle to best show off his torso.
Purchase:
This is an original watercolor painting (not a reproduction or copy), and it was created with great care using the highest quality archival materials. The painting comes with a museum quality white mat, archival backing board, and (optional) frame. Please check out the "Purchase Inquiries" tab on this website for details on price and shipping, and feel free to email me with any questions.