DDP [Spoilers] - Jane's Painting.

Why was Jane painting a copy of Francisco Jose de Goya's "Executions of the Third of May, 1808" in art class. Any thoughts?

Here is Jane's compared with the original:

http://people.ne.mediaone.net/adamsmith/jane.html

In article , [email] (Adam) wrote:

She was obviously feeling in a "tribute to the masters" sort of mood that week, given that the dance was done as a tribute to Pollack.

In article , [email] (Mikel Midnight) wrote:

I understand what you're saying, but would like to add that Pollock is not, IMHO, a great "master". I personally would not consider him a modern master either. I'm not saying that I dislike his art; my opinion is that he is using the media of paint in a new and original way, but not mastering it with virtuoso talent.

In article , [email] (Adam) wrote:

Because she can?

;-)

All hail Jane!

Scott

[email] (Adam) wrote:

It's a common exercise that painters have done for a very long time-- it's like practicing any creative skill-- you aren't *born* with talent, you've got to work and work and work at it to develop it, and the more you work at it, the better your work as a whole gets. You'll notice this especially if you've ever played an instrument-- if you stop playing for more than a few days, your chops disappear *fast.* Besides, it's kinda cool to do a riff on someone else's riff, to borrow a musical term.

rich.

Daria: He said master *painters.*