Recreating an artwork

 In the first class of the second term, with Joanna, we decided to recreate the painting named "Whistlers mother", painted by John MacNeil Whistler in 1871. The artist’s model was Anna McNeill Whistler, mother of the artist- James Abbott McNeill Whistler. The painting of his mother was his most famous work. The artist did not want to draw a portrait of his mother. He described his painting: as "A scheme in grey and black." The artist wanted his painting to be perceived as a set of colours. The artist believes that a painting should contain more than just a face. The portrait is not important to him, but the rest of the model's body.

At the beginning of the process of recreating the painting, we collected essential accessories such as black clothes, a painting, a window cover and a headband. We found the place for a session in the studio and started preparing the area to take photos. 

We pined up a light brown piece of clothes as we couldn't find in a similar colour curtain presented in the painting. As we wanted to pose for the picture together, we decided that one of us would hold the painting and ask someone else to help us to take a photo.

Reference:

Hastings Independent Press (2021) Whistler's mother: The arrangement, Hastings Independent Press. Available at: https://www.hastingsindependentpress.co.uk/arts/whistlers-mother-the-arrangement/ (Accessed: January 10, 2023).