A Master Study of SARGENT's Lady Agnew

[@RealmsOfThePossible]

I am fortunate enough to live about 10 minutes walk from this astounding work of art. It is even more captivating in real life :)

[@harshadk4264]

Hi, It's actually "Bodhisatva"

[@RealmsOfThePossible]

@@harshadk4264 yes I’m well aware how to spell it, it was already taken hence my modification

[@dreamcatcherhomesandland1881]

I’m jealous.

[@Zelda_Thorn]

I've seen the original in the Scottish national gallery in Edinburgh several times and it's stunning. The hand at her side is especially incredible, it's really only three or four strokes. We don't really think of Sargent in the same vein as like Monet or Pissarro but he was an impressionist master. One habit to train yourself out of, if you want that Sargentish looseness and grace, is making several back and forth brushstrokes every time you touch brush to canvas. That's pretty normal for a more academic heavily modeled look like what Stephen normally does, but it takes away from the effortlessness of a Sargent, or a Zorn. Train yourself to make one steady, confident stroke and then step back and ask whether it works without needing to be brushed out. Most of the time it does.

[@hopeless8462]

Stunning, you're really a master stephen!

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@epflrz1625]

I have learned so much. Thank you!! She is part of a special exhibit called Fashioned by Sargent at the MFA in Boston. I have gone to see the exhibit twice.

[@dreamcatcherhomesandland1881]

That’s my family history in the painting. I’m an Agnew of Lochnaw Clan

[@MarianaAlves-nl4th]

Lady Agnew is my favorite ❤. Great job!!!

[@jeffhreid]

Lovely study. I especially liked your point about how doing a study is an invaluable journey into better understanding an artist’s work. It can be an exhaustive but immensely rewarding experience.

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Absolutely!

[@tedburke8187]

Been painting 30 years. All good advice

[@mayumimori3279]

it is so incredible how fast you did her drawing. I struggle a lot to do her eyes!

[@toddgipe1748]

Thank you for your valuable approach and masterful comments.

[@rumenplamenov733]

The rhetorics of this video are better than usual. Great narrative over the video!

[@williamschlenger1518]

Sargent was one of my favorite artist.

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Same.

[@toddtyrrell]

Thanks for reminding me Stephen, it is a wonderful way to study.

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Absolutely!

[@anatolearakelian8454]

Thank you so much. This is the perfect content I've been looking for years. Inspires me to pick up my brushes

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Glad I could help!

[@tommullinerart]

Portrait of Lady Agnew has always been one of my favourite Sargent portraits. Now having watched you recreate this masterpiece really rings true how much of a great portrait painter Sargent really was. I expect you felt that too having followed his journey painting it. Great work, Stephen. Would love to see you recreating a Rockwell portrait too in a similar manner.

[@robertotr12]

Thank you! this was just wonderful man! and your voice is really calm, perfect for me to relax, pay attention and learn!

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@buckfamily9794]

Easily my most loved painting. I noticed her eyes being "off" long ago but it adds to the beauty. By the way, in the only known photograph of her you can clearly see the misalignment in her eyes. I have always wondered if she had a problem with vision

[@alagic.emina.atelier]

I have seen all kinds of mastercopies of Lady Agnew, but yours is truly respectfully the greatest closest at all, no words needed, and so quick and amazingly like the original painting❤

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Wow, thank you!

[@beckhead25]

So inspiring! Really grateful for your work in putting this kind of quality lesson out there

[@maquisart6324]

Thank you very much Stephen! And the way you take the marks at the beginning is clear and instructive.

[@aliciamolloy5948]

Thank you so much for this video. One of my favorite Sargent portraits.

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Thanks for watching!

[@davidbenasulin]

Thank you sharing for this lesson, knowledge and words! Impressive!

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

My pleasure!

[@tomhighsmith]

I was thinking all along when is he going to do the nose. Funny that we don't see anything like that, I've had it myself. But your work is TOP! Thanks;

[@carolinecox719]

Fantastic video! You are so good at articulating what you see. I am an art teacher and I learned lots, especially about value and the art of blending. I liked the hairline comment, totally makes sense. Thank you 😊

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ev-yt2064]

This was an excellent demonstration of the attention to detail necessary when painting a masterpiece like Lady Agnew. I'm curious why you did not show the gap between the bottom of each iris and the lower eye lid. In Sargent's painting we can see the sclera below each iris and the lower eye lid but I don't see it in your painting.

[@sussu3213]

This was the most well explained video of copy the masters I've seen do far. So clear, you almost made it look easy... Easier lol... Great content, great value. Thank you so much. I'm gonna give it a try ❤

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Wow, thanks!

[@maysuper453]

Such a helpful video, thank you!

[@KeyArtGallery]

It's fantastic demo work sir 👌🌼💐🙏👍

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Many many thanks

[@meredith7236]

U did a breathtaking job

[@tod7977]

Awesome, looking forward to following along with this. CHeErS Stephen!

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@ohbli_oh]

I wish I was an oil not a watercolour painter. Still I get to learn lots from your wonderful teaching

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Thank you so much 😀

[@henriqueflores8726]

you are the GOAT my friend.

[@Irvgingrich]

Your painting of Lady Agnew and your comments were inspiring, however I was waiting for you to correct her left eye to being it up just a smidge to being it even with her right eye. Sargent painted them even with each other.

[@catalinarios2701]

Hi Stephen. Absolutely wonderful video. Thank you! When you say Sargent opts for harmony vs over modeling, would you mind showing visual examples of over modeling? I feel it would be so very helpful to many of us if you would consider offering that option in future videos. This video made my day. Can’t wait to visit your Patreon. 🙂

[@viiictoria]

This is SO helpful thank you!!

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

You're so welcome!

[@jaimecolodro1588]

Great video!

[@demetrio47]

Me ha gustado su exposición del tema y el desarrollo de la pintura, mucho donde aprender y meditar, falta saber los colores que ha empleado. Un saludo

[@blackbird163]

Beautiful ❤❤❤

[@meaux7409]

This was really well timed. I'm starting my coursework and I picked him as my 2th artist also English is not my first language so please correct me :)

[@hercaselis1367]

I love your way how you teach. My language is Spanish but I’m learning thanks a close captioning thanks

[@joycesmith5786]

awesome

[@alessandropinto5204]

Very interesting. I have noticed the highlight in the nose but first and foremost the lighter, bigger mass underneath it from just below the bridge, which brings forward the whole tip of the nose. Don't know if you would agree about that but to me it seems to make a noticeable difference.

[@Lagalulu.]

Thank you! :) Great! :)

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Welcome!

[@darkdeltaepsilon]

thanks Stephen! great video!

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Glad you liked it!

[@susanwong6471]

Amazing presentation- everything is so well thought out. We see the subject, the palette and the master. Master’s narrative is clear and to the point ! Thank you so much ♥️- it is so inspiring that I wanted to do this study 😍 I wonder could you do a study for flora painting by Henri Fantin Latour please 💕

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Wow, thank you! Latour sounds like a great idea.

[@shuvoDhar.5537]

Great👏👏👏❤❤

[@kristiLB93]

Beautiful. Thank you for showing a Sargent study. I really want to paint and draw in his style -- for me, he is the epitome in portrait work! I hope you share a few more studies of his work. And just a side note, unfortunately I have relyed on an art projector to get the exact likeness - how can I go from that to being able to get a likeness without such a major crutch? Do you use the sight method?

[@котваня-л7т]

очень здорово))

[@Thesamurai1999]

Hey, awesome work! I was just curious, when you did the initial color pass I’m sure you used linseed oil to make it glide easier. But when you were modeling it and making sure the blocks of color “blend” into one another, did you use medium then?

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

I use very little medium at any time- makes the paint too slippery for my taste.

[@Thesamurai1999]

@@stephenbaumanartwork Thank you for the answer! :)

[@sketchartist1964]

Excellent demo! What brand of paints do you use?

[@pallad21]

What are the colors on your pallet?

[@labanpede6913]

I think the two top mid ones are yellow ocre and cadmium red, but i can't speak for the rest - maybe burnt umber, ivory black, titanium white and some kind of blue

[@razym819]

How the graffite is not affecting the colors? You fix the drawing with something?

[@josuodriozolaetxaniz1580]

Stunning! I love it! What type of canvas are you using in this portrait?

[@stefancounts1391]

What colors were on your palette for this painting?

[@michelles2299]

Limited palette works, well

[@mikedirle520]

Loved the lesson. Questions: - Why do artists trim their pencils to such long points? I see no advantage. - Why the immediate hat switch? It was funny that you were talking about colors and chroma... And poof! Tnx!

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Lots of us atelier types sharpen this way- stays sharper longer and keeps you from choking up on the pencil.

[@IzzyCubito]

Stephen, if you complete a Master Copy as you, can the painting be offered be sale?

[@patriciozazzini3182]

Mr Bauman, Is it ok to use graphite on a Canvas? Since Graphite is a lubricant I am wondering if it will move up after a while and be visible over the oils?

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

There are some questions around this practice. I have not seen the evidence of negative impact.

[@harshadk4264]

As a learning from this study, I would've opted for more opaque underpainting sans diluting the pigment.

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

That is interesting- I don't really use much oil at all. Really it only has t do with the slickness of the oil ground. Also, in terms of layering oil paint that 1st layer should be able to dry very fast and thoroughly.

[@harshadk4264]

@@stephenbaumanartwork Thank you for the response. My main point is that Seargant's painting is absolutely opaque whereas our sketch in this video isn't. I'm just a learner, and it's only my observation. Please share your expert opinion.

[@MaverickSeventySeven]

Very instructive video! As a Portrait Artist using oils, unless I painted the eyes first with the Expression Desired and then the mouth then no matter how much I could have painted the rest of the image first, blocking-in,rendering etc, if the expression of the eyes and in accord with the expression of the mouth was not that desired then it would all be waste.of time and effort. Have you seen John Howard-Sanders video of him painting this painting by Sargent? - "John Sanders Videos."

[@leuvaart4982]

good work i subscribe

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Thanks for the sub!

[@BbBat2019]

What palette are you using!

[@BbBat2019]

?*

[@xxeyelinerxx4327]

Hello im new, what is your surface that you are drawing/painting on, great work love it and i learned much thank you...

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Oil on linen adhered to panel

[@yanamihailova8901]

This is really great, I just had a question- how long did it take you to get used to an organized workflow when painting by yourself? I found it somewhat easier to keep a “clean” work process while at art school but when I paint on my own I often get lost by skipping steps because I get distracted by something more interesting that should have been done later on. Also I kinda find that it’s less of a problem with drawing but I’m not sure if this is a common thing.

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

It took some years of working on my own- the catch is that I worked at the academy teaching and painting for 12 years after graduating so it was a long tome before I really left school.

[@tedburke8187]

Its very common. Its faster and yields a better result to stick to your plan. Otherwise your painting will get muddy and look too tight. Good luck. Requires some self discipline

[@sublimeister9630]

Cleft shadow missing… 👍

[@annaloph]

👨‍🎨🎨😍🌟

[@medovaca]

What colors you used?

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Flake White and Ivory Black from Williamsburg Oil Colors. Vermillion Extra, Alizarin Crimson Lake Extra, and Old Holland Yellow-Brown from Old Holland. Another color that you will often find in my basic palette is Raw Umber. If I use a more extended palette I will incorporate some of the following: Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow Light, and/or Viridian.

[@medovaca]

@@stephenbaumanartwork ,Thanks.

[@barxsap1574]

It seems to me that the eyes are not in the correct position...

[@BunnyLover-jk97]

first

[@jaedenparker6779]

😣 P r o m o s m!

[@disasteriz3766]

Sargent was a ala prima painter doe

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Are you sure?

[@disasteriz3766]

@@stephenbaumanartwork goddammit I forgot to delete this comment

[@disasteriz3766]

​@@stephenbaumanartwork Im pretty sure I heard or read he painted alla prima somewhere but its stupid to assume he painted all of his paintings with the same fast technique and its also unreasonable to assume you have to draw with the same technique while studying one of his paintings

[@maryannemarston854]

Sorry. Close but not really. What would be impossible to replicate is the myriad of angles and spatial relationships, which convey this woman's personality in this, our beloved, Lady Lochnaw. Why attempt the impossible? There are reasons why the original is estimated to be worth L40 million. I suppose you get points for trying....

[@LuckerStomp]

Okay Mary Anne, it’s just a master study. Study.

[@Bright-It]

Camera position is distorting you face.