Contemporarily, Sally Swatland's images of young children playing on the beaches are tinged with a sense of nostalgia that reminds us of a bygone time, when a day at the beach offered respite from the busyness of daily life. Edward Hopper sensitive images evoke the reminiscences of a period when life was uncomplicated and happiness was found in the simplest of activities. This is just one of the aspects of Sally's work that audiences are drawn to - the sense that through her pictures one can retreat into the past. She remained in Greenwich most of her life, relocating just within the last decade. Most summer days were spent at Todd's Point on Long Island Sound, playing in tidal pools, chasing minnows, collecting shells and exploring.
This painting was done by a Hollywood society painter, by the name of Henrique Medina de Barros. And there's another thing. Eventually Dorian becomes all immoral and criminal, but his face, which the Victorians I assume believe, would show the results of his crime, doesn't. Instead, his portrait just becomes more gruesome to represent the defilement of his soul. It's very profound. She chose her high school specifically because of its art department, where her first lessons were in charcoal, pastel, and oil. By graduation she had excelled to the point where she was given the art award for her graduating class. But this portrait is relatively minor in comparison to the "After" picture edward hopper gas station which is famous cinematically and artistically.
This method allowed students to establish the drawing values and planes before adding color. The Reilly method was a structured and disciplined way of teaching which allowed the student to gauge progress and reach their goals. As you can tell, it's a little gruesome (what can I say- Dorian certainly went down the path of evil) and a lot different from the first, even genre wise. It's a rotted, old body, with chains (does this remind you of a Christmas Carol) surrounded by little, creepy ghosts.
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