My portrait of Hugo

My grandfather-in-law, or, my husband's paternal Grandad
was Hugo Robus. 
That link will take you to the Smithsonian American Art Museum
and
a brief biography of Hugo.

And here is another link for a blog post on
this blog about Hugo ... from August 2012.

As you see, I have been thinking about 
this for a long time.

Notably, Hugo Robus was first a 2D artist who became
interested in "pure form" and 
in particular,
the human body.


The photos below lead through my process
of making this painting that I have thought about 
for years.

We have this black & white photo of him
and I keep it in my studio (with permission from my husband).

I used some bits of Hugo's artworks in my painting to showcase
his styles and range ...

Hugo's painting of "After Rain" Noank, Conn 1916

"After Rain" Noank   by Hugo Robus     oil on board    8 x 10.5 inches

The little bronze sculpture, Paean

Paean   bronze reduction cast by Hugo Robus  10 inches

His sculpture Girl Washing Her Hair (cast stone)

Girl Washing Her Hair   by Hugo Robus   
1959 cast stone reproduction from half-scale
plaster reduction of the 1933 original

And, the last bit of a painting I include here is
a painting I did, called a "Zoom-In" of Hugo's painting
Central Park.

Below are also links in the blog about my
#8 Zoom-In of Hugo's painting Central Park
from June 2012.

Zoom-In Central Park - Start

Zoom-In Central Park - Day 2

Zoom-In Central Park - Fini

And finally, below is a photo of the original Central Park by Hugo Robus.

Central Park  by Hugo Robus   oil on canvas      26 x 32 inches

So if you look closely at my painting below, 
 you will see bits and pieces of those creations by 
Hugo Robus. 

Hugo      oil on Arches Huile paper     16 x 12 inches

I am fairly pleased with this painting to honor
this amazing artist who my husband remembers
as a serious artist, both austere and kind.



Thank you for checking in!
In two days it will be my blog's 11th birthday. 
I actually missed the big 10th one.
I started this thing on January 26, 2008.

I believe "they" call that a blogiversary.

In honor of that date,
I am gonna do a special thing so please
stay tuned!

Happy Painting!

😊