Interpretative Posing - Nevada Musem of Art

I had a wonderful opportunity to model at the Nevada Museum of Art. I love doing the whole interpretative "look". To me it is not just the costume and then setting or standing pretty, it's about the whole picture. I had two props, a parasol or a deck of period cards. I went with the cards. It would be very appropriate for a Lady of this time period to be enjoying a game of cards in the later 1700's.

Lauren Elizabeth doing her American Duchess technique

Daniel Helzer, artist

Greg Brady

 On the following two pictures I forgot to get  their names, will add them in next week.

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Interpretive Posing

As many of you know I find models for the Nevada Museum of Art class Historical Costume Painting and Drawing. In this class I pose models such as you might find if you were to time travel to the past. Imagine Rex, our mountain man, sitting on a stump around a campfire. Each student is free to draw/paint the entire model, 3/4 pose, head or focus on an accessory the model may carry with them. I have been fortunate and blessed that each model is particular with their entire ensemble from head to toe, to be as historically accurate as possible.  We ended a six week class on Monday. We start again on February 7 - March 13, 2012, Tuesdays. If interested in being a model contact me at carolyn@ladycarolyn.com and I will give you the particulars.  My thanks to all who modeled this time, you're the best.

Rex

 Rex did a fabulous job as a Mountain Man. I've seen him sitting in an encampment at Rendezvous in Carson City. Rex also teaches at the Nevada Museum of Art. I noticed on the schedule for this next session he is teaching two classes, Mask Making and Cartooning. This is a man of many talents!

 Erika is in a Renaissance gown, mid-1500's.  In most classes there are at least five students, sometimes eight, once there was about ten. Modeling for such a small group makes it easier to get to know the artist.

 Erika costume for this evening was mid 1800's, she calls this one her Dickens outfit. She a beautiful gal and lovely to paint or draw.

Lisa was the model for this session. She is in an Edwardian ensemble. Her daughter tagged along with her that evening and drew a picture of her mother! She did a fine job!

This picture reminds me of an old stereoscope card.

Me, Carolyn in 1920, a relaxed pose with legs crossed. Definitely not an appropriate pose before the 1920's.  

 Paintings are not like film, I always tell Daniel, the artist of this painting and one above he often captures the look of my Grandmother on my father's side. I see the genes in the eyes and jaw, cheek. It reminds me of the old saying, "Mirrow Mirrow on the wall, I am my grandmother afterall"

Titian's La Bella

On November 11, at noon. I will be speaking on Textiles and Costumes of the Italian Renaissance. This is the Art Bites Program, sponsored in part by Nevada Humanities. Paige Mattern and Sara Carpenter will be modeling the difference between European and Italian gowns. For more information and tickets ($5.00) contact  Nevada Museum of Art

Titian's La Bella

Hello Beautiful  how the Nevada Museum of Art is billing Titian's painting of La Bella.

La Bella is in town for only 58 days. She came from Italy to visit three museums in the US,  

Kimbell Museum in Fort Worth, Museum of Art in Reno and Portland Art Museum in Oregon.

 I was asked by the museum to present a program on Nov 11 regarding the costume and textiles behind the painting of La Bella. I am honored to be part of this program that is being produced in part by Arte Italia and the museum. I will be in costume of the Renaissance time period, but I will be bringing in Paige Mattern who will be in a Western European costume of 1535 (La Bella was painted in 1536) she has that wonder Gable Hood headdress of the Tudor time period. Sara, my granddaughter, will be in a Italian 1530's by looking at Paige and Sara side by side you will be able to see the different silhouettes of Western Europe and Italy.   If interested in attending this program click on link.

Nevada Museum of Art -- Art Bites

After restoration the brilliancy the painting is astounding. I would encourage everyone to go see her, where else in the US can you stand 3 feet from a relic of 1536.

Event Tickets for Lady Carolyn on Textiles and Costumes of the Italian Renaissance - Friday Nov 11, 2011 / 12:00 pm-12:30 pm



Carolyn Runnells a.k.a. “Lady Carolyn” designs, makes, and interprets period costumes. Join the Museum for this special opportunity to learn about the extraordinary textiles and costumes of the Italian Renaissance.

Art Bites in 2011 are made possible, in part, by a grant from Nevada Humanities.



Nevada Museum of Art

Below you will find the rest of the models from the last session that ended June 27th. We start the next session on July 18th, ends August 22

Dana --- Annie get your gun! Dana reminds me of Phoebe Ann Mosey otherwise known as Annie Oakley. This type of painting would be from late 1800's to early 1900's.

Sharron, beautiful in her Victorian Bustle. These paintings are reminiscent of several 1800's paintings.

Carolyn (that would be ME) in 1940's . I felt like I was at the station waiting on the train. It never did come so I left after 3 hours of waiting...oh wait I mean posing!

Tim -- is that Sir Francis Walsingham? Tim protrays Walsingham along with a other characters at Renaissance Faires and other events. Such stately portraits.