IN THE PARLOR

I forget the name of the book this was done for. I remember that the models were a husband and wife modelling team, however they usually worked separately. For this project, I thought they worked very well together. The couch is from a photo I took of a period couch in the Metropolitan Museum and the painting behind them is by Monet. I was experimenting with ways of creating an oil-painted look in my computer. To this end, I did another version of this scene, pushing the painterliness even further, title, The Red Couch, which I'll post another time.  I 'm fond of the color harmonies in this piece, the red, blue, brown and grey, contrasting with the white of their shirt and blouse, which draws the eye to the figures and their faces.