ECHOES NOT COPIES — SAMANTHA LOUISE MARY TAULEALEAUSUMAI

ECHOES NOT COPIES

When I’m overwhelmed with what to paint next I’ve found painting studies (interpreting/capturing the essence of other artists’ works), helps me to refocus on the elements I love about painting while distracting me from overthinking and overworking my own original artworks.

Samantha L. M. Taulealeausumai, acrylic on paper, 28cm x 30cm, 2022 (Original Peonies Henri Fantin-Latour, oil on canvas, 1902)

Samantha L. M. Taulealeausumai, acrylic on paper, 28cm x 30cm, 2022 (Original Peonies Henri Fantin-Latour, oil on canvas, 1902)

Samantha L. M. Taulealeausumai, acrylic on oil sketch paper, 30x60cm, 2022(Original artwork Pivoines/Peonies, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, oil on canvas, 54.9x65.3cm, c.1880, Massachusetts)

Samantha L. M. Taulealeausumai, acrylic on oil sketch paper, 30x60cm, 2022(Original artwork Pivoines/Peonies, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, oil on canvas, 54.9x65.3cm, c.1880, Massachusetts)

Samantha L. M. Taulealeausumai, acrylic on oil sketch paper, 30x20cm, 2022 (Original artwork Flowers in a Crystal Vase, Edouard Manet, oil on canvas,54.6x33cm, c.1882, Musée d’Orsay, Paris)

Samantha L. M. Taulealeausumai, acrylic on oil sketch paper, 30x20cm, 2022 (Original artwork Flowers in a Crystal Vase, Edouard Manet, oil on canvas,54.6x33cm, c.1882, Musée d’Orsay, Paris)

Samantha L. M. Taulealeausumai, acrylic on oil sketch paper, 30x20cm, 2022(Original artwork, Giorgio Morandi, Flori/Flowers, oil on canvas, 32.3x24.8cm, c. 1950, Florence)

Samantha L. M. Taulealeausumai, acrylic on oil sketch paper, 30x20cm, 2022(Original artwork, Giorgio Morandi, Flori/Flowers, oil on canvas, 32.3x24.8cm, c. 1950, Florence)

Samantha L. M. Taulealeausumai, acrylic on oil sketch paper, 30x20cm, 2022 (Original artwork Pinks and Clematis in a Vase, Edouard Manet, oil on canvas,55.8x33cm, c.1882, Musée d’Orsay, Paris)

Samantha L. M. Taulealeausumai, acrylic on oil sketch paper, 30x20cm, 2022 (Original artwork Pinks and Clematis in a Vase, Edouard Manet, oil on canvas,55.8x33cm, c.1882, Musée d’Orsay, Paris)

Samantha L. M. Taulealeausumai, acrylic on oil sketch paper, 30x20cm, 2022 (Original artwork, Giorgio Morandi, Flori/Flowers, oil on canvas, 42.2x40.5cm, c. 1950, legacy of Aldo Rondo, Rome)

Samantha L. M. Taulealeausumai, acrylic on oil sketch paper, 30x20cm, 2022 (Original artwork, Giorgio Morandi, Flori/Flowers, oil on canvas, 42.2x40.5cm, c. 1950, legacy of Aldo Rondo, Rome)