George Bellows Great Design

     

George Bellows, was a great American artist, he was one of the "Eight" and Ashcan painters.
In the painting, " A Stag at Sharkey's" Bellows makes a terrific design of big darks and lights.
The unity of the two prize fighters as well creates this tremendous sense of space.
I copied this master painting shown above, to learn something of these tonal patterns that create space and design.
I'm not concerned with copying an exact rendition, I'm interested in the feeling of strong tonal patterns and design which drew me to this painting.
I think the best class we can take is from the masters who are no longer present in body, but their spirit lives on in their work.