tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post185388109894531161..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DUMB DESIGN IDEAS, UPBEATStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-81012295720908737102011-05-20T12:29:44.688-04:002011-05-20T12:29:44.688-04:00Poppy;
An uplifting painting need not have every l...Poppy;<br />An uplifting painting need not have every line going the same way they can be moderateness or intersected by an infinite number of accents and counterpoints.But they must be subordinate or supporting so that it remains an uplifting design, if that is what you intend to make.<br />...............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-59444303669823487042011-05-20T12:26:53.102-04:002011-05-20T12:26:53.102-04:00Stapeliad;
I am windblown, naturally.Tousled, cig...Stapeliad;<br /><br />I am windblown, naturally.Tousled, cigarish and tweedy.<br />.................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-60828440528206054752011-05-20T12:25:07.310-04:002011-05-20T12:25:07.310-04:00Steve Baker;
Hang on, let me reload!Another image ...Steve Baker;<br />Hang on, let me reload!Another image coming.<br />...............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-26640030341095030112011-05-20T12:24:14.373-04:002011-05-20T12:24:14.373-04:00Stephanie Berry
A post on that is coming, unwante...Stephanie Berry <br />A post on that is coming, unwanted little gremlins.<br />...............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-62562219883614548722011-05-20T12:23:24.646-04:002011-05-20T12:23:24.646-04:00willek;
Dirk is an everyman figure.
.................willek;<br />Dirk is an everyman figure.<br />.................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-68969411808667498552011-05-20T12:22:55.531-04:002011-05-20T12:22:55.531-04:00Karla;
Yes, the story is fiction.
......StapeKarla;<br />Yes, the story is fiction.<br />......StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-5921758303968702232011-05-20T12:22:23.579-04:002011-05-20T12:22:23.579-04:00Marian;
Potaotes indeed.
.................StapeMarian;<br />Potaotes indeed.<br />.................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-26987715896526161842011-05-20T12:21:41.541-04:002011-05-20T12:21:41.541-04:00Lucy;
I pay little attention to Seurat, just doesn...Lucy;<br />I pay little attention to Seurat, just doesn't interest me much.<br />..................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-6096648143716221502011-05-20T12:20:57.417-04:002011-05-20T12:20:57.417-04:00Libby,
Don't know about that one. The next tow...Libby,<br />Don't know about that one. The next tow are twins which he didn't bother to name.The innominate twins.<br />........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-3868913992354878092011-05-20T12:19:14.446-04:002011-05-20T12:19:14.446-04:00Sue;
It could be lines and forms. Both are directi...Sue;<br />It could be lines and forms. Both are directional.<br />.......StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-53043374942343776612011-05-20T12:18:43.656-04:002011-05-20T12:18:43.656-04:00Deb;
Sorry to answer so late. Writing these Encycl...Deb;<br />Sorry to answer so late. Writing these Encyclopedia posts is real time consuming.<br />................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-8095344172433399082011-05-19T19:50:33.578-04:002011-05-19T19:50:33.578-04:00Stape, thanks for the clarification. I finally g...Stape, thanks for the clarification. I finally get it. I had to put the images side by side on my screen so I could directly compare, but having done so I see the difference. If you were designing your own painting of this scene, (assuming that the scene is still there, 300 years after Heer Van Assearts painted it) would you balance the overwhelmingly upbeat lines with a subtle line or two running opposite? Just a hint of a diagonal line going the other way?Poppy Balserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14909438478330312367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-27874545949052265902011-05-19T15:59:53.724-04:002011-05-19T15:59:53.724-04:00Stape, that first one makes me feel windblown. (I ...Stape, that first one makes me feel windblown. (I am a petite person, so "uplifted" in heavy wind might well be accurate) But I get the emphasis.<br /><br />Seriously, this is wonderful information, the kind that separates good from great. Thank you again.stapeliadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951276488090818096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-63066052967061386112011-05-19T12:50:24.739-04:002011-05-19T12:50:24.739-04:00OK, so maybe I'm just clueless but the Right o...OK, so maybe I'm just clueless but the Right one is drastically more sloped than the Wrong one. What distinguishes up from down seems to be the sign. What am I missing here. Do I need to add signs to my paintings?Steve Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827197940375395874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-81390319200981506942011-05-19T12:06:40.218-04:002011-05-19T12:06:40.218-04:00Good post--I'm with Libby--hooked on the trial...Good post--I'm with Libby--hooked on the trials and tribulations of Dirk. I recently faithfully copied a nature scene only to realize it had a "smiley face" smile smack in the middle of my painting. I don't want any of my paintings that uplifting so had to edit it.Stephanie Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509283083557327502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-69047307260720271642011-05-19T10:37:39.697-04:002011-05-19T10:37:39.697-04:00Terrific pair of posts, Stape... All clear!!
I...Terrific pair of posts, Stape... All clear!! <br /><br />Is Dirk a thinly disguised person that you know? ....is it.... Me?!!!!willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-11345374647879307952011-05-19T07:49:28.213-04:002011-05-19T07:49:28.213-04:00Great lessons! I may be a little late to the part...Great lessons! I may be a little late to the party, but are you making all of this up about Dirk Van Assaerts?Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17814636977155763601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-79017828522549849092011-05-19T07:35:36.822-04:002011-05-19T07:35:36.822-04:00For one such as me...who does not do landscapes ye...For one such as me...who does not do landscapes yet. I am finding this all very interesting...potatoes for thought. Hmmm.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-46275062037671737542011-05-19T07:10:50.016-04:002011-05-19T07:10:50.016-04:00This concept of "uplifting" lines was se...This concept of "uplifting" lines was seminal to Seurat's late work and he wrote about it. He gave all those circus performers hairdos shaped like smiles. A bit bizarre! It's in "Seurat and the Science of Painting" if you can slog through the book.<br /><br />Back to the downward slope, sometimes adding an element (hill or clouds) sloping in the opposite direction can bring the eye back up. Then you get into total invention which can be tricky territory.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862300369187414150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-6877425629872441402011-05-19T06:03:03.442-04:002011-05-19T06:03:03.442-04:00I confess that I am now treating this as a soap op...I confess that I am now treating this as a soap opera and am starting to feel a little empathy with Dirk's situation. I had also read somewhere that Dirk fathered a child out of wedlock and named her Apathy...Libby Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-56428931450516293372011-05-19T00:07:41.940-04:002011-05-19T00:07:41.940-04:00Lines although suttle are major to the results. We...Lines although suttle are major to the results. We study color, masses, and values. Lines are talked about in these ways above. I really like how you seperate LINES to be even more important than the rest. That is the creative part and creativity is the key. This is one of those ah ha moments for me. Thanks StapeSusan Hogan Girardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04870508644446481509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-75004297319604780372011-05-18T23:39:59.235-04:002011-05-18T23:39:59.235-04:00whew... all better now.whew... all better now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799016923038189074noreply@blogger.com