tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post4428531692851127377..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: Plein air, idea 1Stapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-74554132028725878322012-05-15T19:41:08.405-04:002012-05-15T19:41:08.405-04:00Terrific post. I'd like my students to read th...Terrific post. I'd like my students to read this one. Your words will benefit them. I talk to them frequently about planning the composition and not just copying the view they see.Lee McVeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105443030235211104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-45644087036023559982012-05-14T21:30:17.401-04:002012-05-14T21:30:17.401-04:00aGreat advice. I'm a big proponent of doing a ...aGreat advice. I'm a big proponent of doing a couple (at least) of thumbnails before jumping into a painting. Just a few quick lines will give your brain a chance to consider the best option before committing to hours of effort. A couple of sketches will clearly define your area of emphasis and focus. Make quick color notes too. It will be sooo worth it.Ann Trainor Dominguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193073950584651612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-85589479456548121712012-05-03T11:10:45.057-04:002012-05-03T11:10:45.057-04:00"IT IS NOT WHAT IT IS A PICTURE OF, BUT HOW I..."IT IS NOT WHAT IT IS A PICTURE OF, BUT HOW IT IS A PICTURE OF, THAT IS IMPORTANT!", sounds like something Winne the Pooh would whisper to Piglet.<br /><br />"It just shows what can be done by taking a little trouble," said Eeyore. "Do you see, Pooh? Do you see, Piglet? Brains first and then Hard Work."<br />Winnie the Pooh<br />The House at Pooh CornerDot Coursonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480008607594406482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-1233845846121445142012-04-30T16:38:05.620-04:002012-04-30T16:38:05.620-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.mary teabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05515897189058741522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-20984871420149616532012-04-30T16:28:48.786-04:002012-04-30T16:28:48.786-04:00These Posts would make a great book, no matter the...These Posts would make a great book, no matter the order. Although not a professional artist,<br />I, along with a lot of other readers who don't comment, totally appreciate your wisdom and put it to good use! We appreciate you and your clock analogy I will definitely use at the next plein air event, I wish I had read it before I went out Saturday morning, would have saved me some grief! Thanks!mary teabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05515897189058741522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-80200228831334103542012-04-29T15:04:15.239-04:002012-04-29T15:04:15.239-04:00Seeing the finished painting in your minds eye is ...Seeing the finished painting in your minds eye is crucial before starting to paint. I see plein air painters rush to start their paintings before they have even looked at the scene. As I paint I rely less and less on what is actually there and more on what I want my painting to look like. I look at the scene intently the first hour and less and less as time passes. Do you do that too?Sharon Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608029537587752521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-69890243948390975742012-04-29T12:49:27.521-04:002012-04-29T12:49:27.521-04:00Mr. Stapleton Kearns, This is one of the best idea...Mr. Stapleton Kearns, This is one of the best ideas I have heard from you, so far, and that is out of many very good ones. Thank you. I will remember this advice. And act on it, today.janice skivingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907400457045945037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-17394474346695805792012-04-29T11:51:18.337-04:002012-04-29T11:51:18.337-04:00Previsualization, great terminology.
It is so easy...Previsualization, great terminology.<br />It is so easy to get distracted or overwhelmed on location and blindsided by those gremlins. Anything one can do to stay on focus to the original intention is a important habit to cultivate. But just like this blog sometimes things just evolve in a natural way when you are truly focused on understanding a subject.jimserrettstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604574528873628463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-62105231701864171322012-04-29T09:58:47.000-04:002012-04-29T09:58:47.000-04:00Stape, great post! Good to see you in print once a...Stape, great post! Good to see you in print once again.<br />Years ago I received the same good advice in a figure painting class at the Art Students League of New York from the abstract painter who taught the course, Rudolf Baranik. He was a HUGE help to me.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-48089369147667168542012-04-29T09:26:56.642-04:002012-04-29T09:26:56.642-04:00This is true of every painting. Paint the painting...This is true of every painting. Paint the painting you see.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-52405740506336495102012-04-29T08:15:51.692-04:002012-04-29T08:15:51.692-04:00Amen, simplifying, omission,repositioning etc are ...Amen, simplifying, omission,repositioning etc are easier done mentally and checked in a thumbnail. You can even "paint" the thumbnail with a pencil to check out strokes on the shapes.George Perduehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715079426063641848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-24869038588314723032012-04-29T07:55:33.616-04:002012-04-29T07:55:33.616-04:00POW! That was the proverbial nail getting hit on t...POW! That was the proverbial nail getting hit on the head. If I could remember this lesson every time I paint outside I would have a much better track record. <br /><br />By the way, the outside is as much of, if not more, of my studio than the one bounded by walls.Billy Guffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630378626972553684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-4577507113453856172012-04-29T07:14:27.563-04:002012-04-29T07:14:27.563-04:00While agreeing with every word of your post, to me...While agreeing with every word of your post, to me the joy and challenge of painting outside is to look at nature and see the beautiful or unexpected surprises that challenge our "knowledge" and somehow make them work into a painting. While planning ahead is fine, what you "know" shouldn't overshadow what you "see" on any given day. <br /><br />Hummmm. Guess I think of plain air as learning time and studio time as putting into practice what I've learned.Jo-Ann Sanbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917343131871008640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-46612342310021071532012-04-28T23:03:34.351-04:002012-04-28T23:03:34.351-04:00How many of us headed thiis lesson when we started...How many of us headed thiis lesson when we started painting outdoors. I know I didn't. Even now after many years of painting outdoors I still ssometimes believe I can short-cut it... No I can't!!!ZanBarragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364708068352177158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-72597540582162463312012-04-28T22:10:59.999-04:002012-04-28T22:10:59.999-04:00It would seem, perhaps, that you have morphed rath...It would seem, perhaps, that you have morphed rather than the blog.Festohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095588594755502566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-88554251834976144492012-04-28T21:46:16.728-04:002012-04-28T21:46:16.728-04:00I totally agree on this one, Stape. If you know y...I totally agree on this one, Stape. If you know your destination, you can usually find a good route to it. If you don't know your destination, you're likely to end up with lots of mud on your boots.Michael Chesley Johnson, Artist / Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17003530955203751138noreply@blogger.com