tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post510380370577724556..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: A worn out brushStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-81031227480309084482011-07-14T10:00:06.704-04:002011-07-14T10:00:06.704-04:00Bob Carter;
I remember hearing old timers talk abo...Bob Carter;<br />I remember hearing old timers talk about the wonderful brushes of their youth. Brushes seem fine to me now, no complaints except I don't like them worn down very much.<br />............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-23025496280208130282011-07-14T09:58:37.135-04:002011-07-14T09:58:37.135-04:00Kevin;
I can't imagine being happy with those ...Kevin;<br />I can't imagine being happy with those brushes.Fine painter though.<br />........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-84317582353458655812011-07-14T09:57:40.416-04:002011-07-14T09:57:40.416-04:00Mary Byrom;
I am perplexed by this.
........StapeMary Byrom;<br />I am perplexed by this.<br />........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-3769134650695054892011-07-14T09:56:30.047-04:002011-07-14T09:56:30.047-04:00willek;
Could that be done in a shotgun shell relo...willek;<br />Could that be done in a shotgun shell reloader?<br />....................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-62060064941867720142011-07-14T09:55:42.713-04:002011-07-14T09:55:42.713-04:00My3Starz;
Hi there! Painting is hard enough to do ...My3Starz;<br />Hi there! Painting is hard enough to do with the best of materials<br />...............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-31524582270973044642011-07-14T09:54:40.824-04:002011-07-14T09:54:40.824-04:00Jim Gibbons;
Tape them to your upper arms, looks f...Jim Gibbons;<br />Tape them to your upper arms, looks fierce!<br />...............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-90866561329063331042011-07-14T09:53:47.525-04:002011-07-14T09:53:47.525-04:00Michael Chesley Johnson;
I don't know, I hardl...Michael Chesley Johnson;<br />I don't know, I hardly ever paint with my knife.<br />..........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-23205528438142576122011-07-14T09:53:03.114-04:002011-07-14T09:53:03.114-04:00Tim;
Lots of folks like those, but I paint in a sq...Tim;<br />Lots of folks like those, but I paint in a square touch so the flats are what I like. I learned to paint with rounds.<br />.........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-14229018371753403202011-07-14T09:52:03.627-04:002011-07-14T09:52:03.627-04:00mariandioguardi.com;
Do you wear out knives?
........mariandioguardi.com;<br />Do you wear out knives?<br />..............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-15439432226640898082011-07-14T09:51:26.158-04:002011-07-14T09:51:26.158-04:00Judy P;
Derek Jeter is foamous, whoever he is.I th...Judy P;<br />Derek Jeter is foamous, whoever he is.I think Kim Kardashian is famous too.Painters, at least traditional painters don't become famous or Richard Schmid would be on the cover of People Magazine now and again.<br />..................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-35105282147401283582011-07-14T09:49:12.679-04:002011-07-14T09:49:12.679-04:00Kessie;
Maybe he thought someday he would clean th...Kessie;<br />Maybe he thought someday he would clean them up and they would be just fine. It can be done but it is a drag and they are never really good even then.<br />.........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-86033299655344198832011-07-14T09:47:57.583-04:002011-07-14T09:47:57.583-04:00Jan Bushart;.
Different strokes for different folk...Jan Bushart;.<br />Different strokes for different folks,like Sly said.<br />.........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-76610356968384207542011-07-14T09:47:03.594-04:002011-07-14T09:47:03.594-04:00Barbara ;
Thanks. Biting satire!OK
..................Barbara ;<br />Thanks. Biting satire!OK<br />...............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-75673209646761703572011-07-14T09:46:00.519-04:002011-07-14T09:46:00.519-04:00MimiTabby;
Thanks Mimi.
......StapeMimiTabby;<br />Thanks Mimi.<br />......StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-71034428240947893492011-07-14T09:40:08.474-04:002011-07-14T09:40:08.474-04:00In answer to Kevin's question, Gruppe in his s...In answer to Kevin's question, Gruppe in his second book, "Brushwork for the Oil Painter" (p. 15) has this to say: "Oddly enough, the Europeans once bred a special breed of pig, just for use in brushes. Their bristles had a natural taper But World War I took care of them. The people ate them all! Nowadays, the bristles are sanded to a taper. You've probably noticed the result. Since the end of the bristles have been damaged, they always hold a ghost of color, even after you've cleaned the rest of the brush."<br /><br />Incidentally, yesterday I mentioned a synthetic brush series from Princeton that stays sharp and acts sort of like a bristle brush (emphasis on "sort of"). It's their 6300 series, if you want to try one, and it was actually A. C. Moore where I got them (not that there's much difference from Michael's).Bob Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007673748065070945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-4870596447311347712011-07-14T01:36:15.224-04:002011-07-14T01:36:15.224-04:00Thanks for discussing Stape, I've wondered abo...Thanks for discussing Stape, I've wondered about this. I hate to be wasteful, but brushes do seem to lose their spunk after a few paintings. I have yet to splurge and treat brushes as disposable tools, but perhaps that's holding me back from painting better pictures. Have you seen Ken Auster's "brushes"?<br /> <a href="http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4700383&postcount=7" rel="nofollow">http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4700383&postcount=7</a> (top left)<br /><br />I can't imagine Sargent, Gerome, Sorolla, or any painter from pre-cheap-labor times using up brushes so lavishly. Any idea of how long artists might have used their brushes in the "olden days"?Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637741748971971613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-77882083822916284142011-07-13T23:53:24.810-04:002011-07-13T23:53:24.810-04:00The Renaissance man is making his own brushes! Ama...The Renaissance man is making his own brushes! Amazing!Mary Byromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12647925500872647350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-45677241265890580682011-07-13T20:04:12.539-04:002011-07-13T20:04:12.539-04:00I very seldom throw anything away. I detach my han...I very seldom throw anything away. I detach my handles from my old brushes in the event that a handle on a perfectly good brush will break or be run over by a passing auto. The ferrules? Well, the ferrules of an old brush can be worked open by inserting an ice pick into the ferrule and working it around. The old bristles fall out and new hog bristles, obtainable from any fly tying supply house, can be inserted. The ferrule is re crimped with the appropriate sized pipe cutter or a pair of nicely adjusted vise grips. Viola!willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-64562988006441773122011-07-13T19:29:57.265-04:002011-07-13T19:29:57.265-04:00HA HAHHAHA! Hedgehog attached to mop handle!!! HA!...HA HAHHAHA! Hedgehog attached to mop handle!!! HA! I'm so lazy my brushes get crusty and end up in coffee cans as future javelins. :( I'll try to improve. rigid furry brushes do suck. Well written. Thanks for reminder!My3Starzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11549207108675671802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-45686995264678036762011-07-13T18:30:07.777-04:002011-07-13T18:30:07.777-04:00It's hard to through out a brush that was once...It's hard to through out a brush that was once capable of creating one of your finest pieces. Soooo true, Stapleton, and so funny. I toss mine, but it's never fun. I hold on to mine thinking I can use them for "special" techniques.........unfortunatly, I don't use special techniques that include crappy beat up poop brushes! Regardless.........I will carry them for a year minimum. Cheers!!Jim Gibbonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149534166269032352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-9918916145473564032011-07-13T12:56:01.387-04:002011-07-13T12:56:01.387-04:00Will you also write about painting with knives, St...Will you also write about painting with knives, Stape?<br /><br />BTW, the word verification I get when I leave this comment is "sable." How apropos!Michael Chesley Johnson, Artist / Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17003530955203751138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-62579986399442647152011-07-13T12:50:51.137-04:002011-07-13T12:50:51.137-04:00Im assuming youre not a fan of the filbert?Im assuming youre not a fan of the filbert?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804671491953065524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-64432363017176223242011-07-13T11:57:23.398-04:002011-07-13T11:57:23.398-04:00I get a particular satisfaction from throwing my u...I get a particular satisfaction from throwing my used paint brushes and painting knives away. It promotes the feeling that I have been working away. Keep those brushes coming , Stapleton.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-87844894654786248772011-07-13T11:47:49.608-04:002011-07-13T11:47:49.608-04:00Whaddaya mean, "someday"?
Well I guess I...Whaddaya mean, "someday"?<br />Well I guess I don't know about the "rich" part- you da man, Stape!Judy P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09176284042670900772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-28056564718046074102011-07-13T11:43:39.784-04:002011-07-13T11:43:39.784-04:00Hahaha! Yes! The dried paint brushes that you coul...Hahaha! Yes! The dried paint brushes that you could hammer through a phone pole with! At the studio where I used to take art classes, the teacher would have entire coffee cans full of dried-paint brushes that the students had neglected to wash up. I always wondered why he didn't just throw them away. They weren't expensive brands.Kessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019626781634777336noreply@blogger.com