tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post5494896699598852392..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: About "laying tile"Stapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-27050655098338053082011-02-21T09:49:18.824-05:002011-02-21T09:49:18.824-05:00Thank you Stape!! You have given me a lot to thin...Thank you Stape!! You have given me a lot to think about and a goal to reach for!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02505258915705989608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-77371269032205697562011-02-20T10:56:47.805-05:002011-02-20T10:56:47.805-05:00Silvio;
I could do that.
...StapeSilvio;<br />I could do that. <br />...StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-78814390324727170512011-02-20T10:56:07.742-05:002011-02-20T10:56:07.742-05:00bill;
You have to "do the trip!"
..........bill;<br />You have to "do the trip!"<br />..............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-78904549706742999922011-02-20T10:55:11.874-05:002011-02-20T10:55:11.874-05:00willek;
I am sorry that I frontloaded so much of t...willek;<br />I am sorry that I frontloaded so much of that into the blog. There is a lot of that stuff in the first six months.<br />...........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-56104462445435710872011-02-20T10:54:13.653-05:002011-02-20T10:54:13.653-05:00Barbara;
Thanks.
.............StapeBarbara;<br />Thanks.<br />.............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-79647784068069153502011-02-20T10:53:35.685-05:002011-02-20T10:53:35.685-05:00Marian;
It is of course only one way of doing thin...Marian;<br />It is of course only one way of doing things. But it is helpful advice to students who are too tentative in the application of the goo.<br />........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-15051208180733452812011-02-20T10:52:27.322-05:002011-02-20T10:52:27.322-05:00Durinda;
What do you direct. I simply HAVE to know...Durinda;<br />What do you direct. I simply HAVE to know.<br />.........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-53922069213539360402011-02-20T10:51:40.973-05:002011-02-20T10:51:40.973-05:00Philip;
Thanks, you are always an encouragement to...Philip;<br />Thanks, you are always an encouragement to me.<br />............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-2841181281534312182011-02-20T10:51:09.242-05:002011-02-20T10:51:09.242-05:00Libby;
No Zombie like application, gotta keep thin...Libby;<br />No Zombie like application, gotta keep thinking. Here is an old hippie phrase for you. BE HERE NOW!<br />..................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-69967917693676728992011-02-20T10:49:43.093-05:002011-02-20T10:49:43.093-05:00Deb;
Chris Curtis was the drummer and wrote much o...Deb;<br />Chris Curtis was the drummer and wrote much of the material for The Searchers, a sixties band from England.<br />.............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-26953898767183851432011-02-20T10:48:47.452-05:002011-02-20T10:48:47.452-05:00Forever;
I am a fan of The Merseybeat sound, yes a...Forever;<br />I am a fan of The Merseybeat sound, yes and a lot of other old music. Don't care much about Lady Gaga.I am a geezer.<br />.............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-70225877507305808432011-02-20T10:47:40.599-05:002011-02-20T10:47:40.599-05:00Fraser;
It is easy to just get sucked into automat...Fraser;<br />It is easy to just get sucked into automatic and screw up a painting.<br />...............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-55581086199436705952011-02-19T11:55:51.199-05:002011-02-19T11:55:51.199-05:00Great post, Stape. I am a blind, dumb painter aft...Great post, Stape. I am a blind, dumb painter after reading your post. Maybe it would be helpful to see three photos demonstrating your approach on tiles on three or six square inches from block in to finish? I esp like these "how to" blogs.Silvio Silvestrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885444560425759494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-67313789175995358282011-02-19T10:59:15.932-05:002011-02-19T10:59:15.932-05:00I suppose we are all data miners. Wanting to know ...I suppose we are all data miners. Wanting to know how to make better paintings.<br />Keep that miner hat on and the light focused in front of you, is what I get from this.<br />It's easy to "reverie" and loose focus on what I'm trying to paint.<br />In the end, it's another cull.<br /><br />One thing I do understand from you Stape, is that to be out there painting will be the best experiance. Learning to think "laying tiles" in itself will help to stay focused.<br />Think about what I'm trying to say on the canvas before I say it.billspaintingmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343383719352968590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-18260378678361680842011-02-19T10:58:39.764-05:002011-02-19T10:58:39.764-05:00Thanks, Stape I know you have addressed this in th...Thanks, Stape I know you have addressed this in the past and I review it from time to time. You are at your best, I think, when describing these techniques.willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-13994228630955258882011-02-19T10:45:42.163-05:002011-02-19T10:45:42.163-05:00Always so helpful, especially when looking at how ...Always so helpful, especially when looking at how to approach a painting and where to go next. Thanks!Manatee Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07471414359646414655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-13015273902713867882011-02-19T09:43:49.139-05:002011-02-19T09:43:49.139-05:00I have seen Stapleton do this "tile laying&qu...I have seen Stapleton do this "tile laying" over the days in the workshops. Big tiles to little tiles (tiles meaning brush strokes of flecks of color). It works beautifully for landscapes where light is always changing and flitting around and changing.<br /><br />This probably is useful in other genres but I particularly like the effect in a landscape.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-62561361687434720702011-02-19T08:29:43.837-05:002011-02-19T08:29:43.837-05:00This is one of the best posts I've read on cle...This is one of the best posts I've read on clear seeing and decisive color mixing on the palette. Even though I myself use bigger brushes (larger tiles) than Stapleton, I think he describes the whole process exceedingly well.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-18842604847710269252011-02-19T08:16:20.481-05:002011-02-19T08:16:20.481-05:00Thanks, Stape. You put things into a language we ...Thanks, Stape. You put things into a language we can all understand and visualize as we read it. I tell students to "spackle" their paint on like you would plaster. I love your terminology of "laying tiles".Durinda Cheek, Fine Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419537093540606442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-11264042993650255432011-02-19T08:01:08.323-05:002011-02-19T08:01:08.323-05:00"...as opposed to mucking about in an undisci..."...as opposed to mucking about in an undisciplined flurry of ill conceived or tentative strokes." <br /><br />Well, I have certainly done this! (and that description kills me.) Just to clarify though, do you advise "laying tile" in the beginning as you might be blocking in your masses or as you get farther along after the general masses are in place. I don't want to get stuck on a "procedure" but would like to incorporate this concept into what I already do, along with a more thoughtful and less Zombie like application of paint. Thanks in advance for your answer.Libby Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-31786907811179860602011-02-19T02:13:27.699-05:002011-02-19T02:13:27.699-05:00who was Chris Curtis?who was Chris Curtis?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799016923038189074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-60041158285516226342011-02-19T01:46:58.609-05:002011-02-19T01:46:58.609-05:00I see you have a well known photo of Chris Curtis ...I see you have a well known photo of Chris Curtis on the top of your blog. Did you know Chris? I'm a huge fan of his.<br /><br />ChrisCurtisFan/CCFForever An'GUSMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584998355071763608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-45997482382340358412011-02-19T01:46:19.251-05:002011-02-19T01:46:19.251-05:00Very informative. I really need to be more switche...Very informative. I really need to be more switched on when painting. But I'm still at the point where I get really taken in by 'painting' and forget to think as much.<br />Thanks for the post.Fraser McTaggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10153596549901041791noreply@blogger.com