tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post5786071265091855037..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: A note found in an old John Carlson bookStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-19435082566773748992016-10-24T13:19:42.927-04:002016-10-24T13:19:42.927-04:00A little late on the bus, here.....
My copy of the...A little late on the bus, here.....<br />My copy of the later version ("Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting" says copyright '58) has exactly ONE color page. In between pages 88 & 89 there is a page with a color reproduction of the painting "Woodland Brook."<br /><br />It seems really weird that they troubled themselves to put only 1 color reproduction in there.John Fleckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15541386500334276297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-58494280970110186122015-11-02T19:15:32.480-05:002015-11-02T19:15:32.480-05:00Hi Stape,
I was researching info on skies to help ...Hi Stape,<br />I was researching info on skies to help me get over a problem I have with "flatness" and I came across your blog.<br />I just want to say how pleased I am to see your blog and to discover the wealth of information you have provided for other artists. Thank you so much. I will enjoy reading all the info you have provided. I thoroughly enjoyed the Carlson information and learned a great deal from your blog.<br />GlenisGlenis Roberge Blogspot https://www.blogger.com/profile/03071743389062402322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-54791077325445119272011-10-16T12:24:53.258-04:002011-10-16T12:24:53.258-04:00I was able to print out all of those pictures you ...I was able to print out all of those pictures you posted and they now reside between the pages of the book which I re-read at least once a year. I also like Edgar Paynes book on Composition which I first learned about in your blog and Birge Harrison's book on the landscape. But you never told us about his brother Alexander Harrison.willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-83517192933507845722011-10-16T10:30:38.470-04:002011-10-16T10:30:38.470-04:00Carlson should be revered because he was one of a ...Carlson should be revered because he was one of a handful who kept the torch of realism lit amid the rise of modernism. His book is an excellent study guide. His foundational principals, once understood and incorporated, are a springboard to true expression.Robert J. Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799208093956328662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-65881707130188896082011-10-14T12:09:05.015-04:002011-10-14T12:09:05.015-04:00The more you read this book the better it gets.
I ...The more you read this book the better it gets.<br />I too would really enjoy knowing about the parts that were in the first edition, and not in later editions.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862300369187414150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-50251213242916480972011-10-14T09:33:08.593-04:002011-10-14T09:33:08.593-04:00Funny you should bring up Carlson's heritage a...Funny you should bring up Carlson's heritage as he actually resembles Sweden's current Minister for Finance in that pic. http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c6/07/04/49/1fdcde59.jpgwhinebelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456934347022895986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-26849991736500865432011-10-13T13:09:13.832-04:002011-10-13T13:09:13.832-04:00I can't find my copy - but I think quite a lot...I can't find my copy - but I think quite a lot's stuck in my mind... hope soJonInFrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623398725744947374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-78161171223170204832011-10-13T11:08:22.746-04:002011-10-13T11:08:22.746-04:00I bought the book awhile ago on your recommendatio...I bought the book awhile ago on your recommendation, and I would say it's a must have for the landscape painter. It breaks down some very tricky things in a simple way. <br /><br />I just wish it had more color reproductions!Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313737532863013363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-65230793345846097332011-10-13T08:38:30.124-04:002011-10-13T08:38:30.124-04:00I love this blog. The information is always most ...I love this blog. The information is always most excellelnt and the laughs are priceless. "Stale" sruck a funny bone today - still giggling. Sometimes have to resort to re-reading older posts when you're gone too long.Jo-Ann Sanbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917343131871008640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-23900051746244512782011-10-13T03:51:47.205-04:002011-10-13T03:51:47.205-04:00Thanks for the links to the color pictures. I hap...Thanks for the links to the color pictures. I happen to be reading the Carlson book ('72 version) and was disappointed in the black and white only. I love the paintings and give a lot of support for the text and his approach to landscape.christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227632429579876863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-82088463743957988932011-10-13T00:41:24.649-04:002011-10-13T00:41:24.649-04:00I can't agree more with the review of this boo...I can't agree more with the review of this book, it's the best one out there. I would add the Edgar Payne book on composition as well. <br /><br />I have some notes on landscape painting from Arthur Maynard which are also very informative. Some of the things Carlson teaches in his book are in the notes.jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014751431677271423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-70914665840179351892011-10-12T21:01:05.114-04:002011-10-12T21:01:05.114-04:00I'm bad. I still haven't read it. Bought i...I'm bad. I still haven't read it. Bought it twice, gave one away. And it doesn't look like ill be getting to it anytime soon.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-49798011734557581412011-10-12T18:47:05.837-04:002011-10-12T18:47:05.837-04:00Kick ass book.....I have a copy of this book livin...Kick ass book.....I have a copy of this book living in my bathroom. I can pick it up and start on any page and be glued. Definitely a must have!Jim Gibbonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149534166269032352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-60530291163984810702011-10-12T18:34:36.279-04:002011-10-12T18:34:36.279-04:00Hi Stape!
When I first saw the picture of Carlson...Hi Stape!<br /><br />When I first saw the picture of Carlson I thought," did Stape change his look again?!"<br />Those glasses and stare kind of has a resemblence.<br /><br />Ok, I will get the Carlson book, really!<br />These Calson paintings are beautiful. Wonderful post!billspaintingmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343383719352968590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-23889814973742864252011-10-12T17:18:15.191-04:002011-10-12T17:18:15.191-04:00Sorry for addressing you as "stale"... D...Sorry for addressing you as "stale"... Damn iPod spellcheck. (On the contrary, you sir are fresh as spring mint.)kev ferrarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509572970616136990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-21687289116129759912011-10-12T17:14:34.420-04:002011-10-12T17:14:34.420-04:00Stale,
I have you to thank for steering me toward...Stale,<br /><br />I have you to thank for steering me towards Carlson's excellent book. It is a book that is even denser with information than it seems, as even some of his offhand or conversational comments are good information.<br /><br />I'm very curious as to what was edited out of the recent edition I own.<br /><br />Best wisheskev ferrarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509572970616136990noreply@blogger.com