tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post7976531294221547873..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: MysteryStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-60483940710077481512010-07-13T12:00:54.285-04:002010-07-13T12:00:54.285-04:00Good topic, Stape. Well explained, if you develop ...Good topic, Stape. Well explained, if you develop this topic again, have the picture with all the detail then your minimizing or adding mystery in your painting. I heard the adage, You can't hear the choir if they are all screaming at once. Anyway, more on your interpretation from picture to painting would be desired. Thanks, SilvioSilvio Silvestrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885444560425759494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-76824003015424347352010-07-13T07:59:26.436-04:002010-07-13T07:59:26.436-04:00There is no doubt to me that a moving image of a s...There is no doubt to me that a moving image of a sea view is more meaningful to a painter than a still one. I had read somewhere that some of the Rockport painters had used loops of 16mm film to do this. There must be a way to edit our digital shots into loops. Anyone know how?willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-565400109370657042010-07-13T01:26:18.419-04:002010-07-13T01:26:18.419-04:00To the Japanese commenter.
I get some Japanese sp...To the Japanese commenter. <br />I get some Japanese spam that says inappropriate things in unreadable glyphs. Please post in English. All comments in other languages will be deleted as they contribute nothing to those of us who can't read them. How about them Celts, huh?<br />..........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-20710107194870314622010-07-13T01:22:54.108-04:002010-07-13T01:22:54.108-04:00Willek;
There is mystery in much good poetry, thin...Willek;<br />There is mystery in much good poetry, things get said in allusion that is a mystery until your mind figures it out.I guess.<br />............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-64381179506839594782010-07-13T01:21:20.493-04:002010-07-13T01:21:20.493-04:00bill;
Feed em opacity and they will demand occlusi...bill;<br />Feed em opacity and they will demand occlusion!<br />.................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-77890974993150189192010-07-13T01:20:06.012-04:002010-07-13T01:20:06.012-04:00Lisa:
My you are remote!,that's a long way fro...Lisa:<br />My you are remote!,that's a long way from Boston, "the hub of the universe"<br />.................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-24352900394296505162010-07-13T01:18:56.397-04:002010-07-13T01:18:56.397-04:00Deborah;
Thanks.
......StapeDeborah;<br />Thanks.<br />......StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-22187828646542106342010-07-13T01:18:31.574-04:002010-07-13T01:18:31.574-04:00Judy:
Have you ever studied one of the online auto...Judy:<br />Have you ever studied one of the online automated color wheel systems?I will post about them soon.<br />......StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-31500763039162688062010-07-13T01:17:21.163-04:002010-07-13T01:17:21.163-04:00Marian;
I usually think "less is a bore"...Marian;<br />I usually think "less is a bore" but not in this instance.<br />........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-83672174001116778702010-07-13T01:16:28.260-04:002010-07-13T01:16:28.260-04:00Philip;
Inness never painted in the Cascades!You m...Philip;<br />Inness never painted in the Cascades!You must be thinking of somebody else!<br />................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-82762952188302108082010-07-13T00:07:24.367-04:002010-07-13T00:07:24.367-04:00You have to have poetry in painting. Is there poet...You have to have poetry in painting. Is there poetry in mystery? Mystery in Poetry?willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-79043580594264980902010-07-12T14:53:26.731-04:002010-07-12T14:53:26.731-04:00Everyone loves a mystery, they also love to solve ...Everyone loves a mystery, they also love to solve it.<br /> If you through 'em a question, leave 'em some clues, so they can find the answers. <br /> They'll want more!billspaintingmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343383719352968590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-25891226631982838302010-07-12T14:23:17.563-04:002010-07-12T14:23:17.563-04:00Perfect - I've been thinking a lot about myste...Perfect - I've been thinking a lot about mystery in painting lately. <br /><br />And Philip's comment makes me smile, since I can look out my window and see the Cascade Mountains. Remote is a matter of perspective.Lisa McShanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599917617378344310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-83857339654726213602010-07-12T12:06:08.648-04:002010-07-12T12:06:08.648-04:00Ahhh, mystery- my favorite ingredient.
Very good...Ahhh, mystery- my favorite ingredient.<br /><br />Very good post on a difficult concept.Deborah Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242296435365350267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-44890127514227655892010-07-12T11:23:27.879-04:002010-07-12T11:23:27.879-04:00'Nervous-looking' - that's an apt way ...'Nervous-looking' - that's an apt way to call it. I've got a 16x20 I painted last year that I view now that way, and cringe. I remember spending so much time on it, thinking 'less detail' and 'grey the colors' as you go in the distance. Yet it still is a busy and garish mess. It's true, you can't 'worry' a painting to success. For ego's survival sake I will have to paint over it!<br /><br />I find my biggest problem is with color- getting the temperatures and chroma (value and hue I can figure a bit better) in passages to 'fit' each other. I've taken to using color schemes from famous paintings to use, but somehow they are still 'off'. What can you suggest to train my eye? Lately I've been looking at House Beautiful magazine, just to see how they coordinate room colors.Judy P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09176284042670900772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-78971125215271094762010-07-12T09:36:48.161-04:002010-07-12T09:36:48.161-04:00This is a very advanced post. Leaving things out o...This is a very advanced post. Leaving things out of a painting is so important to the intent of a piece of art. Scraping something out that doesn't add to the artist's intention can be painful, especially if it's painted well.<br /><br />I know it's difficult to see in my own work because I have such a graphic and bold sensibility. It's not apparent what I am leaving out because I make the most of what I put in. However, I am always asking myself how can I say more with less? It's a good question for any painter to ask themselves.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-89776982092254351332010-07-12T08:14:39.227-04:002010-07-12T08:14:39.227-04:00Wonderful post accompanied by one of my very favor...Wonderful post accompanied by one of my very favorite paintings! Inness really is one of our great masters.<br /><br />Many years ago I was just out of grad school teaching painting in the remote Cascade Mts. in Washington State. My own paintings were going badly and generally it was a real low point in my life. I came across a reproduction of this same George Inness painting Stape used here and did a careful copy of it. It boosted my spirits considerably.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.com