tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post8650502061516368322..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: More on finish in impressionist paintingsStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-23782789182723566732010-02-24T13:09:47.008-05:002010-02-24T13:09:47.008-05:00Stape, this was a highly entertaining post! I wil...Stape, this was a highly entertaining post! I will admit, I have done the psycho act on a good number of my paintings 10 years ago. They needed murdering, LOL! It was good therapy to release my anger and frustration that way. When the painting was destroyed, I felt lifted and could move on. My kids would say, "Are you alright now mom?" I don`t destroy them that way anymore, I must`ve been going through the early years frustrations of trying to get it right. I moved about 8 months ago and have gone through many more paintings and cut them up with a good pair of scissors. I`ve calmed way down or got older and the arthritis kicked in. I`m not a madman or madwoman anymore. No temporary insanity acts. Now, I keep the smaller boards to use as workstudies someday for larger studio paintings. Once you blow it and see where you didn`t succeed, the crappy little paintings can be kept to remind you of how not to blow it next time.Love2painthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527571963036683034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-23269490027975749152010-02-23T22:18:59.003-05:002010-02-23T22:18:59.003-05:00About Pissaro, I seem to remember he did pointilli...About Pissaro, I seem to remember he did pointillist work for about 8 years or so near the end of his life. He came to regret the direction in the end and declared it had been a diversion from what he should have been doing. I agree with Pissaro's assesment. Generally it's not a smart way to work for most purposes.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-75248395458624011282010-02-23T21:55:20.511-05:002010-02-23T21:55:20.511-05:00Mary:
William Paxton said; Paintingi s so difficul...Mary:<br />William Paxton said; Paintingi s so difficult no one would do it, except it's so much fun.<br />................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-43420576961309748452010-02-23T21:47:07.561-05:002010-02-23T21:47:07.561-05:00Scott;
Thank you.
.........StapeScott;<br />Thank you.<br />.........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-71999770821083142592010-02-23T21:43:59.605-05:002010-02-23T21:43:59.605-05:00Willek:
Shingle your garage with them.
..............Willek:<br />Shingle your garage with them.<br />.................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-88566384754647499772010-02-23T21:43:19.062-05:002010-02-23T21:43:19.062-05:00Deborah:
I wouldn't have guessed that!
..........Deborah:<br />I wouldn't have guessed that!<br />...............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-15610596207125179932010-02-23T21:41:54.593-05:002010-02-23T21:41:54.593-05:00barbara:
Towards the end of his life Pissarro actu...barbara:<br />Towards the end of his life Pissarro actually started to do some nearly pointillist work. I don't think it was his best stuff though.<br />........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-11513559669950970112010-02-23T21:39:58.010-05:002010-02-23T21:39:58.010-05:00Jesse
That works if you don't have ridges of p...Jesse<br />That works if you don't have ridges of paint in the image. It wouldn't do to have a rowboat showing in pentimenti in the forehead of a pretty girls portrait.<br />............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-87776949878746186702010-02-23T21:37:46.381-05:002010-02-23T21:37:46.381-05:00Philip: What will I have to do to get some of that...Philip: What will I have to do to get some of that hoomilitee? I have raised kids and painted. Maybe a dance exercise class?<br />...................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-24868640630739577702010-02-23T21:36:19.548-05:002010-02-23T21:36:19.548-05:00Thank you for this post! I often do not know what ...Thank you for this post! I often do not know what my paintings need when I get them home. I put them up on a molding at the top of my studio and look at them once in a while. Unless I know they are beyond hope. I have some boxes of those.<br />For a long time, I thought that if I were good, or got good, that it would seem easier to paint. Sometime this year, I realized that the paintings seemed to be getting a little better but the process was no easier.No correlation. Good thing it is so fun - or addictive - or both.Mary Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-85925271439558296262010-02-23T21:36:06.615-05:002010-02-23T21:36:06.615-05:00Michael;
Could go either way.
................Sta...Michael;<br /> Could go either way.<br />................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-8570969866784255882010-02-23T21:35:20.041-05:002010-02-23T21:35:20.041-05:00Yvonne:
Whats that old quote about getting up more...Yvonne:<br />Whats that old quote about getting up more times than you fall down?<br />...................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-43636074516282025452010-02-23T21:34:14.652-05:002010-02-23T21:34:14.652-05:00Marian;
There are many stories of artists, partic...Marian; <br />There are many stories of artists, particularly Redfield, burning paintings.<br />...................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-16183671449993620932010-02-23T21:32:59.803-05:002010-02-23T21:32:59.803-05:00``Bill:
I do the same thing. I will do a post on &...``Bill:<br />I do the same thing. I will do a post on "punching" a painting.<br />...................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-37887653779611356802010-02-23T21:31:43.086-05:002010-02-23T21:31:43.086-05:00Gregory"
Sometimes I think quality is made in...Gregory"<br />Sometimes I think quality is made in the fire there.<br />.................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-83322266377036429552010-02-23T21:30:51.391-05:002010-02-23T21:30:51.391-05:00Bill:
Oh yeah that's me...tough love! Better t...Bill:<br />Oh yeah that's me...tough love! Better than no love at all.<br />........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-19392942377115749252010-02-23T20:22:42.726-05:002010-02-23T20:22:42.726-05:00I must meet you in person one day. You are a riot...I must meet you in person one day. You are a riot. Thanks for all these great posts.Scott Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07309834165552518844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-56882018270585840962010-02-23T19:55:42.786-05:002010-02-23T19:55:42.786-05:00I, honest to God, just today, put a wagon and a te...I, honest to God, just today, put a wagon and a team of horses into a weak painting and it is a total success. Tiny reindeer are only a heartbeat away.willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-16965266203482731612010-02-23T16:00:57.132-05:002010-02-23T16:00:57.132-05:00I hate to throw anything away. I find I just lose ...I hate to throw anything away. I find I just lose interest in bad starts. Sometimes, if the paint is not too thick, I pallett knife on a mix of titanium white and medium with a few drops on cobalt dryer in it. The canvases that are loaded with paint, I eventually strip them off the stretchers and staple on a new canvas. I have a big pile of those loose pictures. Every year or two I go through a few to see if there is anything of interest, but so far...uh, uh.willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-29205683916654024272010-02-23T12:19:32.494-05:002010-02-23T12:19:32.494-05:00This is perhaps my favorite early Pissaro-thanks f...This is perhaps my favorite early Pissaro-thanks for posting it. Even those of us who paint indirectly crash and burn with great regularity. In my case, because most of the brushwork (yes, there is lots of brushwork in my underpaintings, no licked look for me) and information, drawing, etc is in the underpainting and shows through the transparent glazes, if that's wrong, then I might as well get out the lighter fluid early- And I do- early and often!Deborah Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242296435365350267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-9748425090628753162010-02-23T12:11:28.692-05:002010-02-23T12:11:28.692-05:00Stapleton, had to play catch-up on your post. I ha...Stapleton, had to play catch-up on your post. I have found that you are allowing us to make our own decisions in our painting styles. All the while giving us the tools that will make this journey more pleasent. <br /><br />Just hearing that you also have "growing pains" in your everyday life helps. You do know how to bare your soul. Prehaps this is a lesson in being brutily honest with one's SELF (something easier said then done).<br /><br />I had a comment on the post from a couple of days ago. It is on the Pissarro street scene. When I enlarge the painting, it almost looks like a very shy style of pointillism. I love his colors and how they melt into one another.<br />Do you know if this was a style he tried?<br /><br />Thank You for all the time and effort you put in this blog. WE can only hope to make you feel it is worth it. <br />barbara b.barbara b. land of bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603983800380945501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-46471507796811692392010-02-23T10:51:29.621-05:002010-02-23T10:51:29.621-05:00Great post Stape. I needed that!
It seems like I ...Great post Stape. I needed that!<br /><br />It seems like I have about a 50% keeper rate. It can be depressing to scrap half of the work you do, but I hope to get my rate up to 75% or so.<br /><br />Generally I take the bad uns, and cover them with white or a light neutral and try to give them a new life.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313737532863013363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-13965544370792171802010-02-23T09:49:30.394-05:002010-02-23T09:49:30.394-05:00Yes, isn't it amazing how one can do fantastic...Yes, isn't it amazing how one can do fantastic work one day and the next you can't even tie your shoes. Two things in life have taught me humility- painting and raising kids.<br /><br />Also getting rid of paintings that just aren't up to your best level is good medicine. I've always thought Cezanne was a good painter but that he could have been far more selective about which pieces he let survive (of course I know someone one day will be saying the same of me).Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-16329881300571265402010-02-23T08:29:20.770-05:002010-02-23T08:29:20.770-05:00Excellent posts on finish, Stape. I also like the...Excellent posts on finish, Stape. I also like the explanation of why one might want to paint in a lower key. Looking forward to seeing how radical some of your fixes are in the studio. Are they minor scrapes followed by a bandaid? Or major wipeouts?Michael Chesley Johnson, Artist / Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17003530955203751138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-71653852072848226662010-02-23T08:17:22.502-05:002010-02-23T08:17:22.502-05:00I have often wondered why I don't know how to ...I have often wondered why I don't know how to paint some days, and it is usually after one that went well. I don't know whether to be encouraged that you still have those days, or depressed. ;) I am definitely looking forward to the next posts. Thank you.R Yvonne Colclasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490619370043816710noreply@blogger.com