tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post3756573655035872256..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: Balance and intentionStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-12892288345065258222010-03-02T14:36:35.749-05:002010-03-02T14:36:35.749-05:00"On site" or 'outside' seem more..."On site" or 'outside' seem more down-to-earth....I've always found folks who insist on one way of doing things (or using french phrases) usually are trying to exclude someone - not what art is about if you ask me PS really enjoy the animal blog - but don't forget the emerging 30 foot pythons in Fla! Can eat a french easel in one bite!Dean Taylor Drewyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02825746860689081426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-23814819397924192062010-03-02T14:36:15.357-05:002010-03-02T14:36:15.357-05:00"On site" or 'outside' seem more..."On site" or 'outside' seem more down-to-earth....I've always found folks who insist on one way of doing things (or using french phrases) usually are trying to exclude someone - not what art is about if you ask me PS really enjoy the animal blog - but don't forget the emerging 30 foot pythons in Fla! Can eat a french easel in one bite!Dean Taylor Drewyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02825746860689081426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-34317080753464153562010-03-01T22:22:35.425-05:002010-03-01T22:22:35.425-05:00Willek:
Your friends evidentally believe you are n...Willek:<br />Your friends evidentally believe you are nuts.<br />................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-20988944372334393742010-03-01T22:21:07.122-05:002010-03-01T22:21:07.122-05:00Barbara:
I avoid those organizations and shows tha...Barbara:<br />I avoid those organizations and shows that set those parameters. I tell them I am not a plein air painter.<br />....................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-21359904600768588962010-03-01T22:19:43.876-05:002010-03-01T22:19:43.876-05:00Love2;
Sometimes its like jumping on a horses and ...Love2;<br />Sometimes its like jumping on a horses and having it run in two directions at once!<br />...............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-15047352557688397832010-03-01T22:17:59.012-05:002010-03-01T22:17:59.012-05:00Philip:
You teach a lot so it is interesting to he...Philip:<br />You teach a lot so it is interesting to hear your take on this.I am an amateur teacher.<br />...................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-43095016054635352992010-03-01T22:16:05.323-05:002010-03-01T22:16:05.323-05:00Willek:
I agree, I like to paint outside. Plein ai...Willek:<br />I agree, I like to paint outside. Plein air sound so snobbish. That is not what it is like for me, I wear old clothes and get paint in my hair.<br />..............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-7501556096134756052010-03-01T22:14:26.535-05:002010-03-01T22:14:26.535-05:00penn;
Than I wrote that post for you.
...............penn;<br />Than I wrote that post for you.<br />.................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-44252142770349410272010-03-01T22:13:32.266-05:002010-03-01T22:13:32.266-05:00Durinda;
That's a good point.
...................Durinda;<br />That's a good point.<br />.................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-23212041785127113072010-03-01T22:12:37.372-05:002010-03-01T22:12:37.372-05:00Roxanne;
Don't ever look back,something might ...Roxanne;<br />Don't ever look back,something might be gaining on you.<br />.................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-35662846025795659372010-03-01T22:11:19.873-05:002010-03-01T22:11:19.873-05:00Marian:
Paint it for God.
..................StapeMarian:<br />Paint it for God.<br />..................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-85263707968182002472010-03-01T22:10:27.179-05:002010-03-01T22:10:27.179-05:00Bill:
Do you have any gray poupon?
..............S...Bill:<br />Do you have any gray poupon?<br />..............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-7937572572285100412010-03-01T22:09:38.491-05:002010-03-01T22:09:38.491-05:00Honor:
There are however better and worse painting...Honor:<br />There are however better and worse paintings.<br />...........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-59271242226511308492010-03-01T22:08:56.382-05:002010-03-01T22:08:56.382-05:00Fatih:
sağ olun
.............StapeFatih:<br />sağ olun<br />.............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-9539395953791387532010-03-01T22:05:27.190-05:002010-03-01T22:05:27.190-05:00barbara:
Thank you.
......Stapebarbara:<br />Thank you.<br />......StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-6327733326906349332010-03-01T19:27:21.235-05:002010-03-01T19:27:21.235-05:00Willek,
I am your friend and you are nuts.Willek,<br />I am your friend and you are nuts.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-82032415564054094222010-03-01T18:03:03.170-05:002010-03-01T18:03:03.170-05:00Concerning "en plein air" (I'd now f...Concerning "en plein air" (I'd now feel foolish writing "re"): back in the day, we "went sketching," or "painted on site." That eliminates the sometimes crazy rules about whether painting in your car or on the porch is "en plein air" or not. Windows open; windows closed; glassed-in porch, or screens only.....Barbara Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621181463907636474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-24702969828610586612010-03-01T17:24:57.430-05:002010-03-01T17:24:57.430-05:00Thanks Stape for posting this article about balanc...Thanks Stape for posting this article about balancing decisions about art technique. When I go to paint en plein air in a group, it is very apparent how many different styles or methods of madness people choose to express their art. I have felt very left out when I was following the thick paint approach of so and so`s method and comparing it to another distinguished artist`s method of layering and blended strokes resulting in a thinner look. You clarified how artists/teachers can all be so different. After years of going to painting demonstrations, I have gleaned off many tips and techniques that speak to me, tried all the different ways and now have developed my own way. If I ever teach, I will confuse the heck out of students since my way will be different!Love2painthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527571963036683034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-90594029155371953352010-03-01T14:31:27.808-05:002010-03-01T14:31:27.808-05:00Philip Koch said...
Willek has a really good point...Philip Koch said...<br />Willek has a really good point. I think that at least among ourselves we landscape painters should strive to be straightforward and as unpretentious as possible. So I will resolve to say to myself " I paint outside" at least once a day.<br /><br />I think Willek is right about the "elitist" sound of "en plein air." Unfortunately, that's something that seems to excite a certain number of collectors and even art students. It has the sound of romance to it, as if one is traveling to some other realm. I confess I'm a little on the fence about this too though. Part of me loves the exotic sound of the words. I feel like the old time Catholics who were disappointed when they did away with giving the Mass in Latin. <br /><br />It's a tricky balance walking between trying to intrigue our viewers with what we artists are doing and going too far with trying to put one over on them. I am sure we all have had run ins with some truly dreadful artists who hammed it up way too much to try to impress the public. It can make one wince. <br /><br />As for Stape's comments on BALANCE, I agree with his point. It is very hard to juggle as many balls in the air all at once as we painters are asked to do. Sometimes there are simple answers that fit the painter's situation. Other times giving a simple answer to an art student does them a disservice. <br />There is an art to knowing just what sort of advice each student needs. From my own experience as an art student, I a supremely grateful to those times when I had instructors who could match their teaching to what I needed to hear at the time.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-58983177746840265402010-03-01T14:28:36.676-05:002010-03-01T14:28:36.676-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-1258708130399903392010-03-01T13:22:42.563-05:002010-03-01T13:22:42.563-05:00A term that has always bothered me is "En ple...A term that has always bothered me is "En plein air" It is French.We speak English. What is wrong with "Outside" It means the same thing...eg: "I painted it outside". What is wrong with that? or: "It was painted outside." The people who coined it knew that it would be a little too "over the top" and and used the English "Air" intead of the continental "Aire." Any of these foreign language terms, if spoken should be pronounced with the original inflection and accent of the original term, thus it would be pronounced "En Plen Arr." My friends would think I was going nuts if I started talking like that. En Plein Air is a little too elitist for me. From now on I am going with "Outside."willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-71779006404816804262010-03-01T13:14:42.399-05:002010-03-01T13:14:42.399-05:00I have been thinking of this lately myself. I'...I have been thinking of this lately myself. I've gone to a few workshops and taken courses from a few artists that I admire, and sometimes become quite perplexed by the seemingly oposing views and methods. So, I take the things that are mostly in consensus and try to use them as guides. The rest I toy with and file away. <br />I find that good painting cannot be done without much thought and experience. Ultimately, the decision is the artist's to make.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-61486514945734011302010-03-01T11:37:19.285-05:002010-03-01T11:37:19.285-05:00If painting were "one size fits all" we ...If painting were "one size fits all" we wouldn't need to visit museums or study art history. I feel it is akin to method acting: "What is your motivation?" Then, "how will you show that to the viewer/audience?"Durinda Cheek, Fine Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419537093540606442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-82635155165898551952010-03-01T09:15:27.697-05:002010-03-01T09:15:27.697-05:00good advice here (looking back, it takes a long ti...good advice here (looking back, it takes a long time to absorb!)Roxanne Steedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13672037058284711345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-76556987651929810592010-03-01T08:30:16.086-05:002010-03-01T08:30:16.086-05:00"Self important tongue swallowers" are r..."Self important tongue swallowers" are right up there with the "Souless Meat Puppets".<br /><br />All great questions about painting a painting.<br /><br />There should be a similar set of questions at that a painter could ask about the intent of a painting before it is started. Any ideas? It's too early for me to come up with the first one but I'll be thinking about it all day while I paint a commission.<br />Do I paint this for me or for the patron?mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.com