tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post6353551594705123875..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: viewfindersStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-25177801196947199902011-06-12T23:31:40.498-04:002011-06-12T23:31:40.498-04:00Great message on view finder use, I needed your &q...Great message on view finder use, I needed your "get rid of that thing" scolding on the Lyme workshop to kick the habit. no more view finder in my bag, one of many lessons learned and employed from those two days. s.stermynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104463804768312393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-4076300652286212702011-06-12T09:48:26.712-04:002011-06-12T09:48:26.712-04:00We crawl before we walk and walk before we run. W...We crawl before we walk and walk before we run. We also copy before we design. View finders are useful tools for developing painters. When they get their sea legs under them most will rely less and less on a view finder. It is about stepping out of the comfort zone. Those ready to start designing should try painting clouds outdoors....<br /><br />I think baby turtles would be nice. Reptiles are a good summertime animal for you snowbirds and many regard them as a symbol of peace.Robert J. Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799208093956328662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-75237082701215749772011-06-12T09:29:22.521-04:002011-06-12T09:29:22.521-04:00baby monkeys make me smile!baby monkeys make me smile!billspaintingmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343383719352968590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-32713177004795980712011-06-12T08:13:23.449-04:002011-06-12T08:13:23.449-04:00"Journalism not poetry" nailed it Stape,..."Journalism not poetry" nailed it Stape, couldent agree more!Garin Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471030499344761095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-85551067995024511152011-06-11T14:30:53.929-04:002011-06-11T14:30:53.929-04:00I use my fingers or I make marks or notes on the c...I use my fingers or I make marks or notes on the canvas or panel of the composition. I do use the viewfinders for teaching drawing as it helps beginners to get focused on how to deal with the edges of the paper and how to deal with the space.<br /><br />I have seen some very good landscape painters who do use these viewfinders.jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014751431677271423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-67056595545566311982011-06-11T13:39:29.273-04:002011-06-11T13:39:29.273-04:00People WILL look at you funny though.People WILL look at you funny though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-76321238558082236552011-06-11T13:39:07.198-04:002011-06-11T13:39:07.198-04:00For those who might like to "frame" the ...For those who might like to "frame" the shot every now and then, even different elements of the design, there is a way to do it with your fingers. <br /><br />Hold your left index finger straight up. Bring your right index finger and thumb in horizontally and place them against the left index finger about a half-inch to inch apart to form a sort of "P" shape. Bring your right second finger down, bent at the first phalange to "close" the square shape. With this, you can make a quick rough square or rectangle anytime to cut out clutter and see how something would look on canvas. I don't use it much for composing but for 'positioning'. <br />...and fingers are free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-74975519786732034512011-06-11T12:32:33.389-04:002011-06-11T12:32:33.389-04:00Hi Stape,
I agree with Marianne, the little doodle...Hi Stape,<br />I agree with Marianne, the little doodle sketch is like a path to what in the motif touches your heart; a photo or the viewfinder short circuits this visual connection and becomes a mechanical problem of copying the scene. I studied with Daniel Pinkham this year and he adds to the little sketches a few words to describe the feelings sparked by the scene; to guide the design, the color/values/temp and brushstrokes; to at the finish evoke that feeling. The sketch sets the tone for the painting, we read paintings like we read hand written letters, it's the non verble feelings we miss in an e-mail or photo.<br />TerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-59125095334274456472011-06-11T12:31:03.257-04:002011-06-11T12:31:03.257-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02303974474663940213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-75241881626345805162011-06-11T10:08:57.245-04:002011-06-11T10:08:57.245-04:00I couldn't agree with you more Stape, but I st...I couldn't agree with you more Stape, but I still want the baby animal. Ocelot? No, I'm a traditionalist. Kittens please!Deborah Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242296435365350267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-41619834638133467172011-06-11T07:59:33.484-04:002011-06-11T07:59:33.484-04:00Though I agree with Stapes opinios on viewfinders ...Though I agree with Stapes opinios on viewfinders I still feel we are overdue for another baby animal picture. Personally I'm hoping for an infant ocelot.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-35104022666996722042011-06-11T07:39:01.322-04:002011-06-11T07:39:01.322-04:00What a helpful post. No offense taken..At All!! S...What a helpful post. No offense taken..At All!! So you can save your baby animal pic for another post. ha! And thanks to Marian for her comment on thumbnails as well.Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17814636977155763601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-74827149186769365652011-06-11T06:51:12.394-04:002011-06-11T06:51:12.394-04:00It is so true that a well designed painting knocks...It is so true that a well designed painting knocks the socks off a rendered one. Standing out in the world with a flat rectangular board-ready for the magic show-WHAT GOES ON IN THE MIND of an experienced painter? Questions? Like-what's the most exciting thing here? How can I serve it up? Not too spicey? What shapes? How to get in? and stick around? Would love to hear the designer's mind as it talks to itself.<br />Thanks as always!clarkolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741406599938501082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-36459026047947421612011-06-11T06:36:55.947-04:002011-06-11T06:36:55.947-04:00View finder, photo shop.....no substitution for g...View finder, photo shop.....no substitution for good old thumbnail sketches. Drawing! what a great old art tool that is for the painter. Talk about tools that work.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-64622328021157314652011-06-11T05:28:51.017-04:002011-06-11T05:28:51.017-04:00I am definitely a beginner at landscape, and it is...I am definitely a beginner at landscape, and it is the only subject for which I use the viewfinder. I find it helpful. Using one doesn't necessarily mean slavishly copying without arranging, one can still move elements to suit the composition.stapeliadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951276488090818096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-42472563282482600142011-06-11T03:32:35.249-04:002011-06-11T03:32:35.249-04:00You mean to tell us that the art is not in the mat...You mean to tell us that the art is not in the materials, Stape?JonInFrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623398725744947374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-48258903970089087252011-06-11T02:04:14.164-04:002011-06-11T02:04:14.164-04:00I agree with this especially for landscape, but wh...I agree with this especially for landscape, but what about still life?<br /><br />When you can pick up the actual objects and move them around, making a quick check to see how they fit on your board seems to save time.<br /><br />Sometimes I also take photos of the arrangement and put them in photoshop to see if a standard size or a custom size board would work better.<br /><br />I guess it's kind of a modern view finder.<br /><br />I think it's better than pulling out the table saw to crop a painting.<br /><br />I know you're a landscape man, but what situations do you think it might be useful, if any?Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02303974474663940213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-57695503778339623252011-06-11T01:52:11.859-04:002011-06-11T01:52:11.859-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02303974474663940213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-27777211201409265042011-06-11T01:16:29.981-04:002011-06-11T01:16:29.981-04:00You're saying to tell your story.You're saying to tell your story.billspaintingmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343383719352968590noreply@blogger.com