tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post6925449041092560776..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: Plein air idea 2Stapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-68801026898859005842012-05-19T06:48:18.515-04:002012-05-19T06:48:18.515-04:00So glad you're back blogging again! Your blog...So glad you're back blogging again! Your blog is really worth reading--I'm taking these posts slowly and trying to apply each one.<br /><br />JudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-47347302752855618692012-05-04T21:17:01.784-04:002012-05-04T21:17:01.784-04:00Glad to hear you confess that sometimes thumbnails...Glad to hear you confess that sometimes thumbnails are a chore for you, too, - I know I should do them but thought I was the only one who usually can't wait to get to the painting. <br />In my defence, I do allow myself time to walk around, or stand thinking before I begin. This is putting on the artist's eyes, not time wasted but a meditation and a prelude one can really enjoy - painting without paints. And once I start, I am very open early on to wiping off a turpy sketch and making a complete change right on the panel. I'm sure many people employ similar approaches.<br />Interesting topic for your latest blog. Thanks for sharing.Tony Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12625746686808731264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-4076636728572861222012-05-01T23:04:22.635-04:002012-05-01T23:04:22.635-04:00Nice to see you writing again Stapleton.
Thumb na...Nice to see you writing again Stapleton. <br />Thumb nails are great. Sketchbooks are great. I like filling sketchbooks with lots of thumbnails, sketches and developed drawings. I'm a fast painter so its a way for me to slow down and look, really look around at what is surrounding me. I find if I do thumbnails I get a handle on design. If I do larger sketches I get familiar with the shapes and forms I choose to work with. Sometimes I do value sketches and watercolor sketches of several scenes before I set up my easel. If I am in a new landscape it helps me to see it better by sketching it. Its like a practice rehearsal and its very relaxing. Not like painting which is very focused and demanding. (We don't paint cause its fun.)Mary Byromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12647925500872647350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-7884312214183226162012-04-30T23:43:15.164-04:002012-04-30T23:43:15.164-04:00Excellent post and thank you for your information,...Excellent post and thank you for your information, it is always appreciated. I have to thank David Teter, Avid Art, for pointing me in your direction. I'm learning here.Susan Hogan Girardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04870508644446481509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-85436589893963117122012-04-30T23:42:45.834-04:002012-04-30T23:42:45.834-04:00Excellent post and thank you for your information,...Excellent post and thank you for your information, it is always appreciated. I have to thank David Teter, Avid Art, for pointing me in your direction. I'm learning here.Susan Hogan Girardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04870508644446481509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-69077098370436604662012-04-30T23:42:28.065-04:002012-04-30T23:42:28.065-04:00Excellent post and thank you for your information,...Excellent post and thank you for your information, it is always appreciated. I have to thank David Teter, Avid Art, for pointing me in your direction. I'm learning here.Susan Hogan Girardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04870508644446481509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-83144249537303739922012-04-30T23:41:30.247-04:002012-04-30T23:41:30.247-04:00Excellent post and thank you for your information,...Excellent post and thank you for your information, it is always appreciated. I have to thank David Teter, Avid Art, for pointing me in your direction. I'm learning here.Susan Hogan Girardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04870508644446481509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-69684349105334412162012-04-30T23:40:54.773-04:002012-04-30T23:40:54.773-04:00Excellent post and thank you for your information,...Excellent post and thank you for your information, it is always appreciated. I have to thank David Teter, Avid Art, for pointing me in your direction. I'm learning here.Susan Hogan Girardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04870508644446481509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-63996931039220692312012-04-30T23:40:35.626-04:002012-04-30T23:40:35.626-04:00Excellent post and thank you for your information,...Excellent post and thank you for your information, it is always appreciated. I have to thank David Teter, Avid Art, for pointing me in your direction. I'm learning here.Susan Hogan Girardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04870508644446481509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-62694559657141451012012-04-30T20:29:30.001-04:002012-04-30T20:29:30.001-04:00Glad you're back. Your willingness to share he...Glad you're back. Your willingness to share helped me decide to blog, too. Thanks. Have a look at "The Dead Paintings Society", www.donaldjurney.blogspot.comDonald Jurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444036075370776939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-68789907434479663102012-04-30T15:50:21.042-04:002012-04-30T15:50:21.042-04:00Keying the painting is very important for sure Wil...Keying the painting is very important for sure Willet. see my post here for a complementary article to Stapleton's:<br />http://artezan.blogspot.ca/2012/04/importance-of-keying-painting.htmlZanBarragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364708068352177158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-70191913442317421992012-04-30T11:36:26.957-04:002012-04-30T11:36:26.957-04:00Doing thumbnails is akin to a dentist appointment ...Doing thumbnails is akin to a dentist appointment for me. Not something I really enjoy, but I bought a little sketchbook, and some pens - and am forcing myself to practice this. That stack of unfinished BAD paintings over there in the corner is a good reminder of WHY WE NEED TO DO THIS.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799016923038189074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-73847467550991384302012-04-30T11:11:36.218-04:002012-04-30T11:11:36.218-04:00I just completed a small, simple still life of a b...I just completed a small, simple still life of a baseball and cigar box, and realize that a preliminary thumbnail would have revealed a better placement of the shapes- Rats.<br />It sure feels good to be sipping my morning joe, reading a Stape column- Ah!Judy P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09176284042670900772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-78931948092632052442012-04-30T09:15:04.600-04:002012-04-30T09:15:04.600-04:00I suppose you should do a color thumbnail or at le...I suppose you should do a color thumbnail or at least a color plan of some kind, too. We don't hear about that as much.willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-44797641596465293102012-04-30T09:14:24.071-04:002012-04-30T09:14:24.071-04:00Excellent post Stape...thanks!Excellent post Stape...thanks!Paul Bachemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273838467713109167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-46025337871199122642012-04-30T09:12:48.689-04:002012-04-30T09:12:48.689-04:00I have always found it tough to do thumbnails, but...I have always found it tough to do thumbnails, but I often spend months thinking about a location and a way to put a picture together. Especially when it has to be all made up. Lately I have been thinking a lot a lot about color plans for these pictures.willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-52201219762136684772012-04-30T09:08:43.300-04:002012-04-30T09:08:43.300-04:00Hi Stape, I still do thumbnails because I am not t...Hi Stape, I still do thumbnails because I am not to the point where I can pull off a good composition on the fly. I don't enjoy doing them either, but neither do I enjoy getting half way through a painting and deciding that it's all wrong.<br /><br />At least with graphite, I haven't waisted paint. Thanks for this advice. I can picture your description!<br />LoriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com