tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post7082915981923511521..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: Dealing with summer greensStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-2543848423208284112012-07-10T23:13:31.816-04:002012-07-10T23:13:31.816-04:00Stape, I love your paintings and I like your advic...Stape, I love your paintings and I like your advice. But enough with the sexist insults already. It's keeping me from linking to your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-28843793265944744642012-07-03T01:03:52.689-04:002012-07-03T01:03:52.689-04:00Great blog post!
I am a watercolor painter and lo...Great blog post! <br />I am a watercolor painter and love the greens of summer as well as painting bright vivid pieces of gardens etc. I have always been frustrated as to how to bring it all together without looking odd. So this issue of toning done greens with red really made me think! This is the answer! Thank you, thank you, thank you!Mary Irwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833674036778668920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-13681188588531435502012-06-20T10:29:24.883-04:002012-06-20T10:29:24.883-04:00Fantastic post! And I love your suggestion about w...Fantastic post! And I love your suggestion about waiting for the light to change in the evening before attempting a grassy landscape. Really helpful for all seasons, but especially for summer -- heat, colors, everything. Thanks a million for sharing this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231690666589543798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-54832310705656052172012-06-17T01:40:51.262-04:002012-06-17T01:40:51.262-04:00We have this issue with greens in New Zealand also...We have this issue with greens in New Zealand also as the light is particularly bright here. It may be its proximity to the South Pole.b robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604645020188593092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-13766715246389860772012-06-17T01:39:30.853-04:002012-06-17T01:39:30.853-04:00That painting of yours is one of my favorites. So...That painting of yours is one of my favorites. So much going on in there, and yet it has a quiet, peaceful feel to it.<br /><br />But I have solved the green summer problem. Just move to New Mexico!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799016923038189074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-17448764623592540272012-06-15T15:23:55.630-04:002012-06-15T15:23:55.630-04:00Thaks so much for this post!! Reading about the g...Thaks so much for this post!! Reading about the greens issure in your words is so helpful. I often read back thru the post for info, and am so glad you have this blog. Green is my favorite color, and even I get tired of it!!!! and live in a sea of it. I believe I can handle some of it now---thanks!!!Ida M. Glazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168162507681364472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-67194145916316174302012-06-14T22:42:25.864-04:002012-06-14T22:42:25.864-04:00No I am not aware of anything different.No I am not aware of anything different.Stapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-61716073055693926052012-06-14T22:27:47.700-04:002012-06-14T22:27:47.700-04:00hi sorry if the post seemed spam like but I though...hi sorry if the post seemed spam like but I thought it was good to post a link to show what I meant about question of "has the sky's appearance changed in your opinion?".lobotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619777624191089376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-63968341823700296622012-06-14T11:40:15.406-04:002012-06-14T11:40:15.406-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Antonin Passemardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201960897907738589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-8331990040788817202012-06-14T04:13:51.485-04:002012-06-14T04:13:51.485-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.lobotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619777624191089376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-13824231940690377482012-06-13T20:24:44.504-04:002012-06-13T20:24:44.504-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.hilda dadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687251079178494926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-42432809492512801722012-06-13T18:45:29.865-04:002012-06-13T18:45:29.865-04:00I've never thought of it as smuggling red. I l...I've never thought of it as smuggling red. I like how it sounds illegal. The greens at this time of year get me stupid, and I often have to carry on a warfare of sorts with paintings-gone-bad. So I mix me up a batch of what I call bloody green. Using hot pink sounds downright visceral. Cool!SamArtDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322356829966791319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-11873745994324173222012-06-13T14:02:14.870-04:002012-06-13T14:02:14.870-04:00Recently I was wondering 'how did I get this t...Recently I was wondering 'how did I get this tube of chromium oxide green?' Now I remember that you have recommended this color before; 'Smuggle Reds' was one of my very first neck tattoos!<br />I almost wish too much green was my main problem; for me losing value contrast is the killer. That sunny glare on everything makes me overuse the white, or fear it, to the point where I either have a chalky pale mess, or a too-dark one value painting. Someday I may find the happy middle.Judy P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09176284042670900772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-39878181937602733992012-06-13T12:50:42.973-04:002012-06-13T12:50:42.973-04:00Does Williamsburg Persian Rose come in the pink bo...Does Williamsburg Persian Rose come in the pink bottle, or am I thinking of something completely different?mendacious_valkyriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411575582668779771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-60050920373008457532012-06-13T11:07:17.859-04:002012-06-13T11:07:17.859-04:00Thank you so much for this post; I was just crabbi...Thank you so much for this post; I was just crabbing about this very issue on my blog recently. <br /><br />If nothing else, it validates my own personal loathing of painting the greens of summer (which I knew wasn't just me, but didn't realize it was so widespread...nice to know I'm in good and longstanding company).<br /><br />The green conundrum is compounded further by the fact I do my plein air work in pastel. So, a ridiculous number of greens is required, and yet, I never seem to have the right ones on hand: too saturated, not dark enough, too cool, etc. I've shoved blues and purples around to help, but after reading your post, I'm going to try the same with reds and maybe some pinks. <br /><br />Thanks again.Sonya Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879889885162011649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-58780137422039999162012-06-13T09:36:57.208-04:002012-06-13T09:36:57.208-04:00Great post Stapleton. I was wondering what you th...Great post Stapleton. I was wondering what you thought about using blacks for greens? For me I've been using black+ cad yellow as a base and then mix whatever other color into that to get various shades.....reds, white, blues ect. It gives me an olive tone which I like and start my painting with a very thin transparent layer and then build off that. Black???? What's the word?<br />Thanks!!!Jim Gibbonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149534166269032352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-89469640844592726972012-06-13T08:26:12.807-04:002012-06-13T08:26:12.807-04:00I've been struggling with just this issue so I...I've been struggling with just this issue so I really appreciate this post. I'm amazed at how much orange and red I pour into my greens, just to match what I see, and yet when I review all my oil sketches from the last few weeks they are a sea of green. Yesterday I was grateful for a variegated maple, with a lot of interwoven orange and red, as a relief from all the green. I've been working my way through your posts. Thank you for all of the guidance you have provided!Douglas Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597990482009757464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-73352583384491710342012-06-13T08:23:02.832-04:002012-06-13T08:23:02.832-04:00I love the comment about painters hitting the coas...I love the comment about painters hitting the coast during high summer and saving the inland hills for fall and winter. Surely I've done a lot of just that.<br /><br />Architecture too is a real help in summer- it is darned hard to find a house anywhere painted leaf green. Maybe they were trying to help us painters out.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-1680158212019621642012-06-13T07:52:59.656-04:002012-06-13T07:52:59.656-04:00I say : Summer; green green everywhere and not a c...I say : Summer; green green everywhere and not a color to drink. However with Stapleton Kearns approach I no longer fear the season. All great advice. <br /><br />Also, Varasi oils is having a green sale. Their swamp green is very exciting to use.. Not the stuff of 500 suits but maybe a fine silk tie.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-45038282772100149392012-06-13T02:17:21.445-04:002012-06-13T02:17:21.445-04:00Nice post, Stape. I remember the smuggling red in ...Nice post, Stape. I remember the smuggling red in James Gurney color and light book when he mentioned you about using reds when painting landscapes. Thanks!Florante Paghari-onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647803030032067580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-46825022887198672652012-06-13T01:04:01.077-04:002012-06-13T01:04:01.077-04:00Some déjà vu in this article. ;)-Some déjà vu in this article. ;)-Michael Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00863560854623672113noreply@blogger.com