tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post8666126483109644344..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: Another dissectionStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-69936560663381718702009-07-29T22:54:17.561-04:002009-07-29T22:54:17.561-04:00Carol
Thanks so much. After I do a crit like this ...Carol<br />Thanks so much. After I do a crit like this I always wait to hear from the artist. I always worry about hurting people when I do it.<br /><br />The average reader of this blog is not a beginner painter I don't think. I have hundreds of regular readers and of course I don't have any idea who they are, so I have extrapolated from what I have seen.<br />I will go after your photoshop question in the post tonight.<br />................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-87944248154374224442009-07-29T22:49:22.777-04:002009-07-29T22:49:22.777-04:00Marian
As I said above . I will choose the form, ...Marian<br /> As I said above . I will choose the form, however I think you can get lots of light without dissolving the form in it. My interest in expressing the form is why I like to paint in a lower key, that gives me more ability to work with the form . It also makes my pictures darker than the inside of a cow sometimes.<br />.............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-68873556892169098622009-07-29T22:46:20.779-04:002009-07-29T22:46:20.779-04:00Gregory
Ilove to paint light, however I like paint...Gregory<br />Ilove to paint light, however I like paintings with form rather than paintings where the form is lost in the light.For that reason I prefer the American Impressionists to the French.<br />..............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-59445236171993738922009-07-29T11:50:35.997-04:002009-07-29T11:50:35.997-04:00Stape,
I LOVED everything you did to my painting! ...Stape,<br />I LOVED everything you did to my painting! Everything you did made the painting more charming..... Although I use Photoshop, I don't know how you made these changes. I would like to be able to alter some of my photos before I start a new painting..... would you be able to expand a bit more on how you used photoshop to make these changes?<br />Questions (1)how did you turn up the light to glare level.. I usually use levels.... is there something better to use?<br />(2) Strong pattern on the ground and the furniture.... is this a custom brush that you used??<br />(3) Scattering little pixels and accents... custom brushes again???<br />Thanks Stape,<br /><br />CaroleCarole Ablahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405694353627494180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-52098229675591843562009-07-28T20:25:05.064-04:002009-07-28T20:25:05.064-04:00Hi Stapleton,
I like that you practice what you pr...Hi Stapleton,<br />I like that you practice what you preach and it works too (added bonus). Here I see the principles that you write often about. The unification on the darks; keeping what is in the dark and what is in the light separate. But what I like most here is the addition of the visual violets in the atmosphere that is barley apparent in a photo but often intense in observed sky light. The violets add a cool zing contrast to the warm reds and a color contrast to the yellow sun. All instructive moves by you.Brush stroke can be difficult to correct..it's like handwriting, I think. But I do like the impressionist stroke here.<br /><br />WillK is away and I am sure he'd have something to say if he were able to get to a computer.<br /><br />Hmm..Gregory asks an interesting question about balancing subject and light. It might be different for every artist as to how to weight the subject against light. When in doubt, I am afraid I choose the light. Maybe I'll be like Hopper who just wanted to paint light on walls (he did this in his last painting, I believe) Light on walls is what keeps us urban dwelling painters sane Gregory and it's what keeps us here.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-53836190192463025722009-07-28T18:36:25.380-04:002009-07-28T18:36:25.380-04:00Lol.
Well first of all, your playful intimidations...Lol.<br />Well first of all, your playful intimidations at the begining of your posts is surprisingly refreshing because no critique can be as bad as what is going on with Marsyas.<br />It takes the edge off.<br />I would love to be at your workshop but my wife in school and I have a four year old that commands constant attention...something I enjoy.<br />I do hope to meet you one day and go out and paint together. When your not looking I am going to paint a stroke of paint on your canvas and see if you notice what I did. :)<br />I can totally picture you chasing me across a field, stabbing at me with a paintbrush and me screaming up and down that I didn't do it.<br />Just kidding. I would never touch your work.<br />Your critiques have given me a splendid idea.<br />My computer came with a program called arcsoft. When I get stumped and don't know where to take a painting further, I can just pop it in there and go play with it without messing it up all. It can really point you in the right direction.<br />That is a nice tool.<br />It is so interesting to see where these paintings can go. <br />I love the seascape critique a while back. I was excited to see what you did with that.<br />It's a nice painting either way.<br />I have seen paintings where I am absolutely floored with the artists' use of light. The light is showcased to such a degree that it becomes the subject. That is something that I strive for.<br />A question...<br />How important do you think it is to strike a balance between the actual subject and the light so that they both share the attention or is it not important at all?<br />Cheers on a great post.Gregory Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840770708114257366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-15108204970844769322009-07-28T15:27:04.110-04:002009-07-28T15:27:04.110-04:00What? cat got your tongue?What? cat got your tongue?Stapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.com