Comments - Thick and Thin - The Complete Artist2024-03-28T17:12:29Zhttp://thecompleteartist.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2450081%3ABlogPost%3A58250&xn_auth=noFunny, when I saw this painti…tag:thecompleteartist.ning.com,2011-08-25:2450081:Comment:644362011-08-25T13:54:09.602ZLinda Wilderhttp://thecompleteartist.ning.com/profile/LindaWilder
Funny, when I saw this painting I instantly loved it and it reminded me of Tibor Nagy! He is one of my favorite artists and you have done him justice.! I use a palette knife alot in my paintings and have attempted somewhat his style but I find it very difficult with acrylics. Thanks
Funny, when I saw this painting I instantly loved it and it reminded me of Tibor Nagy! He is one of my favorite artists and you have done him justice.! I use a palette knife alot in my paintings and have attempted somewhat his style but I find it very difficult with acrylics. Thanks :-) Thanks Hector.tag:thecompleteartist.ning.com,2011-08-18:2450081:Comment:618652011-08-18T04:18:07.070ZRichard Robinsonhttp://thecompleteartist.ning.com/profile/RichardRobinson
:-) Thanks Hector.
:-) Thanks Hector. RICHARD YOU ARE JUST GREAT,…tag:thecompleteartist.ning.com,2011-08-18:2450081:Comment:617602011-08-18T01:51:18.578Zhector ruizhttp://thecompleteartist.ning.com/profile/hectorruiz
<p>RICHARD YOU ARE JUST GREAT, EVERY WORK YOU CREATE IS A MASTERPIECE...GOD BLESS YOU....MY REGARDS</p>
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<p>RICHARD YOU ARE JUST GREAT, EVERY WORK YOU CREATE IS A MASTERPIECE...GOD BLESS YOU....MY REGARDS</p>
<p> </p> Yeah having that memory is im…tag:thecompleteartist.ning.com,2011-07-30:2450081:Comment:586542011-07-30T08:33:02.396ZRichard Robinsonhttp://thecompleteartist.ning.com/profile/RichardRobinson
Yeah having that memory is important. I guess it's just replacing your old symbols with new and more accurate ones, so you build up a library of symbols (knowledge) you can use in your paintings. As for having the courage to move things around, I think it really helps if you think of it in purely abstract terms - colored shapes, so squinting and doing those little notan studies first really helps with that. Great to her you're getting out there too! More power to you.
Yeah having that memory is important. I guess it's just replacing your old symbols with new and more accurate ones, so you build up a library of symbols (knowledge) you can use in your paintings. As for having the courage to move things around, I think it really helps if you think of it in purely abstract terms - colored shapes, so squinting and doing those little notan studies first really helps with that. Great to her you're getting out there too! More power to you. Thanks for clarifying 'dumbin…tag:thecompleteartist.ning.com,2011-07-30:2450081:Comment:587422011-07-30T08:17:31.976ZDenise Maxwellhttp://thecompleteartist.ning.com/profile/DeniseMaxwell
<p>Thanks for clarifying 'dumbing down' the colors, I see what you mean now. I find I need a reference for subject matter always and need more and more to work from life, never tried working with black and white photos though and imaging the colors. Don't think I could do that any more then imagining a scene to paint. I've just begun moving objects around in my landscapes to better my compositions and managing to leave stuff out but I seem to have very little imagining powers. The more I paint…</p>
<p>Thanks for clarifying 'dumbing down' the colors, I see what you mean now. I find I need a reference for subject matter always and need more and more to work from life, never tried working with black and white photos though and imaging the colors. Don't think I could do that any more then imagining a scene to paint. I've just begun moving objects around in my landscapes to better my compositions and managing to leave stuff out but I seem to have very little imagining powers. The more I paint outdoors the more I can see I need to develop a memory for what I'm looking at as the light changes so quickly. The last couple of months I've been getting out more frequently and maybe this is part of the solution, just doing and then doing more and knowing what you wanted to express in the first place.</p>
<p>By the way congratulations on your invite to the plein air convention that must be very exciting.</p>
<p>Spent an evening flipping pages in Schmid's Alla Prima book, I think he is going into my list of top favorite artists.</p>
<p>Denise</p> Thanks Denise. Yes it looks l…tag:thecompleteartist.ning.com,2011-07-30:2450081:Comment:584552011-07-30T07:14:05.314ZRichard Robinsonhttp://thecompleteartist.ning.com/profile/RichardRobinson
<p>Thanks Denise. Yes it looks like he uses the palette knife a fair bit for those crisp edges and impasto lights. What I meant by painting colors from your imagination 'dumbing down' the colors is that we simply can't imagine all the colors that might be in a real scene - all the complexity of it, so what we paint is a pretty simplified version of it when painting from our imagination.</p>
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<p>I love Schmid's Alla Prima book too - it's a classic.</p>
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<p>Thanks Denise. Yes it looks like he uses the palette knife a fair bit for those crisp edges and impasto lights. What I meant by painting colors from your imagination 'dumbing down' the colors is that we simply can't imagine all the colors that might be in a real scene - all the complexity of it, so what we paint is a pretty simplified version of it when painting from our imagination.</p>
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<p>I love Schmid's Alla Prima book too - it's a classic.</p>
<p>R.</p> I have been following Tibor N…tag:thecompleteartist.ning.com,2011-07-30:2450081:Comment:585562011-07-30T00:21:27.088ZDenise Maxwellhttp://thecompleteartist.ning.com/profile/DeniseMaxwell
<p>I have been following Tibor Nagy for awhile now and keep watching the videos of how he develops his paintings. Can't say I've figured out how to keep it loose yet like that, I think you're getting it. Love the way he captures sun light also. His color harmonies are very subtle though, same as yours above. I really like what you've done here and don't really get what you mean by dumbs down, but maybe I'm not there yet. Would you say he uses a palette knife to apply the thick whites?</p>
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<p>I have been following Tibor Nagy for awhile now and keep watching the videos of how he develops his paintings. Can't say I've figured out how to keep it loose yet like that, I think you're getting it. Love the way he captures sun light also. His color harmonies are very subtle though, same as yours above. I really like what you've done here and don't really get what you mean by dumbs down, but maybe I'm not there yet. Would you say he uses a palette knife to apply the thick whites?</p>
<p>My book just came in today 'ALLA PRIMA Everything I Know About Painting' by Richard Schmid which I'm very much looking forward to reading.</p>
<p>Again and always thanks for sharing.</p>
<p>Denise</p>