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At 20:59 on September 24, 2013, Jen C r u d e n said…

Stuart, thanks for the welcome and kind words on my artwork from my site.  The plein air group and outings is going well and, yes, we do have some lovely spots down here in NZ.  Has actually taken me a while to get around to doing one of Richard's online workshops, but as I love sunsets and painting them thought I would have to take some time out and undertake the value scale etc for this one.   Guess we are a little spoilt here in NZ and sometimes take our scenery for granted. I personally find it quite difficult to paint small, as so used to painting on a larger scale up to around the 6ft mark - hopefully become accustomed the more I do, another reason for joining in and undertaking via this site. Some of the paintings being undertaken here are lovely and imagine Richard is making a lot of difference in the lives of many with their art.  Once again, thanks for the welcome.

At 2:13 on September 13, 2013, Roena King said…

Thank you for your comment Stu on my Fire in the Sky #3.  A few years back I was doing all palette knife work, and to the point that I was wondering if I had forgotten how to paint with a brush, so I quit.  90% of all my en plein air was knife, but my last #10 was a combination and I thought it was my best one.  I only have 1 size small to paint small pic with but thought I might like to buy more sizes and more pointed shapes for better control.  With a knife I put it down and more or less leave it alone except for blending a few edges.  I have such a time doing that with a brush----blend, blend, blend.  Errrr  LOL  Glad you liked my #3 attempt.  smile

At 15:11 on September 6, 2013, Roena King said…

Oh my, how wonderful.  To actually have met and is a friend of an online friend!  Oh to dream. Traveling as we do, I meet people for a few days and they are gone.  My online friends (who I am really close to) are all around the world.  LOL You mentioned painting with a group, not possible, traveling as we do.  Don and I love the life though.  smile

At 14:18 on September 6, 2013, Roena King said…

Thanks for the nice complement on my son's sunset painting.  There is actually a story to this.  I read about the contents of their (WN) transparent white and wrote them a note.  Stating, what ratio do I need to use of the 2 ingredients so that I could make the transparent white.  They wrote me back and stated, it was a special blend in a special binder that made it transparent.  Not just bc it was the 2 ingredients.  They sent me 3 tubes of free paint!  I typically buy the largest size white and so I guess they sent me the equivalent to that size.  ....  Tit. White and Zinc White in safflower oil. They mentioned that it was a special grind (?) size pigment to make it transparent, and that I could not just mix T.White and Zinc White together (which was my question for the recipe) to get the transparent white. I really enjoyed the paint and what it would do.  Oh, and btw, can't use it in the underpainting bc it has the safflower oil.  Got to be on the top layer of the painting (they pointed that out to me). 

At 1:24 on September 6, 2013, Roena King said…

Hi Stu, I have just begun en plein air this spring.  What a different way to paint!  Most recently I have been painting in the Flemish seven layers method which produces really beautiful paintings, but takes a month or two to complete one painting (and add drying times to that and you have 3-4 months).  I am working on my 2nd sunset panorama painting, so when RR started a sunset workshop I just had to see what he had to offer to add to my method of painting.  smile

I think it is a really nice group of artist doing the workshop.  Roena

At 4:56 on September 5, 2013, Roena King said…

Hi Stuart,  I am a friend of Lori's.  Noticed in a note to her that you put grid lines on your canvas.  I have stopped making marks on my canvas that at times can be difficult to cover up.  Instead, I mark the back of the canvas with the lines on the edge, and using masking tape, I tape on the back and wrap sewing thread of any color that will show up across the front of the canvas and tape on the back of the other side.  I use that mostly for my sunsets so my clouds dont "out-grow the proper area".  If you are painting in a spot and the line is in the way, just pull off one of the attachment points and leave the thread where if you want to re establish the line just put the tape over it again.  End of painting I pull all the tape off.  I enjoy this method a lot. Roena

At 5:18 on September 4, 2013, Steve Kohr said…
Thanks Stu - nice to meet you, glad to be a part of the sunset series!
At 18:36 on September 3, 2013, Pauline Le Merle said…
Thanks for your like Stu.
At 12:19 on September 3, 2013, Jane HM Thompson said…

Thank you so much for the advice Stu.  I will do all that you suggest.  It is great to get suggestions as I am a bit a sea at the moment.

At 16:19 on August 30, 2013, Lori Ippolito said…
Thanks for your support Stu!!
At 6:30 on August 29, 2013, Joe La Bianca said…

Great to be friends!!! :) thx

At 7:22 on August 23, 2013, Kim Hayes said…

Thanks Stu. ....appreciated!

At 1:56 on August 21, 2013, Carolyn Brunsdon said…

Good Morning Stu. Thanks for accepting my offer. I will be moving inland to Bakersfield, CA once my house sells here in Arizona. Wouldn't be my first choice but I have a large and lovely bunch of family who helped make that decision. (Hope you and your wife are enjoying your family, the painting excursion etc.)

At 13:50 on August 18, 2013, Silvana M Albano said…

Hi Stu! You have written somewhere in one of the paintings about a must have book, but I can't remember whose panting it was! If my brain doesn't disappoint me, it was about light and shadow in all possible situations... Could you please help me remember the author and book's name? Thank you!!!!

At 16:08 on August 17, 2013, Lori Ippolito said…
Thanks Stu!! Likewise! I'm working on blocking in once again..I did a 3value photo of my work with a new app I have for the IPAD.."artists eye".. It's pretty good in that you can take any photo in your library and look at in from 2-5 values..I'm trying to be sure I don't make the same mistake again!!
Fingers crossed!
At 13:15 on August 16, 2013, Gina Dalkin-Davis said…

Hi Stu,  On Workshop 24 and a bit discouraged so I checked in to see what you are doing.  Watching your posed photos is an inspiration because ...  my work is in the early stage and of course I am beating myself up because it looks "mushy".. but I see that you have posted a painting in progress from notan to initial grey scale to initial colours before the fine work.  This gives me inspiration to continue.  Thanks.  

At 4:03 on August 1, 2013, Jendrawan Husada said…

Hi Stu,

thanks for your encouragement on my portrait. all the white on the face were reserved. There was not much real white paper actually, in finishing I gave it a tint to reduce its "starkness, like in the sclerae (sometimes just "dirty water :-)).

I used titanium white watercolorfor the highlights in the hair but the areas near the hairline were lifted.

I do use gouache and at times (in seascapes) they work very well. I either use it wet in wet and let it diffuse or straight from the tube like for highlights if I want it to stay put :-)It's frowned upon by some but well,what the heck.

With water media its a question of manipulating a pigment mixes' flow on a wet or dry surface and taking care it doesn't run away of its own (it has to follow hydromechanics) LOL. Cheers

At 6:02 on July 29, 2013, mario alberto velazquez said…

Stu thanks  for accepting, for me is a pleasure...

At 22:49 on July 20, 2013, Jendrawan Husada said…

Thank you for your comments on my Caleche painting Stu.  You have a wonderful gallery and your work in oil is excellent. San Pablo Bay, Turtle Beach and the Taco shop are my favorites.  The latter shows amazing detail.  I love watercolor for its easy set-up and clean up and because it allows me to do a piece in one sitting

Patience is alas not one of my virtues.  I have dabbled in oil and do like the way it handles and (to me) its more forgiving nature :-). Cheers

Jen

At 14:29 on July 18, 2013, Abdiel Rodriguez said…

Wow Stu that was a fast reply, thanks! Sabana Grande is a town on the south west part of tha island. Luquillo (pronunciation would be like: loo-kee-jaw) is on the far north east, there is a beautiful beach there by the way. Thanks! If you get to visit Puerto Rico soon I would really recommend you some places to visit if wanting photos for tropical landscape reference or plein air painting :)

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