Stuart J. Gourlay's Comments

Thanks Stuart for your comments!  Looking forward to being part of the gang....  Yes, I have been very fortunate in travelling with my paint brushes.  In fact, I organize ptg trips for artists in Canada!  I'm organizing a 3 day ptg trip to Gabriola Island, BC in the Fall and at the beginning of Oct, a ptg trip to Quebec for the Fall Colours!  I figure it's more fun to go ptg with like minded artists!  Keep in Touch!  I'm also part owner of an Art Centre, check our web site out at:  www.coastcollective.ca

Tx for the great feedback and welcome!

Stuart, I uploaded my painting but unfinished. I made a mistake, paint it too small, so it is not easy to put on some details. The relationship is not correct either.  Just uploaded it for your curiosity, as I promised to you,  then I will take it off. I will finish it between the workshops. I think it is time for me to stop playing around and come back to school.

I am amazed by your definite clean, strong but realistic colours. Your composition is interesting and well planedfor the colour harmony and contrast. I like your colour design of the background too. It firmly support  the objects in front of it and make them stand out. Just beautiful!!!  Difficult to pick up something I do not like. Maybe, if I were you, I would paint those grapes at back in the white bowl little bit more darker to make more obvious value differences or put the objects in different distance instead of on the same front line. Art is personal, Just take it as Li´s view.

Stuart, thank you for your help. Today, I uploaded mine. there are some small errors that I will correct later. Please let me know your opinion. I mean criticize me as a friend .  

Good idea about drying matter. I will try your tech. next time. I just watched the demo video of workshop1 of Richard. Very good , I like it a lot, because it is in normal speed. I hope that Richard will do the demo video  in a normal natural speed for our later workshops. In this way I can know how he do those details. I could not see well how he did the different value and colors of individual grapes. What I saw was that they were there, done. I have big problems with  colours and values of the individual grapes this time. I managed to make them nearly like grapes.

I hope you would not put too many things, especially those grapes. Old masters techniques need time  to paint and to dry before work on them again. Today is 16, you only have 6 days.Maybe , You use a fan to dry the paint, it will be quicker.

Staurt, how is going on there?  Are you working on Workshop6? I have a problem with my grapes, the colours are wrong. If I paint by my own way without showing brush strokes I know how to do it. But as I want to be a little bit impressionsitic , I choose a way I do not handle well, show the brush strokes. Today I managed to make them look almost like grapes. A big release. Hope you are ok for those grapes 

Your paintings are gorgeous, Stu! Very impressionistic and love the color palettes.. I can see Hopper's influence in your work. Your value studies are so wonderful as well, they look like paintings in themselves!

Thank you too.

Staurt, I got a book"Landscape painting  Inside & Out" written by Kevin Macpherson from North Light. It make me think of you as his style a similar  to yours and he does not use strong color like you. Just for your references.

Staurt, Thank you very much for your info. Tomorrow I will check that website.

Staurt, I tried black grapes and know how to mix colours for them. I tried pupple redish ones in vain. The colours I used were wrong. I went to the countryside and just came back.Tomorrow I will continue try to find out the right colours. As for your comment about Chris's painting of roses, you mentioned "nagetive painting". What does negative painting mean?

Hello Stu

I've  been busy painting pears. I have posted a few of them in an album.  I will need to paint many more before I can paint one in 10 minutes.  I have been looking for yours, where are they?

Thank you Stu, and thank you for your service to our country. I know you are proud of your son. I pray often for the men and women serving. I do love your work. They are so realistic. You have a special gift  in both your profession and your art. I look forward to working alongside you and learning from you.

God bless you

Joe

Thanks Stu for positive coment. I'm stil in a quandary about how to renew my subscription on  how to enter workshop 4. It doesn't make it clear on Robinson's home page. Maybe you can throw some light on it ! Hazel

Stu,  I am having so much trouble trying to find and to download Richard's final instructional video.  I see people commenting on it, but I can't seem to find it.  When I do, it request a $10 fee, but I am a paid member.  Do we now have to pay for the video even tho' we are members?  Any help you can give would really be appreciated.

Thanks Stuart.  I agree we do have a lot in common.  My husband is involved in music. He manages and plays with 'Billy Kelly and the Blah, Blah, Blahs'.  It's kids' music. Check it out on line at www.theBillyKellyshow.com . Maybe your grandkids would like it. They are the perfect age for his music.   Thanks again for your comments. Jane