From this point on in my blog I will be posting about my own personal visual research as it pertains/influences/inspires my own painting practice.
The following will be considered:
Stay Tuned!
What is your medium?
Why do you work in that medium?
Do you have any special devices or tools that are unique to your creative process.
What is your art about?
What are your art historical references?
What contemporary artists are you looking at?
What else influences your work?
(i.e. philosophies, beliefs, music, ideas, stories, locations, maps, etc.)
Where do you look for artists and influences?
books, blogs, tumbler, internet, google, other, or all of the above that you are looking at.
Be specific Share with us the books, blogs, tumbler, internet, google, other, or all of the above that you are looking at.What are you proposing to do this semester?
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Stuart Shills and my Proposals...
Stuart Shills Rocks!
http://www.stuartshils.com/index2.html
Check out his gouaches
My main medium is oil paints however recently I have been playing around with Gouaches. I have been doing ink drawings also.
I like the gouache because is has a very silk feel to it. It is very seductive and the colors are really nice.
If you view Stuart Shills website (above) and click on his gouaches you will see how he is making monoprints using the gouache. I would love to try this out.
Today I went out in my car and did 2 paintings with gouache. These were my first paintings done from in the car. I'm not really sure what to think of them. I want the paintings I make to be interesting and different.
The question is, How does one paint the sky and snow banks in an interesting way?
I am proposing to do a series of sky and snowbank paintings using gouache and sometimes ink with gouache. I have been looking at snow banks for a while now and noticing the sky. Its just starting to stay lighter out later which is great.
I am also proposing to do more oil paintings of fish heads.
What does this all mean? I'm not really sure. I do know that it has something to do with being in the moment, out in the elements/on site, and having a go at it. What it is it is and no editing continues when i'm back in the studio. Constant looking is required along with the constant pressure of time running out as the light changes.
I am also thinking of doing mini 1.5x 1.5 figure paintings. We will see.
http://www.stuartshils.com/index2.html
Check out his gouaches
My main medium is oil paints however recently I have been playing around with Gouaches. I have been doing ink drawings also.
I like the gouache because is has a very silk feel to it. It is very seductive and the colors are really nice.
If you view Stuart Shills website (above) and click on his gouaches you will see how he is making monoprints using the gouache. I would love to try this out.
Today I went out in my car and did 2 paintings with gouache. These were my first paintings done from in the car. I'm not really sure what to think of them. I want the paintings I make to be interesting and different.
The question is, How does one paint the sky and snow banks in an interesting way?
I am proposing to do a series of sky and snowbank paintings using gouache and sometimes ink with gouache. I have been looking at snow banks for a while now and noticing the sky. Its just starting to stay lighter out later which is great.
I am also proposing to do more oil paintings of fish heads.
What does this all mean? I'm not really sure. I do know that it has something to do with being in the moment, out in the elements/on site, and having a go at it. What it is it is and no editing continues when i'm back in the studio. Constant looking is required along with the constant pressure of time running out as the light changes.
I am also thinking of doing mini 1.5x 1.5 figure paintings. We will see.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Local Boston Painters Represent!
Ken Beck
http://www.gallerynaga.com/artists/beck/beck.html
Nancy Mccarthy
http://www.nancymccarthy.net
Catherine Kehoe
http://catherinekehoe.com
stevelocke
www.stevelocke.com
SARAH SON-THEROUX
She had a show at the Cape Cod Museum of Art In Dennis
http://www.gallerynaga.com/artists/beck/beck.html
Nancy Mccarthy
http://www.nancymccarthy.net
Catherine Kehoe
http://catherinekehoe.com
stevelocke
www.stevelocke.com
SARAH SON-THEROUX
She had a show at the Cape Cod Museum of Art In Dennis
"Famous" Artists Worth Looking At
Milton Avery
Richard Diebenkorn, Girl with a plant
The one and only Lois Dodd
Neil Welliver
Richard Diebenkorn, Girl with a plant
The one and only Lois Dodd
Neil Welliver
Searching For Painters On the Web
I looked through 3 different artscope magazines and found some painters that I liked then looked them up on the web and found others. Below are Artists and images I came up with during my investigations.
Kim frohsin is awesome!
I love how she take the imagery and breaks it down to solid blocks of color. It is also very evident she is putting time and energy to get these fresh and alive colors!
Caleb Stone
http://calebstoneart.com
Anthony falcetta
http://www.anthonyfalcetta.com
This guy (a mass art alumni) even breaks it down further and i'm tempted to try so myself just once as homage to his style. He website tells more about him and its well worth having a look as he has some interesting things to say.
Don Dalton
dondaltonarts.com
Robert Gordon
This guy has a teaching studio on the kangamangus highway in Conway.
Kim frohsin is awesome!
I love how she take the imagery and breaks it down to solid blocks of color. It is also very evident she is putting time and energy to get these fresh and alive colors!
Caleb Stone
http://calebstoneart.com
Anthony falcetta
http://www.anthonyfalcetta.com
This guy (a mass art alumni) even breaks it down further and i'm tempted to try so myself just once as homage to his style. He website tells more about him and its well worth having a look as he has some interesting things to say.
Don Dalton
dondaltonarts.com
Robert Gordon
This guy has a teaching studio on the kangamangus highway in Conway.
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