Today's topic: "Making it Strong" What constitutes a strong painting (to you)? Tell us whatever you want on the topic of "Strong" painting.
Celeste: I want to say values are so important,
but so is everything else!… shape, color, contrast, variety... on and on there
can’t be one answer. I am concentrating on clear and distinct values. I know it
is one key to success. I am showing a couple of paintings from my archives and
one new study.
Peggie: I agree with
everything Celeste said. I painted these two paintings in Lake Oswego (plein
air). One version was done when it was raining; the other version was done when
it was sunny! I painted the words on the marquee because they are meaningful
(my children performed there). I redid
this windmill. This painting of water was done during a gray day; I changed it
to be more colorful.
Loretta: I
think a strong painting has good composition good value, contrast and love!
Ward: I use my iPhone
camera to check on whether or not my painting is strong. The truth is if it
looks good on Facebook I know it's good! (Laughter)! I like a strong painting
that has lot light and dark. I like the juxtaposition.
I was at Bombay
Beach recently. It is a Burning Man type of place. I am so glad to be back from
my travels. I was so excited to come here I forgot to bring a painting!
(Laughter)!
Chris: I
recently painted this painting plein air at Sauvie Island. I really don't like green and brown, so I'm kind
of sunk from the beginning! (Laughter)! I am showing other paintings that are
more in keeping to what I am most drawn to…color! (Expressive color speaks to
me)!
Mike: The only
way to get a convincing bright white in a watercolor is to use dark! It’s a
relationship thing and it's a hard lesson to learn. To have something look strong you
must go for it. I like best what seems to evoke a response. I learn from all of
you!
Dotty: You can
see confidence in a painting. You look at a (strong) painting and say ‘they
really know what they were doing’. Unlike Chris, I love green! (Laughter)! I am
showing recent paintings.
Raphael: I don't
consider strong better than soft. When I was an illustrator we preferred what
was dynamic. but now I don't think I need to prefer “strong” as a goal. When
painting outdoors I sometimes put things in a painting that might best be left
out. Jim McVicker is an artist who seems to paint everything in the scene and
yet his painting will still be in balance! I don’t know how he does it. I
painted this blossom painting recently. Yong inspired it. Bhavani also inspired
me when I painted this painting of paint tubes.
Diana: the only
thing I've painted recently is demonstrations. My teacher was Del Gish. He
introduced me to acrylics. He shared with me these principles that he called “VIP”.
I like to review my paintings. I am sharing some of the materials I use to
teach my class with you. I painted this painting recently of a toy bird. (None
of the principles in these papers apply)! (Laughter)!
Donna: a
painting for me that is strong evokes a feeling and tells the story. I also
like a new take on something….like Dotty’s painting of driftwood! With figure I
feel I want to know the person in the painting.
Joanne: Something
that was said last week by Tracie stuck with me… It was this: “I suck!” (Laughter!) I am glad Ward is back!
I have been taking online classes with Matt Smith. I didn't realize how much I
don't know. I have been working on perspective. He gave me specific suggestions
on how to change these paintings…(but I may just remember his advice and go
onto whatever is next).
Annie: I don't
know what is a strong painting. I just wanted to hear what other people had to
say about it today! I always like what I start out with and then I ruin it. (Laughter)!
I brought in some paintings I did in Za’s class. In class someone showed us two
paintings both daffodils. In the newer version I was so impressed by the glow
“within” the daffodils! I swore I could feel warmth like the sun coming from the
painting! They were two paintings that were strong in two different ways.
Yong: For me
emotion is key. The values can be right, but if there is no mood I don't know
what to tell you! (Laughter)! I don’t usually use any “special” colors..but
when I visited Banff I bought a unique blue. I painted this painting recently
and thought oh wait..look at that orange…I’m going to put in that (special)
blue (and I did)!
Elo: I would
like to be able to see the painting clearly in my mind before I start, but I am
not quite there yet. You cannot inch your way to confidence you have to be
bold. I am showing my sketchbook from our family vacation.
Tom: I really
want to know who to talk to about the potholes behind this building! (Laughter!) A strong painting equals “red”! (Laughter)! (Editor's note: We love this space, so it's easy to put up with any potholes! :) )
Za: I like to
see the artist in the painting. When I think of a strong painting of course
there is van Gogh! The principles don't mean all that much if your vision and
voice are missing. We sometimes rely too much on the technical. Be yourself and
be bold. When I was in school Degas was an inspiration. I painted this at
Wednesday's figures session with Degas in mind.
Bhavani: I like
all the answers I have heard so far. For me a strong painting is built with
emotion and gut reaction. If I captured something about the moment I feel
happy. (but I might hate it later)! (laughter)! Color and mood resonates with
me. I am showing a painting of my husband from a Wednesday figure session.
Greg: I did not
bring a painting today. I was in a recent car accident! We were on our way to
Whistler when we had this bad accident. We actually went to a store and got
duct tape and duct taped the car together in order to keep going! (Laughter)! For me a strong
painting is broken into about five shapes and how the shapes meet is important.
I saw a painting once that I’ve always remembered..it broke all the rules but
it was so successful anyway!
Stephanie: I
would rather be strong than wimpy! I like contrast and strong color. I feel
stronger about drawing that I do about painting. With drawing I like the
discipline of putting it down and leaving it alone. “Fixing” a painting can
sometimes screw it up completely. Often, I recognize that my painting is
heading for total euthanasia. (Laughter)! I am showing some paintings from my
archives.
Kathy: I am
working on values. I am learning how to desaturate in Za's class. I took the
Terry Muira’s workshop. Terry Miura taught about a one color driven type of
painting. I am showing a painting from the workshop as well as 2 other paintings.
Tracie: The
really strong painting to me is the memorable one. Sometimes in these meetings
I see a very memorable painting. Za just sent one around that I am going to
remember! For me it's about the feeling and how the body reacts. The stuff that
is added in... like gravity, breath and movement! I am showing a painting that
I did in Max Ginsburg’s workshop.
Tim: A notan can
be as strong as anything. We all just keep working at it! I am showing two
gouache paintings and an oil –I experimented with this in my studio using a
spatula tool.
Ken: I see a painting
that is so moving it floors me and I come up closer to it and I find out it's
just blobs of paint! How do they do that? I paint sometimes from my dreams. I
liked this painting when I did it…! (Laughter)!
Wendy: I got
nothing (Laughter)!
Marie: I just
did a five-day workshop at the Gage Academy in tonal portrait. I am showing two
drawings I did there. It was an intense workshop. In this one we “subtracted” from an all charcoal field. This second one is
done with diluted ink. I felt I did better in the second one maybe because I felt
more connected to the model.
Geri: I like to
plan a painting. If I have a good underpainting then I can paint over it and
feel I have a roadmap. I am showing two paintings, one recent and one from my
archives.
Jeanie: lately I
have not felt strong about anything! But I am working on a 48 x 36 painting. I
figure why not be big and bad! (Laughter)!
Eunice: There is
nothing left to say! I like working on small paintings. This is a painting I
did recently of Ecola State Park.
Judith: I pass
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