Describing Technique & Process of Painting (???)
Noumenon
HOW ARTISTS THEMSELVES DESCRIBE THEIR TECHNIQUE?
(oil painting on canvas).
Not art critic's post-mortem analysis, but description of work as it's
done in progress.
I could find only either pompous gibberish (more likely something
artspeak-flavoured that has little to do with really technical aspects)
or
some plasterer-&-wall-painter-like revelations: how buckets of paint
and broom were utilized to produce unforgetable masterpeices...
Problem is to find some samples of brief but accurate description of
technique/procedure used by artist(s) to create a painting:
(something closer to realistic painting and away from abstract or
wildly experimental stuff.)
Thanks!
Weaving the Conundrum
-= Noumenon =-
Linda Hand
>
>--- CAN ANYBODY ADVISE SOME SOURCE(S) TO HAVE A LOOK AT
> HOW ARTISTS THEMSELVES DESCRIBE THEIR TECHNIQUE?
> (oil painting on canvas).
>
>Not art critic's post-mortem analysis, but description of work as it's
>done in progress.
You gotta be kidding!!! There must be hundreds, possibly
thousands of books BY artists on "HOW TO" do everything
from oils to pencil sketching. Many show step by step
progress in a painting. Where in the outback do you live?
Ever watch TV? Bob Ross et al? Or look for HOW TO videos
by a plethora of other artists who offer them?
Noumenon
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> You gotta be kidding!!! There must be hundreds, possibly
> thousands of books BY artists on "HOW TO" do everything
> from oils to pencil sketching. Many show step by step
> progress in a painting.
Gosh.
You did not really read WHAT I wrote.
I do NOT need instructions.
I can (and do qualify to) teach how to draw & paint.
What I need is SAMPLES of DESCRIPTION of technique (and process) -
by artists themselves, not tedious passages by academicians or
unpleasantly simple stuff written by instructors for dummies.
Short (one page long) note(s).
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> Ever watch TV?
Heavens, no!
I do NOT watch TV. Gave it up 10 years ago.
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> Where in the outback do you live?
I live in LA (CA), it's quite a province and outback, if you ask me...
Weaving the Conundrum
-=| NOUMENON |=-
keith o'connor
was an American Ash Can Painter - they all knew each other and exchanged
information e.g.. Hopper; Henri; etc.
--
take care: Keith
The eye should not be lead where there is nothing to see.
Robert Henri - The Art Spirit
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Mani Deli
>--- CAN ANYBODY ADVISE SOME SOURCE(S) TO HAVE A LOOK AT
> HOW ARTISTS THEMSELVES DESCRIBE THEIR TECHNIQUE?
> (oil painting on canvas).
>
Try :
http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/articles.asp
and hit technical essays.
...no skill no art!
Want to get away from the indecipherable imbecilities and absurd pretensions of the modern art establishment?
Check out my web page http://www3.sympatico.ca/manideli/
Linda Hand
>What I need is SAMPLES of DESCRIPTION of technique (and process) -
>by artists themselves
I apologize for misunderstanding what it is
you're asking for, but I still don't understand!!!
It would be helpful to see an example of just
what it is you're referring to if it's other
than what artists 'describe' in books that
address their individual 'techniques.'
Linda Hand
says...
>Try :
>http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/articles.asp
>
>and hit technical essays.
For once, AND ONLY THIS ONCE, I commend Mani for
referring to this excellent web resource. I would
especially point the reader to the essays of
Virgil Elliot (a contemporary of another favorite
'teacher' of mine, the Aussie artist John Hagan):
http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/2001/Virgil_Elliott/column1.asp
Paul Mesken
wrote:
I second that! It's a great bunch of articles and today I primed a
panel with alkyd GG and titanium white because of it (sticky stuff,
took me half an hour to clean my knives :-) I never considered doing
this but the article of Elliott says it's better than the usual
acrylic primer (which use he attacks quite vigorously) and the genuine
gesso ground. Well, I'll find out when I start painting on it.
I also like the Bouguereau article, it has a nice recipe for the
"carbon paper" method of transferring the sketch to the canvas.
Mani Deli
wrote:
>In article <mmn2evg43r2pafuvb...@4ax.com>, ma...@sympatico.ca
>says...
>
>
>>Try :
>>http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/articles.asp
>>
>>and hit technical essays.
>
>For once, AND ONLY THIS ONCE, I commend Mani for
>referring to this excellent web resource.
>
I've given many references
Noumenon
Noumenon
> Try :
> http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/articles.asp
Thanks for Info!
I have been on that web site few times before,
but somehow I've overlooked its articles section.
Linda Hand
says...
> I've given many references
Yeah...I know. But this one I agree with!
Mani Deli
>Mani Deli wrote:
>
>> Try :
>> http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/articles.asp
>
>
>Thanks for Info!
>
>I have been on that web site few times before,
>but somehow I've overlooked its articles section.
Its the best website I know for viewing paintings as it has many hirez
images. Also you can see much of the presently suppressed 19th
century paintings and read some truth about the academic art of the
period.
If anyone knows of another website that shows artwork in that degree
of detail please mention it.