Kingswood golf painting
Bruce Newman
paintings. I had never been interested in golf paintings before, but
since joining The Lynx at Kingswood Park this year, I've seen lots of
great painting opportunities.
This morning, I set up on the 4th hole--the gold tees--and painted this
177 yard par 3. Since I've been known locally as a golfer, I turned a
few heads when they saw my easel and all my gear. For the four hours I
was there, most wanted to come take a peek One guy said I should be
playing and that I had my priorities all wrong. The perfect come-back:
I play every day during the week and work on weekends. :)
I'm posting this purely for the golf content and for general interest
since this painting is not currently for sale. I'm thinking of doing a
series of golf holes and maybe exhibiting them together. Have to think
on that for a bit, however. Anyway, here's the 4th at Kinswood.
http://brucenewman.com/paint1.html
I chose this hole, not because it is significant or my favorite but
because it is representative of this course with the waste area,
bunkers, contours and fescue. Since it is a par 3, it is also compact
and easier to show. I just thought it would be a good one to astart
with.
Bruce
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Bruce E. Newman * Fredericton, NB, Canada
http://rec-sport-golf.com/members/?rollcall=newmanb
info at brucenewman dot com * http://brucenewman.com
Peter Strauss
wrote:
>I chose this hole, not because it is significant or my favorite but
>because it is representative of this course with the waste area,
>bunkers, contours and fescue. Since it is a par 3, it is also compact
>and easier to show. I just thought it would be a good one to astart
>with.
Fine painting, Bruce! Thanks for the url for that.
And Mt. Rundle: I remember seeing that when we were up in Alta., when
I got to play Silvertip. Lovely picture.
Thanks much.
Peter
Glfnaz
"Peter Strauss" <pfs...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 22:50:36 GMT, Bruce Newman <bene...@nbnet.nb.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >I chose this hole, not because it is significant or my favorite but
> >because it is representative of this course with the waste area,
> >bunkers, contours and fescue. Since it is a par 3, it is also compact
> >and easier to show. I just thought it would be a good one to astart
> >with.
>
> Fine painting, Bruce!
>
Yes--Nice Work indeed
five...@webtv.net
wrong.
"mind your own business, and you won't be minding mine":--) or, you
could have told him if he'll do the paintings, you'll finish the round
for him.
he was joking of course, but regardless - the paintings are good /
beautiful, and congrats on the fine work.
m h o
v ƒe
tt
Bruce Newman wrote:
> http://brucenewman.com/paint1.html
>
> I chose this hole, not because it is significant or my favorite but
> because it is representative of this course with the waste area,
> bunkers, contours and fescue. Since it is a par 3, it is also compact
> and easier to show. I just thought it would be a good one to astart
> with.
Thanks for the link, very nice work.
Kenny Stultz
says...
>
>
>I chose this hole, not because it is significant or my favorite but
>because it is representative of this course with the waste area,
>bunkers, contours and fescue. Since it is a par 3, it is also compact
>and easier to show. I just thought it would be a good one to astart
>with.
>
>Bruce
>
Great looking painting.
Neat looking hole, too.
Kenny
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"Golf is the only sport where a precise knowledge of the Rules can
earn one a reputation for bad sportsmanship"
Colleyville Alan
news:250720041950157559%bene...@nbnet.nb.ca...
> Some time ago, I was encouraged by several RSGers to do some golf
> paintings. I had never been interested in golf paintings before, but
> since joining The Lynx at Kingswood Park this year, I've seen lots of
> great painting opportunities.
>
> This morning, I set up on the 4th hole--the gold tees--and painted this
> 177 yard par 3. Since I've been known locally as a golfer, I turned a
> few heads when they saw my easel and all my gear. For the four hours I
> was there, most wanted to come take a peek One guy said I should be
> playing and that I had my priorities all wrong. The perfect come-back:
> I play every day during the week and work on weekends. :)
>
> I'm posting this purely for the golf content and for general interest
> since this painting is not currently for sale. I'm thinking of doing a
> series of golf holes and maybe exhibiting them together. Have to think
> on that for a bit, however. Anyway, here's the 4th at Kinswood.
>
> http://brucenewman.com/paint1.html
>
> I chose this hole, not because it is significant or my favorite but
> because it is representative of this course with the waste area,
> bunkers, contours and fescue. Since it is a par 3, it is also compact
> and easier to show. I just thought it would be a good one to astart
> with.
Very nice work, Bruce. With my lack of talent, I have trouble drawing stick
figures, a house with smoke rising from the chimmney and a pig with a curly
tail.
tho...@rsgohio.com
Bruce Newman <bene...@nbnet.nb.ca> writes:
> http://brucenewman.com/paint1.html
Kewl....
whither Dornoch?
--
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-- David "Thor" Collard
-- tho...@rsgohio.com
Bruce Newman
wrote:
> Bruce Newman <bene...@nbnet.nb.ca> writes:
> > http://brucenewman.com/paint1.html
>
>
> Kewl....
>
> whither Dornoch?
You've never heard of a warm-up swing, Thor? ;-)
tho...@rsgohio.com
Bruce Newman <bene...@nbnet.nb.ca> writes:
> In article <imizn5m...@ww3.cb.lucent.com>, tho...@rsgohio.com
> wrote:
>
> > Bruce Newman <bene...@nbnet.nb.ca> writes:
> > > http://brucenewman.com/paint1.html
> >
> >
> > Kewl....
> >
> > whither Dornoch?
>
> You've never heard of a warm-up swing, Thor? ;-)
Sounds like the project is still on, then! Great!
John Van Der Pflum
> Bruce Newman <bene...@nbnet.nb.ca> writes:
>
>
>>In article <imizn5m...@ww3.cb.lucent.com>, tho...@rsgohio.com
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Bruce Newman <bene...@nbnet.nb.ca> writes:
>>>
>>>>http://brucenewman.com/paint1.html
>>>
>>>
>>>Kewl....
>>>
>>>whither Dornoch?
>>
--
--
jvdp
Ulrich Mayring
>
> http://brucenewman.com/paint1.html
>
> I chose this hole, not because it is significant or my favorite but
> because it is representative of this course with the waste area,
> bunkers, contours and fescue. Since it is a par 3, it is also compact
> and easier to show. I just thought it would be a good one to astart
> with.
As you said yourself, it's a good warm-up swing. However, I think it is
not the best idea to show the entire hole, because that makes the
picture look too much like a photo with merely documentary character. I
think if my girl-friend had been there, that would have been exactly the
picture she would have taken. So that may be exactly not what an artist
should show. For example, the teeboxes may not a particularly attractive
sight, whereas the waste area might seem unusual and thus more
interesting. So perhaps closing in on the waste area and having the
green in the background could be attractive. Also, if you put a ball in
an awkward lie, you'll surely get the attention of all Golfers, who will
start yapping right away how to play that ball and what club to use - or
maybe just place a divot and let everyone guess what happened. We all
know that nothing is better for an artist than heated discussion of his
work ;-)
Anyhow, I'm not an artist and I don't even play one on TV, so this is
all JMHO ;-)
Ulrich
Colin Wilson
> http://brucenewman.com/paint1.html
Interesting stuff, Bruce!
I would imagine that painting golf holes is like trying to paint a
seascape ... difficult to do well. I'm guessing the large expanse of
green is hard to render effectively and difficult to get tonally correct?
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Cheers
Colin Wilson
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Bruce Newman
<pub...@kyneton.net.au> wrote:
> Bruce Newman wrote:
>
> > http://brucenewman.com/paint1.html
>
> Interesting stuff, Bruce!
>
> I would imagine that painting golf holes is like trying to paint a
> seascape ... difficult to do well. I'm guessing the large expanse of
> green is hard to render effectively and difficult to get tonally correct?'
Very true, Colin. Besides, when painting en plein air, the light is
continually changing.
Bruce Newman
wrote:
> As you said yourself, it's a good warm-up swing. However, I think it is
> not the best idea to show the entire hole, because that makes the
> picture look too much like a photo with merely documentary character. I
> think if my girl-friend had been there, that would have been exactly the
> picture she would have taken. So that may be exactly not what an artist
> should show. For example, the teeboxes may not a particularly attractive
> sight, whereas the waste area might seem unusual and thus more
> interesting. So perhaps closing in on the waste area and having the
> green in the background could be attractive. Also, if you put a ball in
> an awkward lie, you'll surely get the attention of all Golfers, who will
> start yapping right away how to play that ball and what club to use - or
> maybe just place a divot and let everyone guess what happened. We all
> know that nothing is better for an artist than heated discussion of his
> work ;-)
True enough, Ulrich, except that I was actually trying to document the
hole. :-) This painting is more about golf than it is about showing off
virtuoso painting techniques. ;-) I have friends who don't particularly
care for this picture, but most golfers seem to really like it. It's
hanging in the pro shop at Kingswood right now as they asked me to
leave it for a bit. There have been several requests to buy just today
but I'm holding onto it as I want to do a series. Basically, it is
aimed at golfers.
Loudon Briggs
>In article <2mlhfuF...@uni-berlin.de>, Colin Wilson
><pub...@kyneton.net.au> wrote:
>
>> Bruce Newman wrote:
>>
>> > http://brucenewman.com/paint1.html
>>
>> Interesting stuff, Bruce!
>>
>> I would imagine that painting golf holes is like trying to paint a
>> seascape ... difficult to do well. I'm guessing the large expanse of
>> green is hard to render effectively and difficult to get tonally correct?'
>
>Very true, Colin. Besides, when painting en plein air, the light is
>continually changing.
>
>Bruce
>
No originals, but a couple of nice prints by Kenneth Reed and Roger
Whitney are in my golf collection, and one by Reed, I am really
attracted to. Strangely, it projects the exact opposite to one thing I
always loved about the game of golf... as Colin described them, "those
large expanses of different shades of green."
Reed's "Ailsa at Turnberry" seems almost drab at first glance, yet the
longer you look at it, the more the various shadings become apparent
and his feelings for the view, become more apparent... in this case, a
golf hole AND a seascape.
--
Loudon R. Briggs lar...@bbz.net Phoenix, AZ
"How Can You Not Like A Game Where It's Okay To
Get Teed Off, Tote A Six-Iron, Shoot Birdies,
and If You're Under Par It's A Great Day!"
(from "Frank & Ernest" by Bob Thaves -- used with permission)