The medium and the memory
Chris
own, I'm constructing a wall of memories.
What medium do you prefer? Not satisfied with some recent work of a
pastel artist. Would you look at this conversion of a graphite sketch?
Which do you prefer ... the sketch or the photo from which it was
derived?
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/howieia/deb_howard_rosie.htm
Lee DeRaud
wrote:
Nice. If you got the sketches for all the dogs, they would look like a
set, with a consistency usually missing from informal snapshots, but
without the artificial flavor of posed portraits.
(Re that photo: what the *hell* is that around the dog's neck? Looks
like a collar made out of pingpong balls.)
Lee
Chris Jung
"Chris" <k9a...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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Hi Chris.
I recently revived my moribund pet portrait business and I slapped together
a website to promote it http://home.twcny.rr.com/cjungart/ . I don't have
any comparisons of photos to portraits but there are two images of Pablo,
one photo portrait (dignified & serious - his public persona), one
watercolor portrait (sweetly goofy - his at home with the family
personality). Which Pablo do you like best? :-)
Chris and her happy smoothies,
Zeffie & Pablo
Chris
> they would look like a set, with a
> consistency usually missing from
> informal snapshots, but without the
> artificial flavor of posed portraits.
dogs, and see if she can do one big group. Thanks.
>(Re that photo: what the *hell* is that
> around the dog's neck? Looks like a
> collar made out of pingpong balls.)
>Lee
for his energy and creativity. He stampeded the city council into
approving our dog beach, and is doing something interesting right now.
Last year, he placed bins in all the pet shops to collect Xmas toys
and treats for the shelter animals. I told him we get too damn many
toys and treats all the time, and he regrouped. This year, he got our
'wish list' of needed items, and turned it into a display above the bin.
Already has them up, and at one shop, the first customer in the door
bought $100 worth of pads to line the beds.
Chris
> portrait business and I slapped together
> a website to promote it
> http://home.twcny.rr.com/cjungart
people. So often, I think you're superior to the so-called 'fine arts'
artists.
Much as I like Pablo's portraits, I'm struck by that 'Most Versatile
Collie' one. This project is making me guilty and sad when I realize
how prominent my present dogs are in my mind compared with the equally
loved ones in the past. If I can find appropriate pictures, maybe you
can do a group giving them equal billing? (Don't know if that's clear.)
Tricia9999
>how prominent my present dogs are in my mind compared with the equally
>loved ones in the past.
That's called living in the moment. You admire your dogs for their ability to
do it, so shouldn't feel guilty for your own. I'm sorry to hear that you have
decided not to have any more of your own. I love working with the shelter dogs,
but really get something additional and special from my own with whom I have a
special relationship.
Chris Jung
> >I recently revived my moribund pet
> > portrait business and I slapped together
> > a website to promote it
> > http://home.twcny.rr.com/cjungart
> My doG, Chris! You're a biological illustrator?! I'm in awe of you
> people. So often, I think you're superior to the so-called 'fine arts'
> artists.
Weeeell, I be one of those them there "fine arts" artists myself. I have
two sides - as an illustrator I strive to be as accurate as possible and I
try very hard to really get the dog (or horse or cat)'s personality just
right. The resulting image tends to be very quiet, intimate, and calm.
As an artist - doing work to please myself, my work is more loose and
crazy. I plan someday (ha!) to put up additional web pages of my big
paintings and sculptures. I have one big painting (40 x 40 inches) of Dino,
Zeffie & Pablo frolicking in the forest. While I play loose with the laws of
physics (Pablo is somersaulting in a way that I don't could ever happen
unless I shot him from a cannon) he's still clearly Pablo with that happy
look in his eyes. Currently I'm working on a half completed 30 x 40 inch
painting of a cat stalking birds in a garden. It's twilight, there is a
crescent moon rising, moths are fluttering around the flowers but the moth
has eyes in his wings and the flowers have eyes in the center. My
illustrator part comes out in that I render all this fairly realistic but
there is a lot of movement and craziness that you don't find in my
illustration work.
> Much as I like Pablo's portraits, I'm struck by that 'Most Versatile
> Collie' one. This project is making me guilty and sad when I realize
> how prominent my present dogs are in my mind compared with the equally
> loved ones in the past.
As Tricia said, you live in the moment just like dogs do. My first smoothie,
Silka died in 1990 and it's hard for me to remember much about her. But
that's OK - I do remember that I adored her and she was much loved during
her short life (she died at age 1.5 of a congenital heart defect). From each
dog I become a better owner and personally I plan to have many more dogs
before my demise. There is an intimacy that you get with your own dogs that
you can't get from fostering. It's a pity to deny yourself such closeness.
Pablo wants breakfast! Gotta go.
Chris and her hungry smoothies,
Zeffie and Pablo: "WOOF!"
Kind2dogs
>From: k9a...@webtv.net (Chris)
>Date: Fri, Nov 7, 2003 9:53 AM
>Message-id: <13702-3F...@storefull-2174.public.lawson.webtv.net>
I find watercolours to be super.
Oils as well.
I want the artist tomeet me and my pups, as then they get to see what they look
like right in their eyes.
I do not like the drawings that are from photos.
Paulette~
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