Brian Rego On Painting 4 - Painting breakthrough!! Thank you, Stanley Lewis and Vermeer (again)!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video, I share three main lessons I have learned from painter, Stanley Lewis, and take a second look into Vermeer's painting "The Little Street", as well as run into my painting to take it by surprise!! Does it work? Find out!
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I think you are over analyzing this painting, and imposing your own ideas on it. You could do your method on any painting.
Thank you for watching the video, Israel. I value your comments and this dialogue. I believe these ideas to be accurate in the sense that painters, such as Vermeer, responded to the strangeness of the phenomena of sight, all that results from it, and worked it out in painting. When I look at a painting, I like to look at it very slowly and allow it to open up to me. Something may or may not emerge but if it does it begins by catching something out of the corner of the eye and finding a way to bring it to the center, so-to-speak (not to the center of the painting, but to the center of awareness). As to your comment of applying my method on any painting: 1. It is not a method, simply a way to demonstrate visually and analytically how I am affected by the behavior of these paintings. 2. It does not work on any painting, as there are many different types of paintings that require different types of analysis. I believe this type to be among the most significant, however, for creating content and form in a painting.
Hi Brian. What should a painter do if they have a really comfy (but sweat stained) leather visor. Should it be given up since it's too comfy... or just stick with it!? Lovin' these videos!!
You know my heart, Klos. Only if this painter has an over-sentimental attachment, then this painter is duty bound to keep it. If it falls apart, then this painter must carry it around in a pocket of some kind. I am going to get you running in one of these videos soon! Great to hear from you, bro!
Hello Brian. I’m not so sure Vermeer worked this out on the canvas. I think to most artists who paint from reality the scene presents itself to the artist because the artist subconsciously recognizes the inherent aesthetic appeal, and may enhance the layout to his or her liking. Either way good painting is good painting and your input is valuable because it gives me something to think about that I hadn’t considered. Thanks for posting these.
Thank you for your thoughts, Alan. I consider other types of artists: poets, who work meticulously at arriving at the essence of their subjects through words and imagery; composers, who use both sound and silence in sonic form to create imagery and narrative; mathematicians, who use numbers and symbols in equations to establish ideas in arithmetical forms, etc. There seem to be measures of creativity and precision in each means of expression; each language, where imagination and intention work in harmony. Vermeer was a master painter, not merely as a technician, but in the way he saw things and the way he expressed his ideas through the language of pictorial imagery. I believe he was able to see in a way that no one sees today - this is why his work is still relevant after all of this time. It renews itself.
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Great video. The intro is great. The instruction about seeing and viewing the painting is amazing. It creates an entirely new way of seeing.
That is fantastic, Faye! I am so glad to hear that!
I'm a novice painter and I love your videos. Can you tell us about how you achieve such wonderful texture in your work? This is something I'm really struggling with. Do you use particular paints or mediums, or is it down to technique?
Hi Peter. The texture is a result of heavier application of paint through a rougher brush on a surface, with multiple durations. There are different ways to move through the paint with the brush, but that movement is more natural, like a gait or a stride, and needs to be a response to the movement of the form you are making with the brush. Mediums can be used to alter the paint to make it either more viscous or tacky, or thicker, as a way to enhance the behavior of the paint, but the medium can't carry the performance of the paint. That needs to come from you. I would encourage you to experiment. Look at painters who appeal to your sensibilities and see if you can create that feeling in your own work. You will stumble upon a process that is reflective of your search. Technique is formed by context; without context, technique is meaningless. The context is created through your process. The process is a result of your search. Your search: how to create a variety of textures on the surface of your paintings that appeal to you. I hope that may help a little. Thank you for reaching out. Let me know how it goes.
@@BrianRegoOnPainting Thanks for taking the time to reply. I guess it's all down to practice!
Peter ellison Hi Peter. It is about practice but it is also about process. Your process is your unique expression of how you make paintings, and all of the things you find along the way. It is great that you are searching because that is exactly what we all need to evolve as painters.
It requires so much patience and hard work, but if you keep with it, you will find it.
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Hi, Prof. Rego! It's been a long time since I called you that! I have really been enjoying your videos. It's nice to see you doing what you have a passion for! Thanks for letting us all get a glimpse into your daily life as a painter. I have also thoroughly enjoyed your analyses of Vermeer's work. What a beautiful painting! Actually, your videos have inspired me to look into painting as a hobby. I used to think that I did not enjoy painting because I thought that I was no good at it; however, your classes were the only ones that I actually enjoyed painting in not only because of the way that you talk about painting, but also the way that you teach your students how to think about painting and how to execute technique. I admit that I barely remember even the basics, but I'd like to start studying again. Do you have any recommendations of books, painters, etc. to study so that I can begin learning again? Thank you! Looking forward to your next video!
That means so much! Thank you. I actually may know of someone that can help you online if that is of interest to you. You can work at your own pace, and he is really good with beginning painters, and will help you grow. Email me through my website: www.brianrego.com, and I will give you the details.
I would watch out for "how-to" approaches to painting and its processes. But there are some basics to familiarize yourself with that will help you at the start. There may be good books on painting for hobbyists or novice painters, but I am not aware of any that I could recommend. Thank you again for your comment. I look forward to hearing from you!