Thanks for commenting! Hensche's teaching continues to be an inspiration. The lineage of the Cape Cod School of Art and its venerable founder, Charles W Hawthorne, is difficult to overstate in the vital contribution which Hawthorne made to the art of painting.
I love this drawing, Dan! did he use a tiny eraser or something to strategically lighten areas? I can see eraser usage on the forehead, but I'm curious about the lighter lines such as under the lips, and to the right of the lips.
Yes, Anne! Hensche certainly used an erased hatchmark, a kind of subtractive hatch, which he utilized to "carve" form pathways around the mouth and within the lips. I large part of the success is derived from Hensche's open form sense. It's a remarkable drawing.
I have watched the majority of your videos posted to your TH-cam channel multiple times and have studied along when applicable to help expedite comprehension. Though the more I relive the content the more I am acutely aware there is an entire school of thought I do not have access to in an autonomous way; the only exposure I have had to it so far is through your free TH-cam videos. To help facilitate orienting my mentality, vocabulary, and practice towards your industry, to your way of talking through problems and perceiving the process I felt it worth while to try and reach out to ask: to begin to enter the vein you course through, would one benefit more from your Patreon or your domestika course? And secondly, aside from Vanderpoel and Keller, is there any literature you would recommend to help one begin adopting your perception of the process? If you take the time to answer I will be much obliged.
Thank you for such a thorough and thoughtful question. Beyond the shadow of a doubt, Patreon would be the way to go. The reason is that, although I feel good about the long-form educational video that I created for Domestika in 2021, I did it as a stand alone product (and at a time when long-form videos were a sort of novelty). By contrast, I curate and consistently add to the Patreon videos: I organize, develop the content, film them and do all of the editing myself - which means that I don't "edit out the wrong things." I also make all of them accessible at the basic rate, which is modest indeed. I'm developing a kind of personalized curriculum this way, a sort of longer conversation. This would be the most ideal way of 'finding the vein' (as you eloquently put it). On the second prompt, I find material in most (if not all) of the texts beautiful and profound in places, while completely underwhelming in other parts. These days I've been rewriting passages of Nicolaides - in an attempt to make them resonate with a 21st century audience which gravitates toward brief, dynamic, educational videos. That said, Charles Woodbury's "Painting and the Personal Equation" (1919) is a favorite. Cheers, Dan
Are any artists finding it hard to create under all the stress going on in America and the world?Or do you all just completely ignore it and create away?I'm asking because I have been struggling personally with this.I hope their will be a way to make money as an artist in the near future.
Every artist I interact with is struggling. Many seek out creative practice as a way to deal with the pressures of life and to more closely feel a sense of acceptance with the state of the world. The trouble often arrives with equating income with levels of artistry. The two do not necessarily work in harmony, since artists who are very capable can sometimes struggle mare than those who are less fluent in their fundamental "language." Nurturing a creative approach requires special observational & cognitive skills and dedication, and concentration. I believe that you can discover ways of earning a living with your abilities. You'll probably want to connect with other artists in your area an ask how they do it, what their sense of financial literacy is, as well as which goals those who are "figuring things out" see as integral in the long game of career development. I sincerely hope that you find things less difficult in the future. The world needs more artists.
![Henry Hensche Impressionism - No. 63a [EDITED]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/kmiohF9ARmA/mqdefault.jpg)
Dan is tremendous. what an artist, and teacher. Just a tremendous contributor.
Thank you - incredibly kind of you.
Enjoyed this video.
I love HH! I've been follwing the FB group created I think by some of his students dedicated to his teachings and color method.
Thanks for commenting! Hensche's teaching continues to be an inspiration. The lineage of the Cape Cod School of Art and its venerable founder, Charles W Hawthorne, is difficult to overstate in the vital contribution which Hawthorne made to the art of painting.
behold, impressionism! :o
I love this drawing, Dan! did he use a tiny eraser or something to strategically lighten areas? I can see eraser usage on the forehead, but I'm curious about the lighter lines such as under the lips, and to the right of the lips.
Yes, Anne! Hensche certainly used an erased hatchmark, a kind of subtractive hatch, which he utilized to "carve" form pathways around the mouth and within the lips. I large part of the success is derived from Hensche's open form sense. It's a remarkable drawing.
I have watched the majority of your videos posted to your TH-cam channel multiple times and have studied along when applicable to help expedite comprehension. Though the more I relive the content the more I am acutely aware there is an entire school of thought I do not have access to in an autonomous way; the only exposure I have had to it so far is through your free TH-cam videos. To help facilitate orienting my mentality, vocabulary, and practice towards your industry, to your way of talking through problems and perceiving the process I felt it worth while to try and reach out to ask: to begin to enter the vein you course through, would one benefit more from your Patreon or your domestika course? And secondly, aside from Vanderpoel and Keller, is there any literature you would recommend to help one begin adopting your perception of the process? If you take the time to answer I will be much obliged.
Thank you for such a thorough and thoughtful question. Beyond the shadow of a doubt, Patreon would be the way to go. The reason is that, although I feel good about the long-form educational video that I created for Domestika in 2021, I did it as a stand alone product (and at a time when long-form videos were a sort of novelty). By contrast, I curate and consistently add to the Patreon videos: I organize, develop the content, film them and do all of the editing myself - which means that I don't "edit out the wrong things." I also make all of them accessible at the basic rate, which is modest indeed. I'm developing a kind of personalized curriculum this way, a sort of longer conversation. This would be the most ideal way of 'finding the vein' (as you eloquently put it). On the second prompt, I find material in most (if not all) of the texts beautiful and profound in places, while completely underwhelming in other parts. These days I've been rewriting passages of Nicolaides - in an attempt to make them resonate with a 21st century audience which gravitates toward brief, dynamic, educational videos. That said, Charles Woodbury's "Painting and the Personal Equation" (1919) is a favorite. Cheers, Dan
Patreon it is. I thank you very kindly for your time in responding to my questions so succinctly. I'm looking forward to being a student of yours!
Are any artists finding it hard to create under all the stress going on in America and the world?Or do you all just completely ignore it and create away?I'm asking because I have been struggling personally with this.I hope their will be a way to make money as an artist in the near future.
Every artist I interact with is struggling. Many seek out creative practice as a way to deal with the pressures of life and to more closely feel a sense of acceptance with the state of the world. The trouble often arrives with equating income with levels of artistry. The two do not necessarily work in harmony, since artists who are very capable can sometimes struggle mare than those who are less fluent in their fundamental "language." Nurturing a creative approach requires special observational & cognitive skills and dedication, and concentration. I believe that you can discover ways of earning a living with your abilities. You'll probably want to connect with other artists in your area an ask how they do it, what their sense of financial literacy is, as well as which goals those who are "figuring things out" see as integral in the long game of career development. I sincerely hope that you find things less difficult in the future. The world needs more artists.
not a portrait of Ada, looks like Margie Whorf.