Enjoyed this short video very much. Would love to see more and longer version. It's a great learning tool for beginners at Plein Air. Can you tell us which box/pochade you are using? Would appreciate that info and your experience with different ones. Thanks!
Great demo. The explanation on why she does field studies (because photos aren't as accurate) however, doesn't quite make sense. I hear this a lot but when you compare the painting to the actual scenery it is rarely accurate and there is quite a bit of filtering through the artist's eye. At 6;07 you can see that her painting is much much warmer than the actual landscape.
I like Carlson's view on the matter. To quote: "Obviously enough, a "portrait" of the woods, a mere painted snapshot, is not wanted. A snapshot is not composed of "accumulated emotions," but is a static statement of 1/100th of a second's duration. It is but one degree in the giant arc of eternity. Your picture must look like all the woods that ever grew, otherwise it is but a shell." In essence, if you want a "hard facts" reproduction, use a camera. If you want a work of art with a soul, become a painter. The Plein Air painter attempts to paint the feelings of a landscape, in addition to it's likeness. In his book, Carlson expands a great deal, explaining that vague, ambiguous word, "feelings". I can highly recommend reading it.
I'll let you in on a secret: You can right away adjust all the values at the very beginning using 4 or 5 inch brushes with just a few colors....thin ,( if you like), 'cuz you paint "wet in wet" and like to pile it on later....excellent video b.t. way!!!!
I don't understand the concept of "ruining a painting if you add "too much" detail that so many contemporary painters are obsessed with. Did the great Bierstadt, Cropsey, Tomas Cole, Frederic Church, Ruisdael, and many other great masters ruin their paintings? Their works are full of details.
+Oluap Having lots of detail isn't a bad thing. However I think what people are referring too when they say you can ruin a painting by adding too much detail is through overworking it. Can you imagine if she took the time to render ever blade of grass or individual leaf on this small of a piece? There's a point where it would just be too much. Not saying that it can't be done but knowing when to stop when you are painting is very important. Of course, it's all subjective, what might be too much for one person is amazing to another.
I agree with you on the subjectivity of the theme. The great Willem Borselen (19th century) for instance paints with a lot of details in comparison with the video's artist's work, but instead of ruining it it makes it wonderful. The artist on the video advices not to ruin one's painting with too much detail...but what is too much detail? Usually good painters know when to stop a painting and of course nobody strives to copy everything in nature (I believe it's almost impossible). There are many painters who do render many blades of grass and as many leaves as they can though. Although I wouldn't do that as a painter I still recognize that if the artist is good the work can be beautiful and I believe many people would agree with me. Of course it's this artit's style not to add "too much detail" to her paintings and she is very right in advicing her students to do so but detail never ruins a painting if done skilfully. Thank you for you insight.
Love seeing the process of finding a spot and setting up as well as the process of painting....
Nice general overview on Plein Air.
Fabulous video and very clear on the process. Thanks Gaye and Opus!
Beautiful work!
really nice video! Thanks!
You really hit all the most important steps to paint well, in a pleasing manner, and tell us EVERYTHING!!!!
Love, love, love this type of video!
Really great job explaining the process. Thank you.
Great video! Love who smoothly you work through the video. Very helpful!
Thanks for sharing! Lots of great advice. Cheers!
Enjoyed this short video very much. Would love to see more and longer version. It's a great learning tool for beginners at Plein Air.
Can you tell us which box/pochade you are using? Would appreciate that info and your experience with different ones.
Thanks!
Thanks a lot for this!!
Thank you for sharing. very interesting. Never tried plein air yet...
Thanks somuch for this excellent video - very interesting, informative and inspiring.
I love her work! Please show more of t his type of subject....PLEASE!
Dee Martella hermanpekel
Love your work!
Great demo. The explanation on why she does field studies (because photos aren't as accurate) however, doesn't quite make sense. I hear this a lot but when you compare the painting to the actual scenery it is rarely accurate and there is quite a bit of filtering through the artist's eye. At 6;07 you can see that her painting is much much warmer than the actual landscape.
I like Carlson's view on the matter. To quote: "Obviously enough, a "portrait" of the woods, a mere painted snapshot, is not wanted. A snapshot is not composed of "accumulated emotions," but is a static statement of 1/100th of a second's duration. It is but one degree in the giant arc of eternity. Your picture must look like all the woods that ever grew, otherwise it is but a shell."
In essence, if you want a "hard facts" reproduction, use a camera. If you want a work of art with a soul, become a painter. The Plein Air painter attempts to paint the feelings of a landscape, in addition to it's likeness.
In his book, Carlson expands a great deal, explaining that vague, ambiguous word, "feelings". I can highly recommend reading it.
amazing!
I'll let you in on a secret: You can right away adjust all the values at the very beginning using 4 or 5 inch brushes with just a few colors....thin ,( if you like), 'cuz you paint "wet in wet" and like to pile it on later....excellent video b.t. way!!!!
Very good
Good job!
adorei, apesar de não entender nada do que se diz, linda pintura
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I don't understand the concept of "ruining a painting if you add "too much" detail that so many contemporary painters are obsessed with. Did the great Bierstadt, Cropsey, Tomas Cole, Frederic Church, Ruisdael, and many other great masters ruin their paintings? Their works are full of details.
+Oluap Having lots of detail isn't a bad thing. However I think what people are referring too when they say you can ruin a painting by adding too much detail is through overworking it. Can you imagine if she took the time to render ever blade of grass or individual leaf on this small of a piece? There's a point where it would just be too much. Not saying that it can't be done but knowing when to stop when you are painting is very important. Of course, it's all subjective, what might be too much for one person is amazing to another.
I agree with you on the subjectivity of the theme. The great Willem Borselen (19th century) for instance paints with a lot of details in comparison with the video's artist's work, but instead of ruining it it makes it wonderful. The artist on the video advices not to ruin one's painting with too much detail...but what is too much detail? Usually good painters know when to stop a painting and of course nobody strives to copy everything in nature (I believe it's almost impossible). There are many painters who do render many blades of grass and as many leaves as they can though. Although I wouldn't do that as a painter I still recognize that if the artist is good the work can be beautiful and I believe many people would agree with me. Of course it's this artit's style not to add "too much detail" to her paintings and she is very right in advicing her students to do so but detail never ruins a painting if done skilfully. Thank you for you insight.
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