Recent content by Bartc

Yeah, that was my last 2 years of goals. One group show, but nothing else to show for that. Still, I like what I'm producing. Just making a half-peace with myself that the Louvre is out of reach for now....

Boss wrote the thesis to go with the painting! Actually, I too love the likeness of face and hands, which I think captured his character and emotion beautifully. The choice of red seems to be the real issue here, because it has so many unsavory connotations. Had he chosen yellow or some other...

Much to my own surprise, I actually like it. He should have insisted his portrait be done in watercolor, however.

Thanks, Terri, Joy, Jo and Olive!

No, not going.

Joy, every time I visit the Monterey Peninsula I'm blown away by the colors, as I have been for the past 50 years. The waters alone wherever you look have astonishing color. The non-native ice plant that covers the CA coastline has a truly varied and vivid color range, from bright yellow-green...

Yes, and he laughs at those who scoff at MiTeintes paper. Blew me away how well he used that stock.

Donna, see my response to Kyle. Bill's statements were not new to me, nor would they be to many classically trained in art. And he did cite some classical artist/instructors. The variation in value on surfaces (sky, verticals, slants and flat grounds) for one. Local color vs. reflected color...

Not surprised, Wayne. Your stuff is so much less saturated and often dark to my eyes, though I like them all. Just different ways of viewing and preferences. BTW, your subjects and locale, from what I observe of your paintings, is quite different from my own area. The Monterey Peninsula and Big...

Hysterical! Somebody put a shitload of work into that one. Or tell me it's AI produced?

Biggest takeaway for me personally was to STOP painting and do more observing. You know the tendency to paint what you think you know, when the real deal is in front of your eyes and has more subtlety to offer. Bill is an exceptionally good observer of natural patterns of light and translates it...

Thanks, Ayin, Sno, Will & Kyle.

Thanks, Ayin.

Did a couple of super quickies for painters in this week's workshop. Idle hands - find a pen!

Thanks, Donna & Joy.