Go Big and Ride Small

[garyboy]

you have captured the spirit of god .. well done, Dave

[daveuprite]

you have captured the spirit of god .. well done, Dave

Well maybe when I am eventually hung for 'crimes to art' I shall take my place on his right hand....

[garyboy]

you have captured the spirit of god .. well done, Dave

Well maybe when I am eventually hung for 'crimes to art' I shall take my place on his right hand....

there are no crimes in art, Dave .. just likes or dislikes ... don't undersell yourself
I am only just starting, myself ... its not so easy to be geniuses like wot we is, mate


to me, the important this, is to capture the spirit of a thing.. a scene, person or whatever.

[daveuprite]

If I stick to copying from a photo or another painting I'm vaguely OK - but not the face! I just can't do faces. I am on the side of the ancient egyptians. If I could paint everything 2D side-on, with the odd owl, a giant eye or a wimple thrown in, I'd be fine at that. Send me down a cave and I could have a decent stab at a few hieroglyphic gazelles. But the moment you introduce perspective I fall apart.

Might explain why I much prefer Miro and Mondrian to Millais and Mackintosh.

My work is basically a load of old Pollocks...

[garyboy]

i am only just starting out.. but what i do with faces (and yes, they are very difficult) is .. trace the main features, place the canvas or paper.. on an easel .. then, completely ignore the perspective, and just look at the original (I print a copy of the face), to place alongside the easel, on another board

just keep referring to the print,
just copy faithfully,
ignore the perspective, and just copy the shades hues and shadows,
the perspective will follow your shading


when happy
release to the world


not my best but gives the idea ..

20210130_061609 (3) by gary boy, on Flickr

when i feel like (ie not pissed off with all this world shite) .. i will complete in paint

[garyboy]

alternatively .. I am sure Chris will pose .. for an `in the field` life experience

[macvisual]

Another rainy day here, so watch out everybody, the paints are back out. Anything could happen...

This time it's for you Godspeed. As you can see it's totally awful, and I've made you look like some kind of Confucius on a moped. But it only took a couple of hours of splashing about. I even managed to finish it without cutting an ear off this time.





The great thing about never ever claiming to be any good at painting is that my 'work' consistently proves it....

This wonderful, great talent Sir..!

I actually think your onto something here.....this would make a fabulous vinyl album cover.....along with a new Band name..... superb.

Clever stuff.

Cheers;
Peter

[PHILinFRANCE]

Hats off to the artists here , i can't paint a wall but here's a few of Jax

20210210_075529 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

20210210_075453 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

20210210_075357 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

[daveuprite]

This wonderful, great talent Sir..!

Peter

You need a new guide dog, Peter.

Thanks anyway...

[daveuprite]

Now Jax actually knows what she's doing. I like her ducks (if you see what I mean...).

Those last ones of you in your tutu are particularly good, Phil.