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  greg |
Suzy, I happen to love Nelson's work. My style is close to his, in a way. I am attending a John Fawcett workshop in a month and can't wait. We will be painting horses everyday! I paint all types of western cowboy genre, a lot of rodeo images. I prefer to paint tight controlled washes, mainly from my oil background. wet into wet scares me... practice I guess. I admire all of you for working in this difficult medium. | ||
midnight_baseball |
btw - robert/eric - you both stated your points rather eloquently. | ||
midnight_baseball |
thanks for posting those suzy - i liked them and they were inspiring to me. i also like that some don't like them. opposing viewpoints are good for reflection. maybe that even makes me like them more - for myself - since i'm starting to realize there's no one thing that is "good art" but a number of types and styles decided by each on his own. | ||
Robert |
I agree Eric. He is very good at what he does. Such blatantly commercial approaches don't personally interest me, that's all. I certainly acknowledge his talent, though, and can see why someone would love his stuff. | ||
Eric |
I'll add that for that kind of art, He's (Boren)about as good as I've seen. That style, however, is not my favorite. But that's why there have both chocolate and vanilla ice cream. | ||
Robert |
PS-- These paintings would be great on postcards anywhere from Texas to Wyoming. | ||
Robert |
Suzy, I enjoyed looking at these and can see why lots of people would like them. It is interesting how much people's tastes in art can differ. Without at all casting aspersions on your or anyone else taste, my gut reaction was not at all favorable. This is of interest to me not becasue I want to engage in conflict but because it fascinates me how varied are tastes in art, even among fellow artists. For instance, I know people who absolutley love Matisse and I can see why, though I hate Matisse based on my gut reaction to his art. My gut reaction to this art is as follows: I like the way he crops images, but he seems to do it the same way in every painting. I don't see any exploration here, merely variations on boots (which become, to me, a cliche after the third or fourth painting) and cropping. They seem too photrealistic and polished to be the result of direct observation -- surely an opaque projector or slide projector was invloved. I guess I like painterly work more than this "tiny brush" style. However, I can see the skill and cleverness in these paintings but I don't seem to respond to it. It might also be the extremely masculine attraction of the subjects might appeal more to women, I dunno. My reaction only. Not intending to make a categorical pronouncement. | ||
Joanna |
Suzy, those are great--reminds me of what I was trying to do here, but so much better.  | ||
Suzy |
I didn't put the right code in so paste the address to view it. Its worth it. http://nelsonborenart.com/prints.html | ||
Suzy |
OK, here is my inspiration. All transparent watercolor and AMAZING compositions. Check it out http://nelsonborenart.com/prints.html | ||
tachee |
amen! those pineapples were way cool. what perspective. it falls under the 'wish i had done that' rule. | ||
Joanna |
Hey Midnight! That pineapple by Archer makes me want to dance and shout! | ||
midnight_baseball |
an interesting fact about john yardley's "colonial furniture" painting: From John Yardley - A Personal View COLONIAL FURNITURE JOHN YARDLEY Watercolour, 10x14in (25x35cm) This elegant dining room belongs to the well known American watercolourist Charles Reid. We were staying in New Jersey and discovered that he lived within driving distance, in Connecticut. Having bought a number of his books over the years, I was delighted when he asked us to visit him. This was painted after my return to England. you can also find his paintings by searching for +"john yardley" +watercolour here is one site that turned up: Recent Paintings by John Yardley | ||
Robert |
Wait a while. Every once in awhile a store will dump some "new old stock" in the Amazon used section and you can get the Yardley and Trevor Chamberlain (the other one that goes for over $100 when they are scarce)books for around 12 bucks. | ||
tachee |
eric. thanks- went to amazon. found 'the art of yardley'. want it. $113. am now musing as to whom, among my loved ones, owes me a gift. | ||
Eric |
Tachee, I think there's a book out there about Yardley. Check out Amazon.com. Also, Charles Reid has several instructional books, one that came out about 3 years ago about painting flowers. | ||
tachee |
midnight...wow! am now in love with two artists new to me. reid and yardley. am panting after the yardley. i think i might have to swim over to your island for a closer look. those pinapples! oh and marie, i adore the muddy alligators, too. thanks for this thread. inspiring. | ||
midnight_baseball |
SUE ARCHER - Pinapple Perspective #2 www.archerville.com  MARK MEHAFFEY - Old Buildings, New Light http://emill.com/mehaffeygallery/  | ||
midnight_baseball |
DON ANDREWS - Jean's Coat From Interpreting the Figure in Watercolor www.donandrews.net  DON ANDREWS - Mexican Marketplace? www.donandrews.net  | ||
midnight_baseball |
DON ANDREWS - Jean's Coat From Interpreting the Figure in Watercolor www.donandrews.net  DON ANDREWS - Mexican Marketplace? www.donandrews.net | ||
midnight_baseball |
CHARLES REID - Eye Shadow From Portrait Painting in Watercolor (Out of Print)  JOHN YARDLEY - Colonial Furniture From John Yardley - A Personal View (Out of Print)  | ||
midnight_baseball |
FRANK WEBB - Off Salmon Season From Watercolor Impressionists (Out of Print)  FRANK WEBB - Vermont Sunflowers From Webb on Watercolor (Out of Print)  | ||
midnight_baseball |
the images i tried to post before must have been too big. thanks to those who have posted, i like to see what other people like and it exposes me to new artists and styles FRANK WEBB - Off Salmon Season From Watercolor Impressionists (Out of Print) FRANK WEBB - Vermont Sunflowers From Webb on Watercolor (Out of Print) CHARLES REID - Eye Shadow From Portrait Painting in Watercolor (Out of Print) JOHN YARDLEY - Colonial Furniture From John Yardley - A Personal View (Out of Print) DON ANDREWS - Jean's Coat From Interpreting the Figure in Watercolor www.donandrews.net DON ANDREWS - Mexican Marketplace? www.donandrews.net plus two more.. SUE ARCHER - Pinapple Perspective #2 www.archerville.com MARK MEHAFFEY - Old Buildings, New Light http://emill.com/mehaffeygallery/ | ||
midnight_baseball |
what the heck - let's make it up to 10 watercolor paintings. we'll say that you had them in a large airtight/watertight tube that you miraculously used to float to the safety of the deserted island. here are some of my favorites (in no particular order): FRANK WEBB - Off Salmon Season From Watercolor Impressionists (Out of Print) FRANK WEBB - Vermont Sunflowers From Webb on Watercolor (Out of Print) CHARLES REID - Eye Shadow From Portrait Painting in Watercolor (Out of Print) JOHN YARDLEY - Colonial Furniture From John Yardley - A Personal View (Out of Print) DON ANDREWS - Jean's Coat From Interpreting the Figure in Watercolor www.donandrews.net DON ANDREWS - Mexican Marketplace? www.donandrews.net | ||
marie |
I would pick three John Singer Sargent watercolors, probably the Escutcheon of Charles V, Muddy Alligators, and one of the male figures. If I get a chance tomorrow, I will scan the pictures and post them. | ||
Robert |
Here's is a link to Winslow Homer fly-fishing watercolors--definately desert island paintings: http://www.cartermuseum.org/Exhibitions/winslow_homer/winslow_homer.html | ||
Robert |
Three fly fishing paintings by Winslow Homer. | ||
tachee |
only 3??!! hmmmm.... klee-volmond any autumn painting by tom lynch thomas eakins-baseball players  | ||
midnight_baseball |
if you were stranded on a deserted island and you could have any three watercolor paintings to make life happier what would they be? please list artist/title and maybe a posted image would be great. i'll post mine soon. |
