tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post2743589673982540577..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: William Bliss Baker (1859-1886)James Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-34324195521499015802009-12-15T09:01:36.745-05:002009-12-15T09:01:36.745-05:00ysh this is amazing in real life. Gotta love it.ysh this is amazing in real life. Gotta love it.Michael Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156406797286721427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-66185386592255966112009-11-18T16:39:22.173-05:002009-11-18T16:39:22.173-05:00I was just admiring this painting only last week!I was just admiring this painting only last week!Christopher Thornockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439029786555102588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-20705987314914861032009-11-18T14:19:10.886-05:002009-11-18T14:19:10.886-05:00Freakin beautiful! While it has a clear Hudson Riv...Freakin beautiful! While it has a clear Hudson River School feeling to it, It seems to have a unique voice as well. Especially at such a young age for the painter. This has got to be one of my new favorite paintings. Thanks James.<br /><br />Oh, and I go with Will's suggestion of many sketches and studies on location, but painted back in the studio.Mark Vander Vinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16476599669551577334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-3298355445906979262009-11-18T10:00:06.326-05:002009-11-18T10:00:06.326-05:00Well the size of the painting is 40" x 30&quo...Well the size of the painting is 40" x 30". Not big, but not small either. He probably could have set it up outdoors, but I vote for small studies outside and painted in the studio.Rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515689962202786570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-36425216851328665042009-11-18T00:53:22.033-05:002009-11-18T00:53:22.033-05:00I can't imagine anyone getting the color so fa...I can't imagine anyone getting the color so faithfully without sketching on location...I'm sure it was a bit of both...marctarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01694443304958109350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-37965682494292220952009-11-17T23:12:27.228-05:002009-11-17T23:12:27.228-05:00"What do people think: was this painted on th..."What do people think: was this painted on the spot in multiple sittings, or back in the studio from studies?"<br /><br />I say both on the spot and back in the studio. Whether it was done off studies or done directly on location and continued in the studio I suspect he at least did several studies during the process.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600856944731745751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-60436730084410142152009-11-17T23:04:39.543-05:002009-11-17T23:04:39.543-05:00It's my guess that Mr. Baker did some rough &a...It's my guess that Mr. Baker did some rough & color sketches, and then went back to the studio. That is the way that many of the painters in that style worked, but - I may be completely wrong...Will Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11776250635500898092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-23783644342738024872009-11-17T21:55:07.078-05:002009-11-17T21:55:07.078-05:00Sakievich, thanks for those photos. They really sh...Sakievich, thanks for those photos. They really show how much bravura he used on a small scale, even though the final effect looked fairly tight. <br /><br />We appreciate all Mission Impossible museum operatives who risk all for art.<br /><br />What do people think: was this painted on the spot in multiple sittings, or back in the studio from studies?James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-39821291256661930272009-11-17T20:45:19.373-05:002009-11-17T20:45:19.373-05:00http://dl.dropbox.com/u/744067/IMG_0202.JPG
http:...http://dl.dropbox.com/u/744067/IMG_0202.JPG<br /><br />http://dl.dropbox.com/u/744067/IMG_0201.JPG<br /><br />Here's a couple of crappy iphone shots of details I snuck in while the guards weren't looking.Sakievichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346248669834582076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-37458073027582781322009-11-17T12:14:52.520-05:002009-11-17T12:14:52.520-05:00Looking at it - it is a mind bogglingly good paint...Looking at it - it is a mind bogglingly good painting for such a young artist! The color is so bang on.marctarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01694443304958109350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-44144248874109065002009-11-17T12:08:37.020-05:002009-11-17T12:08:37.020-05:00I'm really left wondering how one dies in a sk...I'm really left wondering how one dies in a skating accident! It's kind of a disturbing thought. That's why I don't practice any sports at all. It's for my art!marctarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01694443304958109350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-25372155359925439322009-11-17T10:27:36.619-05:002009-11-17T10:27:36.619-05:00Wow, that is absolutely gorgeous. I love Albert Bi...Wow, that is absolutely gorgeous. I love Albert Bierstadt, and I really love the work of Frederic Edwin Church. There is a beautiful book on this subject called "American Sublime" that allows you to see these works without even getting off the couch. Worth looking into if anyone likes this type of painting.Will Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11776250635500898092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-35632823566214632842009-11-17T10:09:48.740-05:002009-11-17T10:09:48.740-05:00THAT's where I'd seen it. Thanks Sakievich...THAT's where I'd seen it. Thanks Sakievich, I'd been staring at it, knowing that I'd seen the original several times and I couldn't pin down where it was. It is certainly one that you can stare at for some time.Rob Fullmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301339443031404993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-74660110099964150292009-11-17T09:39:23.795-05:002009-11-17T09:39:23.795-05:00Wow! - never heard of him. ThanksWow! - never heard of him. ThanksJohnnie Sielbeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618461895865743955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-8387683244265012292009-11-17T09:08:13.159-05:002009-11-17T09:08:13.159-05:00That painting is at the Brigham Young University M...That painting is at the Brigham Young University MOA in Provo Utah. It's one I went back to look at many times in their landscape section of American painting.Sakievichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346248669834582076noreply@blogger.com