tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post5812541156389799913..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Sketch Your Art Teacher ContestJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-82104565995697388862014-01-10T13:48:53.743-05:002014-01-10T13:48:53.743-05:00Great fun idea! Too bad LCAD students don't st...Great fun idea! Too bad LCAD students don't start back to school until January 20th. :(Mara Mattiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156697886400471155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-90604183219842882972014-01-09T12:37:11.655-05:002014-01-09T12:37:11.655-05:00Hah! Great fun! I love Jeanette's drawings of ...Hah! Great fun! I love Jeanette's drawings of Edwards and Mocarski. Especially Edwards! (I'm sure yours is just as good but I never knew O'Shea.)Allen Garnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847365147213872635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-78337246125731127882014-01-08T17:08:13.970-05:002014-01-08T17:08:13.970-05:00Judy, it's a good question, worthy of a longer...Judy, it's a good question, worthy of a longer answer than I can give right now, but.... The quick answer is to do the painting under light that's the closest to white sunlight as possible. Sunlight is the reference to which all comparative assessments of artificial light are made. If you google "color rendering index" or CRI you'll get lots of information on it. Each sort of light: incandescent, LED, and various fluorescents varies in the range of color they deliver. If they are missing some colors, those colors that you put on your painting will look dead. Some lights have big gaps in the color spectrum. See my earlier post on studio lighting:<br /><br /> http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2008/08/studio-lighting.html<br /><br />Some artists advise you to paint under the same lights that the work will be seen under, but my advice is to paint under the best light possible, because you never really know where your painting will end up.<br />James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-56899627394086867072014-01-08T16:31:11.316-05:002014-01-08T16:31:11.316-05:00Sounds like a fun contest; I hope it's OK to l...Sounds like a fun contest; I hope it's OK to leave a general painting question here. I'm starting to develop an eye for the different color effects in a scene while painting. That's great- finally! So whether it's outdoor plein air, indoor still life, I try to convey the chroma, value, hue- again finally!<br />But now I'm increasingly bothered by the way the resulting work looks in different light when displayed. So a painting rendered under the revered cool north light looks starkly different in my yellow kitchen light, or the natural light in my south-facing living room. I had a dark, moody painting displayed in the local library, but the light was so strong the values seemed neutralized, so any dramatic effect was lost. I've spoken with some very experienced artists, and they have the same lament- colors dull, or sometimes get electric, subtle transitions get lost. Some say they make adjustments after, but what adjustments can be made, unless you know for certain where the work will finally rest? Is this something I just have to get over? Thanks for all your great advice over the years!Judy P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09176284042670900772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-61390480721908737722014-01-08T14:48:34.154-05:002014-01-08T14:48:34.154-05:00Love that Leake painting! That's an artist tha...Love that Leake painting! That's an artist that hadn't been on my radar...until now. I'll have to do some research.Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770238579550226268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-76682026269712341382014-01-08T13:33:20.345-05:002014-01-08T13:33:20.345-05:00I had always wanted to ask you about whether Jeane...I had always wanted to ask you about whether Jeanette was into art before you two met, or had come to like it after the fact. I never quite had the guts to ask it however, because it seemed to be crossing some sort of personal life boundary in my mind! I always thought it would be cool to marry someone with a similar interest in art.<br /><br />The contest sounds like a lot of fun. I wish I had something to enter. I always drew other students, but I don't think I ever drew my art instructors. The other teachers I drew but I don't think they liked that. I doubt those sketches have survived. Keith Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579786144772849547noreply@blogger.com