tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post7976721433217523504..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Transparency of FoliageJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-42400211839545103612009-06-11T09:33:07.870-04:002009-06-11T09:33:07.870-04:00Great examples here, James. I'm reading Edgar ...Great examples here, James. I'm reading Edgar Payne's book on composition in outdoor painting, also full of great examples. Very helpful. I love your blog, by the way.Patrice Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772205105159241579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-64655420152065059532009-06-10T22:07:39.480-04:002009-06-10T22:07:39.480-04:00who's the top painting? metcalf?
this subjec...who's the top painting? metcalf?<br /><br />this subject reminds me of that old saying in golf, that "trees are 90 percent air."Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709926729042449321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-68967760191473701282009-06-10T02:07:53.866-04:002009-06-10T02:07:53.866-04:00Reminds me of how John F. Carlson would indicate t...Reminds me of how John F. Carlson would indicate the sky between branches by painting them with a smudge of pale color, rather than delineating them individually:<br /><br />http://www.agaclar.net/galeri/files/5557-08JohnFCarlsonAcrosstheMeadows1.jpg<br /><br />http://www.agaclar.net/galeri/files/5557-008-Carlson1.jpg<br /><br />http://www.agaclar.net/galeri/files/5557-fj_sylvanstream1.jpg<br /><br />On an unrelated note, I was just reading an interview with Frank Frazetta in an old issue of The Comics Journal, and among the artists who worked on Fire & Ice, he singled James Gurney out for praise. Kudos to James! Probably old news to you, but I thought I'd mention it.Jesse Hammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253641550766389238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-33399593244669551412009-06-09T11:33:03.221-04:002009-06-09T11:33:03.221-04:00I am amazed at the attention to detail and care wi...I am amazed at the attention to detail and care with which these trees are painted.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-7185659450798454692009-06-09T10:30:19.922-04:002009-06-09T10:30:19.922-04:00James,
Now that I've been P. A. Painting, th...James,<br /><br /> Now that I've been P. A. Painting, the handling of trees is extremely challenging. Especially handling the paint and surface in such a way as to not seemed overworked and fussed over. Thanks for the post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853491825832197697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-82866598380758535652009-06-08T12:55:20.898-04:002009-06-08T12:55:20.898-04:00the same as Steve, seems you were looking in to my...the same as Steve, seems you were looking in to my studio, Yes at the moment I am doing a painting of the fall,trees with red, yellow,oranges and a thousand variates of greens, is coming alright,but I had a hard time approaching the foliage , I had to change my brain into a more abstract way of thinking to be able to get it right, thanks for the tips on foliage.jesusest@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531007408774651478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-76645741755792425002009-06-08T08:29:46.207-04:002009-06-08T08:29:46.207-04:00Ah...trees. My arch nemesis.
Not that I've p...Ah...trees. My arch nemesis.<br /><br />Not that I've painted them, no. But when it comes to penciling/inking them, it's always a question of if I'm overworking them in comparison to other parts, noodling on each leave or trunk because it juuuuust doesn't look right and I think I can fix it.<br /><br />This is some great information to think about though, it's definitely something I never think of.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262476114387821096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-78496958220893864182009-06-08T08:08:11.187-04:002009-06-08T08:08:11.187-04:00Once again, it seems you've been peeking throu...Once again, it seems you've been peeking through my studio window. These days I'm working on the pencil drawing for a watercolor painting that's scheduled to be the October cover of a local publication. Its central element is a massive sugar maple in full fall color. I made reference photos of this tree last fall from my canoe; it's growing from the earthen part of a dam in our local river. Saving the right amount of sky amidst the leaves has been a real challenge for two reasons: since the final painting will be watercolor, I can't paint over the leaves with blue sky (or vice versa). And, when I went back this month to look at the tree, I saw the density of foliage was very different from what it will be in October. A subplot to this, since your indexing of today's post is plein air painting, is the difficulty of rendering outdoor scenes from photographs.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596875722436085739noreply@blogger.com