Plein-air painters must choose the right brushes and paint, but they must also choose the right hat.
From left: Peder Krøyer, Carl von Marr, Theodore Robinson, Unidentified, Aldro Hibbard, and Ivan Shishkin.
Here are a few contemporary hat choices: Armand Cabrera, me, David Starrett, Jeanette G., Tom Kegler, and Jacob Collins.
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I favor larger brims for their sun shade and taller crowns for heat exchange.
The bigger the better -- so I'm considering converting my painting umbrella into a hat.
I would really like to know where Jeanette G. got that hat?????
I like my brown felt "Indy" style fedora, works great for keeping the sun out of the eyes and always makes me feel a little more adventurous when I'm painting.
Painting with sunglasses on?
I used to paint outdoor murals with a friend, and we got to where we could compensate color mixing while still wearing shades, just takes practice.......
As to the first batch:
how about crowns? And Shiskin somewhat looks like Pissarro.
I would think that a hat would get in the way. Especially when you get a shadow on your paper and or your canvas or when the wind picks up.
That would totally bug me.
Mine's a large-brimmed safari-style number with ample ventilation. I like to sketch at Joshua Tree in California and the hat is essential to keeping heat-stroke at bay!
I always thought a unique hat was essential in order to be recognised as a competent artist.
I never did get around to acquiring an interesting one but, after this last winter (in Australia), I'm thinking Hibbard had the right idea.
This post made me smile. :) Great hats!
The "unidentified" fellow reminds me of many portraits of western artist (painter & sketcher) Charles M. Russell, also known as Charlie Russell. These two links provide great examples of Russell and his signature hats:
1. http://www.darvillsrareprints.com/images/Charles%20M.%20Russell%20prints/CM-Russell-portrait.jpg
2. http://franceshunter.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/431px-charles_marion_russell.jpg
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