Thursday, October 18, 2012

Sketching Hats

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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10 comments:

  1. DarooOctober 18, 2012 at 9:32 AM

    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.

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  2. eyebeatOctober 18, 2012 at 10:17 AM

    I would really like to know where Jeanette G. got that hat?????

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  3. AaronOctober 18, 2012 at 11:12 AM

    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.

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  4. jeff jordanOctober 18, 2012 at 12:57 PM

    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.......

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  5. RichOctober 18, 2012 at 2:38 PM

    As to the first batch:
    how about crowns? And Shiskin somewhat looks like Pissarro.

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  6. K_tigressOctober 18, 2012 at 11:55 PM

    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.

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  7. UnknownOctober 19, 2012 at 1:19 AM

    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!

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  8. Andy DolphinOctober 19, 2012 at 11:34 AM

    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.

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  9. Lydia BurrisOctober 19, 2012 at 1:18 PM

    This post made me smile. :) Great hats!

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  10. fruit.root.leafOctober 21, 2012 at 1:25 PM

    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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