Monday, January 16, 2023

Painting a Parking Lot

 Today's post on Instagram about "non-motifs" seems to have struck a chord.

. Here are some of the responses:

ukesurfer
How do you take such a Mundane looking place and make it look really cool? I need to train my eye better to respect the spaces that are right there in front of me. You Did a lovely job. Thank you I will review those tips every time I go to paint.!

susypanozzoart
Fantastic. Love watching your videos. Thank you πŸ™ 😍

artofmiggy
I've been doing these 'boring scene' drawings for a while and am ALWAY shocked by how interesting they are in pen and ink... but of course, @jamesgurneyart takes it to eleven with his rock-solid ability. Gorgeous stuff.

sandramurphy7874
Your work always amazes me. You capture the beauty of the most mundane scenes. 😍😍

michael_jap
Thank you!

artonthecreek
Your underpaintings always sing, James. Bravo!

williamwingert
Excellent as always. And a great demo/reminder.

davidhouse.art
Love that Pentalic Field Book!πŸ‘πŸ‘

spacebandit_art
I need to watch this on YouTube and take notes!

lisaegelistudio
Well said !

jasonberlin
Beautiful πŸ™ŒπŸ”₯πŸ™ŒπŸ‘πŸΌπŸŽ¨πŸ’ͺ

remingtonrobinson
I’ve been loving painting non-motifs for the past few years, especially because it suddenly makes everyday life much more interesting!

donnaleighrees

marybyromfineart
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️! Right on!!!

kathrynhansenpencildrawings
Wow, great piece!! And tips!

raphaelegoineau
Suuuuuperbe cette lumiΓ¨re. Je dis un peu envieuse…😍

rcd.raw
Thanks for exist Mr James

snowboundartstudios
Question for you, I usually work in oils, they allowing me to blend colors. Between Gouache and Casein which is easier to blend?

jamesgurneyart
@snowboundartstudios The main difference in blending is that Gouache can be rewet and blended after it dries.

chrisfriendart
Incredible, I wouldn’t have given a parking lot a second glance if you asked me to pick a place to paint but of course you show it can be as good as any πŸ‘

renitawellman
I’m always amazed by the cool compositions of Highway, cars, and curves in my rearview mirror.

jacobi_art
We need a video on how to paint backlit!

1 comment:

Bevan said...

I look at scenes like this and think about painting more of them from my local area. Yet I don't get out as often as I want. I need to make a more conscious effort to getting out more often with the intent to paint.