tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post4278728768295238789..comments2024-03-28T09:25:25.716-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: 'Girtin-spiration'James Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-86967886725811940482023-12-28T01:53:07.107-05:002023-12-28T01:53:07.107-05:00Elizabeth - I have a book on watercolors (The Comp...Elizabeth - I have a book on watercolors (The Complete Artist by Harrison and Daniels) that gives Girtin's colors as black, monastral blue (phthalo blue), yellow ocre, burnt sienna and light red.mbbmbbmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02387925938858911615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-4693648945451508872019-12-14T13:37:01.111-05:002019-12-14T13:37:01.111-05:00Dear James Gurney,
I am really pleased to have fou...Dear James Gurney,<br />I am really pleased to have found your blog here. I like your watercolours. I'm searching for the palette of Mr Girtin to no avail but ideally, I would find an accurate list such as<br />French Ultramarine,<br />Light Red,<br />Lemon Yellow Hue,<br />Raw Senna,<br />Gouach White of some sort!<br />Please let me know where I could find the list of the actual pigment colours Girtin used (and Turner before cobalt blue was available). <br />Where can I learn more about the use of pigment in watercolours? Please advise me.<br />Yours sincerely,<br />S E Darley<br />Artist<br />Yorkshire UK<br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13338392209330689169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-4909868378144241032014-08-17T09:20:09.116-04:002014-08-17T09:20:09.116-04:00Jeff, I'd probably use the part of the gamut t...Jeff, I'd probably use the part of the gamut that is most toward green, even though it's a very dull green. <br /><br />And remember, that gamut map charts only the two dimensions of hue and chroma. It doesn't show the value dimension, so any point in that gamut could be painted light or dark. (Hope that makes sense.)James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-57000875471944753832014-08-17T09:09:00.919-04:002014-08-17T09:09:00.919-04:00Hi James,
Looking at your gamut map, could you f...Hi James, <br /><br />Looking at your gamut map, could you find the green side and paint that colour (grey Green) or do you just pick another colour that matches in value?<br /><br />Thanks, Jeff Epphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132142039589915859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-50036018165993096112014-08-16T14:53:53.777-04:002014-08-16T14:53:53.777-04:00Sorry! Girtin NOT virgin ! Autocorrect! Argh!Sorry! Girtin NOT virgin ! Autocorrect! Argh!Trickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326613100579155027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-78108197291285414492014-08-16T14:51:07.106-04:002014-08-16T14:51:07.106-04:00I live a few miles from Guisborough and have drawn...I live a few miles from Guisborough and have drawn and painted the abbey several times. Nothing like Virgin's results though. Genius.Trickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326613100579155027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-15016142664227906182014-08-15T18:33:57.407-04:002014-08-15T18:33:57.407-04:00This was a wonderful post! I have never heard of T...<b><br />This was a wonderful post! I have never heard of Thomas Girtin before and I am still trying to get a handle on using watercolors. Great tips! :]<br /><br />- Lizz<br /><a href="http://lizzvisions.blogspot.com/index.html" rel="nofollow"> Smile a little at my blog here :] </a><br /><br /></b>LizzVisionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737101281180305764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-68779206668779051682014-08-15T15:27:11.710-04:002014-08-15T15:27:11.710-04:00"Bones of Color"
Liked that.
Back to Bas..."Bones of Color"<br />Liked that.<br />Back to Basics:<br /><br />Green is a difficult color to handle in landscape paintings, there's always some risk of "overgreening";<br /> the Gurney-Girtin-quote here seems to me a fine antidote.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233420155151875249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-64326349448695062122014-08-15T11:32:57.994-04:002014-08-15T11:32:57.994-04:00His style reminds me of Hayao Miyazaki's, espe...His style reminds me of Hayao Miyazaki's, especially in "Dover." There's this brilliant narrative quality, and a certain effortlessness about the drawing that they seem to have in common.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104688936444427994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-49981625514478550612014-08-15T10:03:07.286-04:002014-08-15T10:03:07.286-04:00Jacob, I think of green as transitional between th...Jacob, I think of green as transitional between the realms of Warm (yellow-orange and kin) and Cool (blue and kin). But within the range of greens, there are relatively cool greens, such as viridian, and relatively warm greens, such as permanent green light. <br /><br />Same is true of magentas and violets, which are on the fence as you say, but are warmer or cooler relative to each other.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-62761600952273611262014-08-15T09:54:16.335-04:002014-08-15T09:54:16.335-04:00Hi James,
Do you look at green as a warm color or ...Hi James,<br />Do you look at green as a warm color or a cool color? I realize there are different yellower and bluer hues, but it always seems to be "on the fence." I'm guessing from your painting that your answer might be "neither" but I'm wondering if you have any additional thoughts.Jacob A Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553425441195860823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-3017813012875676602014-08-15T09:53:26.189-04:002014-08-15T09:53:26.189-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jacob A Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553425441195860823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-9171547031211171812014-08-15T08:38:14.108-04:002014-08-15T08:38:14.108-04:00Thank you James. He's painted the sky with blu...Thank you James. He's painted the sky with blue in "Guisborough Priory" but he didn't apply it into the shadows I think you would have applied some blue into it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-87442883861172897752014-08-15T08:14:33.161-04:002014-08-15T08:14:33.161-04:00Thank you for this blog! I learn so much each time...Thank you for this blog! I learn so much each time.Aljosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673775278157810352noreply@blogger.com