tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post6093361759948113510..comments2024-03-28T09:25:25.716-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Draft Horse PortraitJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-88351718404504968962015-08-26T07:48:24.155-04:002015-08-26T07:48:24.155-04:00Very nice. I just started painting animals plein a...Very nice. I just started painting animals plein air and my first attempt was just bad. Really enjoy your blog.<br />c.dingmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787524207882016265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-66271124697716360882015-08-25T15:43:37.435-04:002015-08-25T15:43:37.435-04:00Robert, I think I do the squint thing unconsciousl...Robert, I think I do the squint thing unconsciously, but I find that all I have to do is leave off my reading glasses and get the same effect.<br /><br />Urban, I painted this in a Pentalic watercolor sketchbook. Casein would have worked fine, too.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-16900363512733191972015-08-25T15:27:51.639-04:002015-08-25T15:27:51.639-04:00Hello James. Great painting. The horse really look...Hello James. Great painting. The horse really looks alive. <br />Do you squint while you're looking at your subject like I read John Singer Sargent did? I read that Sargent always looked at his subject with squinted eyes, and only opened them fully when looking at his canvas, and that it helped him see the tones more accurately and also simplified his subject into larger masses with less detail. Do you use the squint technique all the time also?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568134922097906207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-70013322414690114902015-08-25T11:22:45.927-04:002015-08-25T11:22:45.927-04:00Oh--I see the gouache hashtag at the bottom now :)...Oh--I see the gouache hashtag at the bottom now :)Linda Navrothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502650635226830385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-21557636969967035402015-08-25T11:21:48.481-04:002015-08-25T11:21:48.481-04:00A very nice portrait. These draft horses are so be...A very nice portrait. These draft horses are so beautiful. Was this done in the usual Moleskine? And gouache or casein?Linda Navrothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502650635226830385noreply@blogger.com