tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post7079073566945440278..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Solomon’s Book, Day 3 James Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-27023372933171018022012-10-01T12:40:24.749-04:002012-10-01T12:40:24.749-04:00Anonymous, great question. I think of them as comp...Anonymous, great question. I think of them as complementary. Both have good nuts and bolts information on drawing and painting, including monochrome painting, which is a good bridge between them. <br /><br />Speed's text focuses more on general aesthetics and thoughts on the current art scene. Solomon's book focuses more on the old masters, like having a master painter take you on a walk through the National Gallery. I only wish Solomon gave more examples of his own drawings and his own work. But his text is clear and accessible and a bit more broad-minded than Speed's.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-36889540326239705612012-10-01T11:20:23.094-04:002012-10-01T11:20:23.094-04:00James, how would you compare the Solomon book to t...James, how would you compare the Solomon book to the Speed book? Which one would you put into the hands of a starting painter, or which order?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-77620493895459743892012-09-30T14:07:56.608-04:002012-09-30T14:07:56.608-04:00Thank you for the reply James! This is the first I...Thank you for the reply James! This is the first I've heard of setting up ones palette by color as well as viscosity! Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557284882314787508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-5097563605388143552012-09-30T08:13:54.928-04:002012-09-30T08:13:54.928-04:00Amber, it's more about viscosity. You can get ...Amber, it's more about viscosity. You can get stiff white by squeezing a dab of white on blotter paper to suck out some of the oil. James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-71251292593703060592012-09-30T05:10:24.983-04:002012-09-30T05:10:24.983-04:00James, looking at his palette I'm wondering wh...James, looking at his palette I'm wondering what "stiff" white and "soft" white is, exactly? Is it really about viscosity, or is it perhaps about opacity?<br /> Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557284882314787508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-18790604975808062002012-09-29T08:17:03.685-04:002012-09-29T08:17:03.685-04:00Keith, I found Solomon's book in about 1984 in...Keith, I found Solomon's book in about 1984 in the vast catacombs of the Vassar College Art Library. The book had a big impact on me in my formative phases, not only for technique, but also outlook as you say. I admired the way he was open to the virtues of a variety of ways of painting, and how he used his inspiration from the old masters guide his own work. <br /><br />I only wish the art market in his day had encouraged him to keep painting his wonderful mythological and Biblical scenes, which unfortunately fell out of favor in his later career.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-11110721097659527752012-09-29T04:19:36.566-04:002012-09-29T04:19:36.566-04:00That's very interesting. How did you first dis...That's very interesting. How did you first discover Solomon Solomon? It sounds like you two share some similar views on art.Keith Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579786144772849547noreply@blogger.com