Archive for November, 2009
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Submitted by Ancient Artist: Developing an art career after 50
This is my favorite time of year. I love seeing friends, having family visit, preparing festive meals - except for one thing. This is also the time of the year when I feel the most distracted from my creative work.
I’ve tried to carve out studio time [...]
“Sailboats in the Sunset II” ~ 12″x24″ A Painting a Day Hudson River School Landscapes Paintings by Connie Tom
Submitted by A Painting for You!
This is the second in a series of paintings entitled the “Sailboats in the Sunset Series”. This work pictures a beautiful sunset that is also reflected in the ocean. There are sailboats along the horizon and breakers are making their way to the shore. Sunsets and sunrises are my favorite [...]
“Colors of Autumn II” ~ Autumn Landscape A Painting a Day Hudson River School by Connie Tom
Submitted by A Painting for You!
Autumn is my favorite season of the year. I love the vibrant and cheer colors. They say that the eyes are the windows to the soul. Sometimes we see with our spiritual eyes…places we long to escape to. I hope with my paintings I can create beautiful windows on your [...]
Scaling Up with a Grid
Submitted by Gurney Journey
Alphonse Mucha used the time-honored method of scaling up with a grid when he wanted to translate his reference photo to his finished cover illustration.
He drew a series of evenly-spaced horizontal and vertical lines directly over his black and white photo. He then added another set of diagonal lines to subdivide [...]
Repin’s Duelling Shapes
Submitted by Gurney Journey
This painting by Ilya Repin illustrates a scene in Pushkin’s novel Eugene Onegin when Onegin kills Lensky in a duel. The scene takes place beside a mill in winter, and the white snow gives Repin the opportunity to silhouette the figures. Their simple poses tell the story immediately.
Repin revisits the story [...]
Clothespins and Crabb
Submitted by Gurney Journey
One evidence of the true artist is the transformation of ordinary things into little fragments of beauty.
David Starrett paints each of his wooden clothespins with a different design, each a variation of his mascot, the fox.
A left-handed painter, he thinks big. He came up with this prototype for a large oil palette, [...]
Greek Edition of Dinotopia
Submitted by Gurney Journey
The Greek edition of Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara has just been published.
Previous post on the Romanian, French, Bulgarian, Czech, and Hungarian editions.
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Sargent’s Repainting
Submitted by Gurney Journey
I remember reading that John Singer Sargent would often require many sittings to get his portraits right, and that he was rarely satisfied with his first efforts.
But I always wondered: Did he scrape off each false start and then begin all over again? Or did he just work over the previous start [...]
Dead Tech: Esterbrook Inkwell
Submitted by Gurney Journey
Dip pens aren’t dead tech. Lots of people, including me, use them all the time. That’s how I did all the lettering in Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara.
But the Esterbrook 407 Dip-Less inkwell is an endangered species. It came singly or configured in pairs. The black bakelite Art Deco base holds the inverted [...]
Shady Diamond Illusion
Submitted by Gurney Journey
See for yourself: all the diamonds are identical in tone.
Via Best of YouTube
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Do Artists See Differently?
Submitted by Gurney Journey
During the recent series of posts on eye tracking, several of you wondered if artists look at the world differently from the general population.
According to a study conducted by Stine Vogt and Svein Magnussen in Norway, the answer appears to be yes.
Trained artists, compared to non-artists, spent less time looking at the [...]
Across the Border
Submitted by Gurney Journey
The border guard asked who we were, what we were doing, and what we brought back. We told him we were painters up to see an exhibition called “Garden of Enchantment,” and all we bought were a couple of art books. He looked kind of disgusted with us, and waved us through.
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Blog Nods
Submitted by Gurney Journey
Thanks to Children’s Atheneum for naming me Illustrator of the Week!
I’m grateful also also to Blogs of Note (put together by the team at Blogger) for putting GurneyJourney in today’s spotlight.
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Just Between You And Me
Submitted by BRENDA YORK’S PAINTING A DAY
24×36″ oil on canvas, SOLD
I am so happy that this painting sold at the UnFramed Show on Saturday!
It’s always great, of course, to sell your art but it’s just that much better when it goes to someone who honestly LOVES your artwork. The folks that bought this piece, Amanda [...]
“Sunset at Grand Falls” ~ 34″x22″ Hudson River School A Painting a Day Arizona Sunset Landscapes by Connie Tom
Submitted by A Painting for You!
I love waterfalls! This one reminds me of the free flowing love and grace of Almighty God showing something about His character through His Creation. The Bible says that we can know the invisible things of God through the things that are seen. This work pictures a brilliant sunset back [...]
“Autumn’s Impression” ~ 20″ x 16″ A Painting a Day Hudson River School Autumn Landscape Paintings by Connie Tom
Submitted by A Painting for You!
“Happy Thanksgiving!!!”
I guess you can tell…. there’s no doubt that I love autumn. I love all it’s many beautiful, bright and cheerful colors. I hope you enjoy this painting as much as I enjoyed painting it. ~ Connie
“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall [...]
“Autumn at the Mill” ~ 30″x24″ A Painting a Day Hudson River School Autumn Tree Landscape Paintings by Connie Tom
Submitted by A Painting for You!
I love autumn! It is my favorite season of the year with all the abundance of bright, cheerful colors. This work pictures a quaint old water mill amidst the beautiful mature autumn colored trees.~ Enjoy!
“Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: And call upon me [...]
“Fishing in the Hudson River” ~ 20″ x 16″ A Painting a Day Hudson River School New York Landscapes by Connie Tom
Submitted by A Painting for You!
I was debating on whether to call this one ‘Fishing Buddies’ or not but chose the this title. I hope you enjoy this painting as much as I enjoyed painting it! Connie
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” ~ [...]
Back to the U.S.A. Border
Submitted by Gurney Journey
A long line of cars led up to the border crossing as we returned from Canada. It seemed they were stopping and searching everyone.
Four guys in flak jackets searched a car in front of us, using mirrors on poles to look under the bumpers. They made the guy get out [...]
“Autumn’s Hidden Sanctuary II” ~ 40″x30″ Hudson River School A Painting a Day Autumn Landscapes by Connie Tom
Submitted by A Painting for You!
I love the autumn woods with all it’s brilliant, bright and beautiful colors. I love the colors of autumn, because it seems to have the colors of the other three seasons as well as the many colors unique to it’s own season. ~ Enjoy!
“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently [...]
Eagle Owl in Slo Mo
Submitted by Gurney Journey
As artists in the modern era we’re lucky to have the advantage of good photo reference, especially good slow motion video. This eagle owl flies toward a Photron SA2 camera at 1000fps in a 20 second clip that shows the heavy wing strokes, the steady gaze, and the disturbance of small feathers [...]
Waterhouse Expedition: Impressions
Submitted by Gurney Journey
We spent the whole day at the Montreal Museum of Art, which has a large retrospective of J.W. Waterhouse’s historical and mythological paintings. Instead of trying to do a big biography or thorough analysis or anything, here are a few notes and random impressions for people who are thinking of going. This [...]
The Waterhouse Expedition: Border Problems
Submitted by Gurney Journey
The first thing I should have realized was that it’s a bad idea to act fishy to the border guard.
“You only gave me two passports,” he said. “There are four people in this car. Who are the two in the back seat?”
“Oh, those guys are artists, sir. Art teachers, actually. I mean, [...]
Lines and Colors
Submitted by Gurney Journey
Thanks to Charley Parker of the blog Lines and Colors for his thoughtful review of Imaginative Realism. He’s one of the only reviewers to talk about the genesis of the book, which of course grew from your input on this very blog!
Lines and Colors is an art blog that I check [...]
Art Out Loud Video
Submitted by Gurney Journey
Trailer for Art Out Loud, Vol 3 from Kate Feirtag on Vimeo.
Here’s a teaser video about the Art Out Loud event, which included Sam Weber, Charles Vess, Donato Giancola, Greg Manchess, and me at the Society of Illustrators doing art under the watchful eyes of some guests–and some cameras. A longer version [...]
