tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post2880503769066780240..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Review: Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2010Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-84205286442694306652010-11-23T00:28:49.954+00:002010-11-23T00:28:49.954+00:00Marie - you must come round an exhibition with me ...Marie - you must come round an exhibition with me some time - and I'll show you what I mean. :)<br /><br />For example, I've lost count of the number of "would be Ken Howards" I've come across in my time - doing 'contre jour' people sat on a beach in Cornwall with windbreaks and sparkling light on the tips of the waves!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-76618695986363637362010-11-22T21:07:28.791+00:002010-11-22T21:07:28.791+00:00I do agree with much of what you say Katherine, bu...I do agree with much of what you say Katherine, but speaking as an artist whose work was in the show, I suppose what I am trying to say is that, I felt it unfair that you seemed to imply that you KNOW when an artist is 'copying'. They may actually be genuinely inspired by a similar subject and style and, rightly or wrongly, may not be consciously aware of a direct influence. But in the end you can only report how it appeared to you :)Marie Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348285344746242672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-13786158247032398262010-11-22T18:48:25.236+00:002010-11-22T18:48:25.236+00:00Marie - I'm sorry if you were disappointed wit...Marie - I'm sorry if you were disappointed with my comment.<br /><br />I certainly didn't indicate that ALL paintings could be characterised in this way. Just that rather too many could for my own personal taste. I was genuinely disappointed.<br /><br />However I go to an awful lot of exhibitions so maybe I get to see too much "same old, same old"?<br /><br />I haven't got the slightest problem with people being influenced by a painter. I totally agree with you that many of us are <i>"conciously or subliminally influenced by the styles and trends of other artists and art movement"</i>. However that's not the issue.<br /><br />It's when they're copying the style AND the same sort of subject matter that I begin to think that it's looking more like copying than innovation. Artists trying too hard to be like other artists are - to be completely honest - very boring. That's because I always know the original artist always tends to do it so much better!<br /><br />It does however help me to understand why people applaud anybody showing any genuine originality - even if they can't paint or draw! ;)<br /><br />I also really like a number of artists who are have been genuinely "inspired" by an artist - but have found a way of making the original artist's 'way of doing' things into their own style and their own way of doing things. That takes real skill - and I applaud that!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-5602715039858115462010-11-22T18:30:23.582+00:002010-11-22T18:30:23.582+00:00Hi Katherine
after very many hopeful journeys to t...Hi Katherine<br />after very many hopeful journeys to the back door of the Mall Galleries, to enter the various open submission shows, I finally had a piece accepted for this year's Sunday Times Watercolour comp so read your article with interest! Your review is an honest opinion which I respect but I found the comment "If they weren't painted by a famous artist who always paints the same way, then they were painted by somebody who wanted to be that artist" a little harsh and unfair. We all like to think we are genuinely innovative in our work but the more I work as an artist the more I realise there is little really new under the sun and we are all conciously or subliminally influenced by the styles and trends of other artists and art movements as can be seen throughout art history. BTW I too would heartily recommend the Glasgow Boys show!Marie Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348285344746242672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-58212216793329729152010-11-20T11:41:22.241+00:002010-11-20T11:41:22.241+00:00I see what you mean!
Thanks!I see what you mean!<br /><br />Thanks!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-25209542590112557312010-11-20T09:53:17.253+00:002010-11-20T09:53:17.253+00:00Hi Katherine, thanks for that but I meant that I r...Hi Katherine, thanks for that but I meant that I read it here in your articles and NOT on the Parker Harris site!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261934764305673521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-18943283302183241982010-11-20T09:26:31.541+00:002010-11-20T09:26:31.541+00:00Amanda - there is a link to my post about who won ...Amanda - there is a link to my post about who won already in this blog post. See <a href="http://makingamark.blogspot.com/2010/10/emma-haworth-wins-sunday-times.html" rel="nofollow">"Emma Haworth wins Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2010"</a>Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-86240947793134572472010-11-20T07:24:53.355+00:002010-11-20T07:24:53.355+00:00Thanks for an interesting article, I have been wai...Thanks for an interesting article, I have been waiting to see who won etc - still nothing on the competition website! I also entered and failed to get in, very disappointing and not sure if I will try this one again as it is hard to tell what they are exactly looking for - think I will have to try acrylic and call it a watercolour - would be easier to paint with for sure!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261934764305673521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-47165171122649857112010-11-12T22:26:28.698+00:002010-11-12T22:26:28.698+00:00Well, I entered this one but failed to get in, it&...Well, I entered this one but failed to get in, it's interesting to read your impression of the chosen few. Not sure if it's any comfort that you were not impressed!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193935968877679533noreply@blogger.com