tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post8098338126397579918..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Tonight Matthew I'm going to be JMW Turner.....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-23918236585650677802008-01-31T19:22:00.000+00:002008-01-31T19:22:00.000+00:00Hi Katherine. You have quite a knack for the Turne...Hi Katherine. You have quite a knack for the Turneresque. I love this and the fact that you did it with colored pencil is amazing! I'm with the other poster- I wouldn't know where to begin! I think copying the work of another artist can be invaluable- regardless of medium- its really the ultimate way to deconstruct the work. I've been fascinated with Turner and his work for a long time- I have about a dozen books, but the best in my opinion are Standing in the Sun, a biography by Anthony Bailey and A Wonderful Range of Mind by John Gage which is more to do with the work. Thank you for posting this!Deborah Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242296435365350267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-22604659081192207912008-01-31T15:11:00.000+00:002008-01-31T15:11:00.000+00:00There's actually a bit of a story and maybe even a...There's actually a bit of a story and maybe even a controversy about this.<BR/><BR/>It's said that Turner asked to be lashed to the mast so he could see and experience the full force of the storm. However my book says that it's all a bit suspicious as his story sounds rather similar to that of a published story by somebody else and it's been established that there never was a boat called Ariel which left Harwich.<BR/><BR/>My guess is that he did experience a storm. I very much doubt if he did much drawing while he was in it. I can't cope with sketching in a stiff breeze without all sorts of equipment to hold my sketchbook pages from flapping! <BR/><BR/>However artists who have exceptional observational abilities can also reproduce what they've seen after the evnt - and my guess is that this is what he's done. I guess the true test is whether sailors think it's a good representation of what it can be like in a storm.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1428005359317844062008-01-31T13:45:00.000+00:002008-01-31T13:45:00.000+00:00Wonderful, ....I wonder if Turner did this en plei...Wonderful, ....<BR/><BR/>I wonder if Turner did this en plein air, from experience I know that painting during storm or heavy wind can be quite a challenge and a whole other ball game then in a studio. Imagine that everything is moving around you, the wind howls around your ears and you are trying to get that swirling just right, ... :-S<BR/><BR/>John Hall (Limner contract) mentioned not for nothing that they could throw anything at him while painting, snow, rain, heat, ... anything except wind!René PleinAirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368603005553165550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-31751004350983083852008-01-31T08:11:00.000+00:002008-01-31T08:11:00.000+00:00What a challenge! I couldn't imagine where to beg...What a challenge! I couldn't imagine where to begin with coloured pencil for a project like this. You've bought wonderful energy and movement to your picture with those beautiful, sweeping pencil strokes. Awesome.Robyn Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-67781529700385342472008-01-30T21:47:00.000+00:002008-01-30T21:47:00.000+00:00It's interesting to do exercises like this You go...It's interesting to do exercises like this You got the whirling vortex well - and this was the one where he was tied to the mast to sketch wasn't it?vivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-75114853919883788182008-01-30T21:35:00.000+00:002008-01-30T21:35:00.000+00:00You've had such a great run of posts here Katherin...You've had such a great run of posts here Katherine. Definitely put a composition chapter in the book, maybe two. :-)<BR/><BR/>I find the cross-medium studies really beneficial. I've done several pen and ink studies from graphite drawings - it forces me to "think outside the box" with the pen and ink. Beyond pointillism, there isn't much softness in traditional pen and ink, but trying to capture graphite softness has really pushed me into better pen and ink habits. My CP attempts at oil studies have not been so successful, but you have given me hope that one day they can be.Rose Weltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313411909909580181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-59215907167581069162008-01-30T16:20:00.000+00:002008-01-30T16:20:00.000+00:00Thanks Laura. So many artists worked with differe...Thanks Laura. <BR/><BR/>So many artists worked with different media but produced similar results because they were working essentially in the same style and with the same way of seeing. I'm much more interested in these two at the moment rather than in technique <BR/><BR/>I started doing this sort of exercise some time ago but haven't done any for a bit - but I do enjoy the learning I get out of the exercise and may be doing some more! <BR/><BR/>The reason why there's not a lot of artwork at the moment is because my work is in a process of transition and I'm not too keen to continue to repeat what I know how to do - I want to leave space for my head to get round new ideas - there's lots of thinking going on!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-31600386418248011852008-01-30T15:54:00.000+00:002008-01-30T15:54:00.000+00:00I like what you've done here and it looks like you...I like what you've done here and it looks like you had a good time doing it. I'll have to think about the value of this kind of study done in a different medium. Usually I think of learning about the original artist's brushwork and paint handling, or whatever the medium might be. As usual, you've given lots of food for thought--with the added bonus of showing us your own artwork, which I miss seeing!Laura Frankstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528540633399368216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-63057602643447468352008-01-30T13:45:00.000+00:002008-01-30T13:45:00.000+00:00I did think about it - but what put me off was als...I did think about it - but what put me off was also having to dress up to look like him in later life!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-13083485680319749432008-01-30T13:29:00.000+00:002008-01-30T13:29:00.000+00:00Another great little lesson. Working across medium...Another great little lesson. Working across mediums gets your brain focusing on the real work - as you say getting the detail right and the levels of colour. When I started painting I actually was copying Degas' pastel bathers in oil paint. It was great because I simply couldn't worry about his marks, I couldn't duplicate them so had to work towards the effect.<BR/><BR/>If this was Stars in their Eyes though, would you have to dress up like Turner? Perhaps strap yourself to a stage mast while you drew? ;)Tina Mammoserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407199513409994699noreply@blogger.com