I made a new friend today. He is a retired lieutenant-commander in the South African Navy, and because of his clear passion for ships and for the sea, I...
Hi all, I started teaching a new course last week. I call it "drawing for painting". The idea is, most of painting is relatively easy. It is drawing which is...
A few years ago I took up the viola. I had two reasons; first, I felt the need to learn to make music, and second, I believe that in order to master the "art"...
Two years ago in Venice, I set my students/friends a project which involved painting the view in terms of pure colour, applied in blocks. One of the young...
Does anybody have some advice on painting ships on the ocean? I have been doing it for some time now, but I realise that it is really a matter of flying by the...
My friend and teacher, Swami Nishreyasananda once turned to a few of us, artists, and asked, "Do you know why most artists are poor?" "No..." "Because they...
(We do not despise beautiful architecture, or tall ships with a crew of 30, or studios with rich tapestries or brocades, or horses or lovely women, or...
In the 19th Century William Morris and John Ruskin advocated that art should be based on craftmanship and that each person's home should be a work of art. This...
Good Morning to All, Hello Ryno, on the US side it was Stickley[spelling?]who carried the torch. Well I am not sure about a -job- but I do enjoy living on this...
In a message dated 8/6/2005 9:10:44 AM Pacific Standard Time, swartart@... writes: and I came across this quote from William Morris, which immediately...
RKocharian@...
Aug 7, 2005 4:30 pm
1956
... I have to admit, Khaimraj, that living in Simon's Town is heaven itself. The town seems to be trapped in the 17th century, and the sea outside our window...
Evening to All, Rubik, on the single figure[girl preferred],I have come to look at it as, [a]A good way to practice, [b]The painting technique being practiced...
In a message dated 8/7/2005 4:47:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, coldbozo@... writes: Rubik, on the single figure[girl preferred],I have come to look at...
RKocharian@...
Aug 8, 2005 12:15 am
1959
... True, Rubik. However, the problem is not that other epochs were lacking in nobility, passion, romance, nor even tragedy and brutality, but in the bland...
[$$] - is a good description of these single figure studies, Khaimraj! ... In fact, in my own work, a painting of a single figure, done from life, because of...
Hello friends, Ok, I have an ethical dilemma for all of you purists (and, don't misunderstand, purity is a good thing most of the time). Say you wish to put a...
Morning Folks, Cynthia, no Natural History museum near you? No zoos? No taxidermist? Since your familiar with birds,and understand their anatomy,perhaps quick...
In a message dated 8/8/2005 2:51:27 AM Pacific Standard Time, swartart@... writes: The evidence is that he learned from interesting photographic...
RKocharian@...
Aug 8, 2005 5:18 pm
1964
In a message dated 8/8/2005 3:11:53 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... I agree with Khamraj here, Rubik. While the copyists may be able to do more photographic...
RKocharian@...
Aug 8, 2005 5:29 pm
1965
Afternoon to All, Agreed Rubik, where your comments are addressed to me. However,I only just into my 40's and not a cool 60ish -teasing :^} Point taken. Later....
In a message dated 8/8/2005 11:14:27 AM Pacific Standard Time, coldbozo@... writes: Chuckle,you do realise your talking to someone who does Bonsai...
RKocharian@...
Aug 8, 2005 8:03 pm
1967
In a message dated 8/8/2005 6:53:54 AM Pacific Standard Time, klarchen@... writes: Ok, I have an ethical dilemma for all of you purists (and, don't ...
RKocharian@...
Aug 8, 2005 8:11 pm
1968
In a message dated 8/8/05 1:11:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, RKocharian@... writes: This is exactly what copying from photographs does - to sacrifice God's...
... Don't be bitter, Rubik. If we are going to win our battle against philistinism, it is going to be with good work and with positive qualities such as...
Hi Cynthia! ... In 1988 a young man came to me with a very similar question. He had just been asked to leave the conventional art school he had been attending....
In a message dated 8/8/2005 2:46:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, swartart@... writes: Don't be bitter, Rubik. If we are going to win our battle against ...
RKocharian@...
Aug 8, 2005 11:34 pm
1972
When I was a puppy, on the back cover of the Batman comics, they had an ad which read, "You can draw like a master artist," with a picture of a youngster...
... Hi Rubik, It seems to me that art is not resemblance, but rather the record of a caring mind in an honest struggle with its own inability to do justice to...
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