This class involves learning the complexities of painting directly from life. Dual emphasis on exploration paint and surface, as well as the figure will be developed. This course will cover the history and appreciation of contemporary painting and will cover a wide range of painting techniques. Students will work up to developing their own personal style within the confines of academic figurative art.
I recieved the impression when first looking upon these piece that they came from the same artist but not from the his studio at the same time. If anything i can really tell that you made the study because i think he would of added or subtracted something from it. The palette works but i think the composition does not radiate the same brilliance.
The study feels like it came from the same artist but it has some differences that stop it from feeling completely like the copy. The copy seems too stiff, especially when next to the woman dancing. I also think you should have added more color to the face, the woman has strong blocks of color on her face, blues, greens, and pinks. But the study has only a bit of pink on the cheeks. Even the addition of that blue line on the study would bring them together more. I really love your colors choices and how much they pop. And your line work is really nice and how clean they both are.
These were done well and your study looks great. The clothes of your study are done in the same style as the master copy. I think I told you this in class, but the face of the man is very much "your face" and your style. That's not a bad thing, you just incorporated your own style in to the painting, and I think that's interesting in itself. Its like a master-study-self-portrait kind of thing.
really liked these reminds me of Rockwell whos one of my favorite. I think on of the most believable when it comes to coming from the same studio. good work
I think you did great in capturing the strong athletic male figure as J.C. Leyendecker would have. Just going off his other male paintings, it seems like the warm colors on the male face need to be more exaggerated. Like in his painting Arrow Dress Shirts and Collars (1929). Or maybe even just lightening the hair, just looking at his other paintings it seems like he rarely uses black for the hair. Maybe you could just add exaggerated highlights like his painting, Arrow Collars Ad: Reading Part 2. You know what's really interesting your study painting looks a lot like the actual artist himself. :) http://bluehourstudio.blogspot.com/2013/04/illustration-hero-jc-leyendecker.html
I think these pieces are so close to being considered to be a series from the same artist. I think if you had created an arc in your study and added some color in his face then it'd come across a lot better. It appears that the women admires the man if you set them next to one another which is quite fun.
I think you did a great job emulating the style of your master. I think my biggest confusion in class was the rigidity of the study versus the movement of the original, which you cleared up as part of the style of your artist. I think that as a series these don't really make sense to me. If you had more men and more women I think I could see a theme, but with just the two and the differences between them I get a little lost on narrative. I think your handling of materials was great, and the way you expressed the sense of clothing is wonderful. Great job.
I think these look like they came from the same artist. Things that could be improved upon are in your second paintings face. The man's face needs the same variation of color that the first painting had. Other than that I think both these paintings came out great!
Both of these pieces look like they originated from the original artist. Very bright and bold colors, and I am glad that you told us about the difference in movement between the men and the women. I do wish there was more variation in the tones of the face to complement the first copy. I think the only other thing to make them more tied in would to put another arch behind the male figure. Great job!
I recieved the impression when first looking upon these piece that they came from the same artist but not from the his studio at the same time. If anything i can really tell that you made the study because i think he would of added or subtracted something from it. The palette works but i think the composition does not radiate the same brilliance.
ReplyDeleteThe study feels like it came from the same artist but it has some differences that stop it from feeling completely like the copy. The copy seems too stiff, especially when next to the woman dancing. I also think you should have added more color to the face, the woman has strong blocks of color on her face, blues, greens, and pinks. But the study has only a bit of pink on the cheeks. Even the addition of that blue line on the study would bring them together more. I really love your colors choices and how much they pop. And your line work is really nice and how clean they both are.
ReplyDeleteThese were done well and your study looks great. The clothes of your study are done in the same style as the master copy. I think I told you this in class, but the face of the man is very much "your face" and your style. That's not a bad thing, you just incorporated your own style in to the painting, and I think that's interesting in itself. Its like a master-study-self-portrait kind of thing.
ReplyDeletereally liked these reminds me of Rockwell whos one of my favorite. I think on of the most believable when it comes to coming from the same studio. good work
ReplyDeleteI think you did great in capturing the strong athletic male figure as J.C. Leyendecker would have. Just going off his other male paintings, it seems like the warm colors on the male face need to be more exaggerated. Like in his painting Arrow Dress Shirts and Collars (1929). Or maybe even just lightening the hair, just looking at his other paintings it seems like he rarely uses black for the hair. Maybe you could just add exaggerated highlights like his painting, Arrow Collars Ad: Reading Part 2. You know what's really interesting your study painting looks a lot like the actual artist himself. :) http://bluehourstudio.blogspot.com/2013/04/illustration-hero-jc-leyendecker.html
ReplyDeleteI think these pieces are so close to being considered to be a series from the same artist. I think if you had created an arc in your study and added some color in his face then it'd come across a lot better. It appears that the women admires the man if you set them next to one another which is quite fun.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job emulating the style of your master. I think my biggest confusion in class was the rigidity of the study versus the movement of the original, which you cleared up as part of the style of your artist. I think that as a series these don't really make sense to me. If you had more men and more women I think I could see a theme, but with just the two and the differences between them I get a little lost on narrative. I think your handling of materials was great, and the way you expressed the sense of clothing is wonderful. Great job.
ReplyDeleteyou replicated leyendecker's style very well. the bold and graceful colors compliment the tight lines very well. i love this illustrative style
ReplyDeleteI think these look like they came from the same artist. Things that could be improved upon are in your second paintings face. The man's face needs the same variation of color that the first painting had. Other than that I think both these paintings came out great!
ReplyDeleteBoth of these pieces look like they originated from the original artist. Very bright and bold colors, and I am glad that you told us about the difference in movement between the men and the women. I do wish there was more variation in the tones of the face to complement the first copy. I think the only other thing to make them more tied in would to put another arch behind the male figure. Great job!
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