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Comment on Continuation of Vermeer watercolor study by chrisgentes

chrisgentes — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:22:35 +0000

Thanks Leslie. I’m happy with this painting and looking forward to the life size one I hope to start as soon as I get a large enough board to stretch the paper on.

Comment on Continuation of Vermeer watercolor study by lesliepaints

lesliepaints — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:57:53 +0000

Nice work on this, Chris. You have me wanting to use some of my hotpress again. I like the image you are getting as I’ve stared at the photos of the original many times. I think there is a lot to learn by practicing from a master’s work.

Comment on Studies for a painting I want to do one day by lesliepaints

lesliepaints — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:12:02 +0000

I like the view of the building next to the window and across the street. The tree doesn’t bother me, but I’m not striving for photorealism. The gray. Look up in one of your books how to mix grays. Just using gray,like black will always look flat. You could add small amounts of color to the tube grays and it would look better, also. The key is more than one color. Loved the wood color you achieved behind the people. Have fun!

Comment on More Studies of “Big” Discovery by chrisgentes

chrisgentes — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:40:43 +0000

I started to do this blog to record that journey – thanks for traveling with me!

Comment on More Studies of “Big” Discovery by lesliepaints

lesliepaints — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:51:45 +0000

Your journey toward realism is so interesting to follow.

Comment on A “Big” Discovery by More Studies of “Big” Discovery « My Art Journal

More Studies of “Big” Discovery « My Art Journal — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:22:09 +0000

[...] More Studies of “Big” Discovery Posted on September 21, 2009 by chrisgentes Here is a series of studies I did after my ‘big’ discovery (read this post for info). [...]

Comment on Empire State Building Watercolor by chrisgentes

chrisgentes — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:50:30 +0000

Hi Leslie,

now that it is dark earlier i will be inside more on the computer on this blog!

Comment on Resolution of Windows on Empire State Building Watercolor by chrisgentes

chrisgentes — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:03:17 +0000

Hi Leslie – it is nice to be back in the blogosphere. Check out my next post as it has to do with working on a ‘larger’ scale with less detail!

Comment on Main Street Northampton, Watercolor WIP-4 by A “Big” Discovery « My Art Journal

A “Big” Discovery « My Art Journal — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:51:25 +0000

[...] is a watercolor painting I did in June 2009 of Main Street in Northampton that was based on a photograph. Main Street Northampton [...]

Comment on Resolution of Windows on Empire State Building Watercolor by lesliepaints

lesliepaints — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:58:16 +0000

You are truly dedicated to detail and I admire that in you. These studies are a joy for me to look at. Thanks for the posterizing idea.