Carmean often said "Lesser artists do that" about what the student was doing with line work, or shading, or some other basic technical thing. Basically telling us we sucked.
I just wanted to make that clear.
Monday, March 1, 2010
"Lesser Artists Do That"
On my last post, by my quoting Carmean, I didn't mean that "lesser artists" do portraiture, or that portraiture is a lesser form of art. On the contrary, it not only requires mastery of the medium, but also a capacity to embrace, understand, interpret and express infinite varieties of the human condition. No small task. That's why I'm not a portrait painter.
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Thanks for the explanation. But in my humble opinion you are a very good portrait artist. You do capture your sitter's personality in your paintings, as you have done here in "Joe" and also in "Steve is Scrooge".
Vinayak
Thanks Vinayak. I think I do a satisfactory job sometimes, but only if I feel comfortable, and never one-on-one. That kind of takes me out of the game as a professional portrait painter. I can't very well tell a potential client, "I'd love to do your portrait, but I need seven other artists in the room and oh, don't look at me or talk to me." hahaha
Thanks, as a fanatic of portraiture, I find it quite difficult because of all the variables you have mentioned and some more (a landscape won't complain if your picture isn't exactly the same as the model, etc...)
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