Art Quote

"All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography."

Frederico Fellini



I collect aphorisms and quotes. When I read this one, I paused to reflect on the words and their meaning. I thought about how long art has been a part of my life. It is true that when you think about your art, you realize that it does tell the story of your life.



Wednesday, October 20, 2010

My "GEM" Collection~Hints, Lessons, Rules & Clues

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Always use the best materials.

 When painting Reflections:
  • lights are darker, darks are lighter
  • objects appear 2/3 their actual size
  • objects are distorted
Create "lost and found" edges.


Joe Boehler:
  • Determine and put down the lightest lights and darkest darks first.
  • Create "life in the shadows" using 4-5 colors.

 Use indigo to darken colors, not black.

Ed Brookins:
  • Proper planning is most important.
  • Change a plane; change a value.
  • If you're not sure, Don't Do It!
  • Just in case you didn't get that, "If you're not sure, Don't Do It!"

Work back to front, top to bottom, light to dark.


Never end a painting session without a clear starting point
 for your next session.

 Subject matter is not nearly as important as the arrangement
 of the elements into a pattern.


  
 5 Tones: mass, shadow, reflected light, cast shadow and highlight.


“When a transparent color lies over another color differing from it, a compound color is composed which differs from each of the simple colors”.
~Leonardo da Vinci

The best way to improve; paint, paint, paint


     “Paint in watercolor can be a joy….or frustrating as the devil.
  Think more about what you can leave out than what to put in.”        Pellew
(I think this is very good advice.)


 The function of the overwhelming majority of your artwork is simply to teach you
 how to make the small fraction of your artwork that soars.
Remember this every time you complete a piece that you think is a total failure.


Learn to control the water!
I think this book is an absolute must in every watercolorist's library.


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