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Greatnation
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Decided to make a thread for these paintings rather than spammin the doodle thread.
(all oil, all lifesize)
This is whats on the easel from this morning. Gunna spend some time pushing it after this dries some.
more to come
(all oil, all lifesize)
This is whats on the easel from this morning. Gunna spend some time pushing it after this dries some.
more to come
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Sadly, the first one doesnt exist any more, the second one is on that same board.
I haven't been avoiding faces on purpose, but that is funny that all three have subdued heads. Those are all independent solutions. Regardless, thats a good observation.
He could if he still had them.
:winky:
That last one could use some more hipbone. The bottom half seems very stiff in comparison to the top. Gonna post a better photo of it?
Painting like this is gets really stressful, because you can have something going that really rocks and then totally fuck it up before you know it.
the straight, simplified contours of the face combined with the flow and detail of the body really work.
http://www.mattiassnygg.com/personalwork.htm
Worked this one some more today, pushed alot around. Can't decide if it's something to keep yet.
and thanks everyone, I'll see about putting together a process thing. Tim that dude's pretty sick, I havent seen his work before thanks for the link. I wouldn't quite call them underpaintings, because I don't usually take them much further
the movement in that last one
really sexy
also
I went to a little gallery in downtown Denver today. They had some good oil paintings and Dr. Seuss sculptures and certified prints or whatever. The other stuff though: meh. Point is, the mehs were priced at ~$1900 and your stuff is much better than a lot of the stuff in there.
listen, if you want to sell stuff ever, I have a protip for you:
smear, stipple, sponge some paint on a canvas
right?
yeah?
now paint a square somewhere on it in a different color
apparently variations on that shit just flies out the door
also
if you want to want people to actually look at your art, consider sneaking something cool into those paintings people hang in their bathrooms just opposite the toilet. just an idea.
or both
you think I'm joking, but a painting of a kid or a dog will sell twenty times faster than any other subject
pay yo bills, stack dat paper
just a little
I'd seriously consider selling prints with instructions to hang them at sitting eye-level opposite the toilet if I wanted people to look at my art, though.
Also, nation, will you be doing refined stuff any time soon?
fucking
fuck, dude.
You should be getting a professional photographer to get really hi res shots of these and find somewhere that does high quality canvas prints. I'd pay $200-300 for a reproduction of that second pic you posted, unframed. Gorgeous.
what about a child-dog?
a puppy
or like ... some kind of centaur set-up
tam- yeah I'm working some stuff right now thats getting to a pretty crisp level, but alot of what I'm making will probably end up staying less refined.
black hunter- no models or refs used on these, but I am going figure drawing tomorrow night for the first time in a long time. Should be exciting.
More art poast coming this week
I'd love some really hi-res shots of your art, I love figures with movement and you have dynamic movement in every fucking brushstroke.
Instant world recognition
and something sketchy that I like alot more.
Looks like I got a show in the works for this space in mid/late August. It should be pretty cool, as of right now its a one man so I gotta crank out some work for reals.
( I apologize for the shitty pic quality)
The second one I like very much, well as much as I can from what I can make out.
I would buy that last one so hard. Like, the wad of bills would leave a 2" crater in your chest.
Also, nation, I'm just going to back up Mustang and the foreigner- first one is pretty meh and the second one is all kinds of dynamic and great.
Also, if you want to see someone who is really really good at what I think you are trying to do...you should take a look at Steve Huston.
I hear that about the first one. It got to heavy, changed my mind about too much stuff at the last minute and just wasn't able to lock anything down. I've got a plan of attack in mind though, which includes a developed portrait.
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Yeah Huston rules. He knows how to work with some big paint.
Id be sold on calling them "polished" finishes if you had a few hints of color to take them past monochromatic along with what cake mentioned about the faces. Some great gestures itd be nice if some of your more energentic mark making inside the figure was a bit more informed by either anatomy or an indication of form. Some of its coming off as just scribbling. (not all though. Youve got alot of really nice marks)
Pretty nit picky things but I think its important enough to mention..
2 more, smaller.
Ken- That painting isn't near finish yet, and I'll be taking your advice seriously next time I visit it. It's locked in someone elses studio right now, lol, so I can't get to it =( But as for now, there are no grounds to call you a dick.
started this today