tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13119809.post4468559964684542761..comments2023-06-23T03:45:16.618-07:00Comments on Gerald's Sketch Journal: Plein AirGerald de Dioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05475043690175313723noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13119809.post-12424862988624452332009-07-13T23:08:12.951-07:002009-07-13T23:08:12.951-07:00I'm amazed what you were able to achieve, give...I'm amazed what you were able to achieve, given the conditions of the day (sooooooo WINDY and sunny!) I love all those crazy poles and pilings and details of all sorts in the painting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13119809.post-13758961143127806002009-07-07T08:19:55.940-07:002009-07-07T08:19:55.940-07:00Wow! So amazing! Thank you for showing the before ...Wow! So amazing! Thank you for showing the before and after version. <br />You are a perfectionist, making changes to the little details and the whole picyure looks even more alive!<br />I really love it:)<br />Feel like relaxing here for holiday!yoon seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829522216682862647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13119809.post-49636272283979192332009-07-04T13:45:02.652-07:002009-07-04T13:45:02.652-07:00I really like the composition that you chose. Wel...I really like the composition that you chose. Well done!Jackson Drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155191145777933436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13119809.post-67869053262228670482009-07-04T10:01:13.696-07:002009-07-04T10:01:13.696-07:00DUDE!!! THAT'S SO DOPE!!! That shit is right o...DUDE!!! THAT'S SO DOPE!!! That shit is right on! Hell yeah man!Josh Frosthttp://joshfrost.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13119809.post-31206274269063985292009-07-02T17:10:38.912-07:002009-07-02T17:10:38.912-07:00This is amazing, Gerald! You did it!!! The fence...This is amazing, Gerald! You did it!!! The fence came out great.Art Fan Akohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627224482224684256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13119809.post-66086105468104791162009-07-02T10:54:30.745-07:002009-07-02T10:54:30.745-07:00i agree.
it pops the foreground forward a little
...i agree.<br />it pops the foreground forward a little<br /><br />looks like a real challenge<br />but a nice way to spend a day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13119809.post-69691295843499822002009-07-01T17:54:06.586-07:002009-07-01T17:54:06.586-07:00I really like this painting! the doc really comes ...I really like this painting! the doc really comes out at you.Christina Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643236196719613881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13119809.post-61511011340767295572009-07-01T12:44:00.066-07:002009-07-01T12:44:00.066-07:00Nice works Gerald !Nice works Gerald !Claude Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454182756291353656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13119809.post-75592278565217020212009-07-01T10:40:07.450-07:002009-07-01T10:40:07.450-07:00spectacular! I love being near the water. I can he...spectacular! I love being near the water. I can hear the water lapping....get zappedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716557355765204155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13119809.post-38208326728700426592009-06-30T20:29:32.907-07:002009-06-30T20:29:32.907-07:00Tammy - Thanks, I didn't think I'd touch g...Tammy - Thanks, I didn't think I'd touch gouache again (since Art School). It's really fun.<br /><br />Poulsladkaia - Thank you, you do great work with the Seattle Plein Air group.<br /><br />Andy - I like that you don't hold back on your critiques. It's rather helpful to hear and see from another viewer's perspective. Here's a jpeg of what the China Camp Village dock looks like from a distance: http://www.danheller.com/images/California/Marin/ChinaCamp/china-camp-dock-5-big.jpg<br /><br />I was actually 15 feet from the very end of the dock and spent a lot of time pushing and pulling foreground vs. background. It's quite different when painting from a photo reference. Everything is laid out for you. As a painter, I definitely have a lot to learn and explore when painting on location. I definitely appreciate you taking the time to write out your suggestions. Thanks!Gerald de Dioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475043690175313723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13119809.post-29086695733092540172009-06-30T19:59:44.721-07:002009-06-30T19:59:44.721-07:00Oo plein air. Nice dock painting. I like it.
Belo...Oo plein air. Nice dock painting. I like it.<br /><br />Below are a few items that jumped out at me. Feel free to ignore.<br /><br />The scale of the electric poles - Are they normally that short in height? <br />There is a sudden transition from the background to foreground where the appearances in some places just look flat. Thus giving a conflicting look of interest of where the viewer would pay attention to in the painting. For me the focal point should be a little lower or higher than the horizon level.<br /><br />The modified version does a great job pushing, well blurring the background, while keeping the focal point intact. Additionally the added slight gradient provides the needed depth for the sky.<br /><br />I wouldn't worry about making the painting interesting. There is enough going on inside of it. Instead focus the efforts into another plein air!Andy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13704567731212115434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13119809.post-11867406163064587042009-06-29T23:16:18.705-07:002009-06-29T23:16:18.705-07:00wonderful to "see" you painting! Thank ...wonderful to "see" you painting! Thank you! Inspiring. and love the ladybug -- a plein air perk!Betkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417002469477714826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13119809.post-45463129306128452572009-06-29T18:16:25.824-07:002009-06-29T18:16:25.824-07:00what a charming painting!
i think the fence is fi...what a charming painting!<br /><br />i think the fence is fine.<br />though white is kind of sudden, it still works because of the variation of line. <br />and nice call on the modification. it does give the sky more dimension and makes the sky feel bigger on the canvas.<br /><br />i need to get some gouache myself :PTammy Changhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15844517811442356240noreply@blogger.com