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acrylic on canvas, 43x53"There are some questions I am getting asked again and again, maybe my artist statement will help:
Traveling in a car is a daily routine for most people in America today. We are often caught between destinations. Much of our exposure to the surrounding landscape is from within an insulated vehicle. For those who are along for the ride, there is a detachment from the scene that is unique to the passenger side. In order to study this relationship, I have taken moments from this journey and turned them into a destination. These common scenes deserve another look. By photographing scenes as a passenger and reinterpreting them with acrylic paint on canvas, I echo the relationship between artist and viewer. The artist becomes the driver and the viewer becomes the passenger. Although my major inspiration comes from the subject itself, there are certain artists and movements that have influenced my interpretation, including Wayne Thiebaud, Edward Hopper, and the Impressionists, particularly Camille Pissarro. These artists emphasize color and light in the commonplace, and I do the same in my work. Through painting the perspective of a passenger in a car, the role of the viewer as an observer is emphasized, and the beauty of the light and color in the commonplace is revealed.
For a deeper discussion of influences, subject matter, and working process see my full paper: [link]
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I like it. I only have only one piece of constructive criticism. It looks very well painted, very proportionate. Myself, just starting out, taking every single piece of advice and absorbing helps tremendously, and I LOVE criticism.. so i hope you dont take this personally. Realism is what you are ultimately trying to achieve in your painting, and you have acheieved it definitely!.. but.. lighting is what makes these types of paintings look realistic. the lighting IS NOT BAD, that is not what I am trying to bring across.. I just wish you did not use such extremes, like BLACK.. opaque colours would bring less contrast and more of a flow to some parts of the sky. It's hard to determine where the main light source is coming from.. great painting though!!
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Kdago,
Of course, I don't mind criticism! And, I completely agree with your point.
In person, the painting is a little less straight black--it is more dark red and other opaque colors in there. But all in all, it is more dark than I would like. Ah well, this painting is several years old and I feel I've moved beyond it
Good luck with your painting, and keep thinking critically!
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Oh my god... your work moves me. I mean... I could go on about the "elements and principles of art" and how they relate to your work in form of compliment... but that's what it all comes down to isn't it? Does it move someone....
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This one's one of my favorites... perhaps because this is the one that I helped you paint? Kind of. Don't deny it.
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I realy like your style of painting acrylic, it's very good
I like the light, the color, the composition and the city landscape subject.....it's amasing
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I like it alot. I think the photo would have been just so so but that fact that you've painted it has brought it a new perspective and feeling. Good job.
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If I'm using a photograph as a reference I almost always pick one that would be just "so so" as a photograph. No need to recreate something that is perfect---I want to reinvent what is imperfect.
I find it slightly amusing and annoying that the photograph of the painting itself doesn't show off the color subtleties very well. :-\
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Absolutly stunning. I love the use of color. This night scene is so beautiful with all the lights and glows. I think you've truly inspired me as to what my next painting shall be.
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You always manage to turn this town into something beautiful, few could ever pull that off. I always smile when I see "Home on the Range" down in the SUB down under. Your work is always amazing! I'm going to read your statement right now.
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Beautiful, your painting skills never sease to amaze me
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Wonderful - besides your fabulous technique, this is a stunning composition - the way you framed the light, the cars, etc - I want to be there! Wait, I think I HAVE been 
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Incredible. I've run out of things to say about your work.
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What if you just painted something real with all the wrong colors one time? You should try it. But yer too popular so maybe no one can hear me. Hello?
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um...haha.
Interesting suggestion.
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I really like it, except for the light halos created by the car you took the foto from. The issue being, that those hint at you being in a car, but you have no other clues, and it seems distracting. Anyway, brilliant as always. I know how hard night scenes are! ^_^
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That was an issue I debated, but in the end decided it aided the composition to leave them in.
The windsheild is more apparent at night when everything glares off of it. My eye does a similar effect.
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^_^ OKay, fair that! Good idea. My eye does the haloing too, just not the arched streaking from the windshield wipers.. lol. Still, fantastic work as always. ^_^
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This is beautiful, as usual. I love the detail you put into it, especially the cars.
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everything in your paintings are soo exact its breath taking. The reflections...lights. wow. Do you do these from photographs or memory or what ?
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Thank you!
I do work from photographs mostly, but also a lot of memory of the place/color.
If you would like more info on my working process, it is in my artist statement, found here:
[link]
(skim down if you just want to read about the working process)
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Holy - and indeed - moley
You never cease to amaze me y'know
LL
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When I saw the previews of your latest set, i thought them to be photographs. Great attention to detail and life-like-ness. Amazing work.
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This is awesome, but that's nothing new!
I've been meaning to ask, when you do these on-the-road (I'mma call them that) paintings, what kind of references do you use? Do you sketch at a specific place, take photos, mostly improvise, or what? Maybe all of that? I remember reading something you wrote once about painting from photos and how you normally don't like to do it, so I'm always wondering if you use any photos -at all- to paint these. Whatever you're doing, keep it up!
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I hope you don't mind if I direct you to my (just posted) artist statement. I think it will answer your questions.
Skim down to working process if you'd like:
[link]
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I don't mind at all! Thanks a lot, my questions were answered. Interesting, too.
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I don't mind at all! Thanks a lot, my questions were answered. Interesting, too.
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