Portraits v. Landscape v. Still Life?

Mikael Melbye · 06-19-2005, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Allan Rahbek

A thought about the areal perspective: Would it not be more dense and therefore a lighter blue in the shadows of the far trees than the closer?

Allan

Yes, normally it would, but these trees are almost the same distance away. They are right in front of one another. The top one (the pines) are darker in foliage then the ones at the bottom, and therefor look bluer if you will in the shadow.

Best,

Mikael

Alexandra Tyng · 06-19-2005, 09:54 AM

Here is one of my portraits and two landscapes. If they don't post I'll try again.

Allan Rahbek · 06-19-2005, 02:28 PM

Dear Mikael, and all others,

Here comes some details from a painting, a portrait of my garden.
I often find details more interesting than the whole thing, and also have a theory on why !

Why, is because the detail is not limited to it

Alexandra Tyng · 06-19-2005, 04:29 PM

What Lovely details, Allan. The paint is lucious! I would like to see the whole thing, too. Even though it is less interesting to you, it is interesting to me because I need to see the whole thing to appreciate the details in context. Also, the relationship of the details to the whole is informative because it answers the question: "How did he DO that?"
When I look at other artists' work I always like to know, if you are willing to share the information.

Alex

Mikael Melbye · 06-20-2005, 03:59 AM

[QUOTE=Allan Rahbek]Dear Mikael, and all others,

Here comes some details from a painting, a portrait of my garden.
I often find details more interesting than the whole thing, and also have a theory on why !

Why, is because the detail is not limited to it

Allan Rahbek · 06-20-2005, 05:25 PM

Dear Alexandra and Mikael,

My kingdom for your thoughts.

I have often seen something, not knowing what is was, and thought that it looked interesting because of some structures or colors and then when I realized what the motive really was, I almost got disappointed.

This garden painting was started in 1975 and I have hit it now and then ever since with some paint. The garden has changed, but I actually liked that old jungle.

I will add two still life

Alexandra Tyng · 06-22-2005, 08:42 AM

Allan, thanks for posting the entire garden painting. I'm not at all disappointed! Your still lifes are wonderful, too. I think it takes a certain amount of daring to apply paint thickly and let it stay there. Of all the things I have worked on in my own work, the hardest thing for me is to apply more paint. So I admire your sufraces very much.

I'm atttaching a landscape. The quality of the image isn't great, especially in the light areas, but when I get a new batch of slides made I will take some details. I really loosened up and put on a lot of paint here, especially in the areas around the sun in the sky and reflected in the ocean, but unfortunately this image doesn't show the color in those areas. It is an aerial view, 36" x 60", of Maine. It is looking from Schoodic Peninsula towards Mount Desert Island and the Porcupine Islands.

Alex

Michele Rushworth · 06-22-2005, 09:25 AM

Nice work, Allan and Alexandra. Makes me want to step away from doing portraits for a bit, (but then there are those pesky deadlines....!) I think doing landscapes and still lifes would improve my portrait backgrounds though.

Allan, I particularly like your painting of the bottles. Reminds me that a still life can be of just about anything. Painting it elevates the subject matter to art.

And Alexandra, I really like your aerial landscape. There's a mountain around here that has a similar view. I'm looking forward to seeing the detail images!