tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post9187231035631307619..comments2023-12-30T00:24:08.084-08:00Comments on Gatepost Pictures: Samovar - Picture #9 Take 2Gatepost productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-43253940824992691252016-11-09T20:44:31.786-08:002016-11-09T20:44:31.786-08:00Gorgeous work...look forward to seeing your work w...Gorgeous work...look forward to seeing your work with the fluid acrylics as well!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-22749785015144339922016-11-09T00:01:56.435-08:002016-11-09T00:01:56.435-08:00A fabulous piece!
Happy T-Day!A fabulous piece! <br />Happy T-Day!froebelsternchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06501600240752195171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-87095773064340928942016-11-08T16:13:44.103-08:002016-11-08T16:13:44.103-08:00Wow! I really love this samovar! Great that you jo...Wow! I really love this samovar! Great that you joined in for TSFT! Chrisx pearshapedcraftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744515186281908192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-39436864502291465202016-11-08T13:42:22.878-08:002016-11-08T13:42:22.878-08:00Hello John. I enjoyed reading your post, it is an ...Hello John. I enjoyed reading your post, it is an awesome piece of art.<br />Happy T Day.<br />YvonneMeggymayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523023041456397683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-74291382052013390972016-11-08T09:06:14.092-08:002016-11-08T09:06:14.092-08:00Welcome to our weekly T party, John. It's nic...Welcome to our weekly T party, John. It's nice to meet you. Since I can't draw anything, I was truly impressed with this beautiful tea set you drew. Who knew red madder has so many tints. I use fluid acrylics for painting my fabrics, but I mostly don't use it on paper, since I am not good with drawing. You will definitely love the fluid acrylics and they hold up so well under as much water as you care to throw at them. They keep their deep pigmented colors regardless. <br /><br />Thank you for joining us for T this week. We welcome you back any Tuesday.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-16751486475497307112016-11-08T08:49:59.508-08:002016-11-08T08:49:59.508-08:00Great painting ! The book sound interesting and so...Great painting ! The book sound interesting and so does the technique. If my muse ever return perhaps I'll try something like that. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192378197271824011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-72656571111460897062016-11-08T07:18:33.820-08:002016-11-08T07:18:33.820-08:00Happy T Tuesday! I've only seen a samovar in o...Happy T Tuesday! I've only seen a samovar in one place, but it was functional and used to serve in a little book shop. Yours is a real treat :)Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-17789579752447437082016-11-08T05:47:50.784-08:002016-11-08T05:47:50.784-08:00LOVE this tea set. It is an amazing piece. I also ...LOVE this tea set. It is an amazing piece. I also loved reading about this book. I bet it is interesting and insightful. Happy T day.My name is Erika.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04834435573574156495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-56568520819465723542016-11-08T04:55:59.983-08:002016-11-08T04:55:59.983-08:00A big hello from T Stands for Tuesday :-). What lo...A big hello from T Stands for Tuesday :-). What lovely detail and colours you have created in your painting! It's always fun experimenting and trying out new techniques and it looks like you had such a good time learning about layering acrylics. Wishing you a Happy T Day! J :-)Let's Art Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01601080465795070519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-39600854549473416552016-11-08T04:55:08.509-08:002016-11-08T04:55:08.509-08:00Nice to see you at the tea party! ValerieNice to see you at the tea party! ValerieValerie-Jaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538850820168903865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-3599594957945285112013-05-06T11:16:31.408-07:002013-05-06T11:16:31.408-07:00Wow, great work John. I've missed a lot of you...Wow, great work John. I've missed a lot of your progress with acrylics but you've obviously got the hang of things extremely quickly. The only time I used acrylics I made very watery washes with them and used them just like watercolours. Great to see you having such fun. John (JWJarts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17802012611212667028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-33910125433422898172013-05-06T09:58:06.693-07:002013-05-06T09:58:06.693-07:00Forgot to tell you in previous post. Try using rub...Forgot to tell you in previous post. Try using rubber cement with acrylics as a mask. it picks up so easy the the RC eraser. I used gallons of it.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-86187686356596532482013-05-06T09:55:37.892-07:002013-05-06T09:55:37.892-07:00Hi John - while Julie is away John does play...I n...Hi John - while Julie is away John does play...I nearly fell over when I saw what you have been up to. Still John shining through and I love the juxtaposition of the background next to the detail of the Samovar.<br />With the Golden fluids you only need the five printing colors to mix everything you need. magenta, cyan, primary yellow and their recommended black and white. When I was illustrating it is what I mainly used. The surface is very important. What are you using?juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-21902098878392749932013-05-06T09:23:51.148-07:002013-05-06T09:23:51.148-07:00Experimentation is constant in painting. Your love...Experimentation is constant in painting. Your love of detail is you. Why should you approach painting any differently than you do your masterful drawings? Accept it. Love it. Play it up.<br /><br />It's been my experience that Acrylics yeild stronger color than watercolors--perhaps that was what she liked about the medium. If you want to glaze--get a thinner, more transparent effect and build up your color one on top of the other--use one of the glazing acrylic mediums towards the end of your process.That way you can mute colors down. I prefer the semi-gloss mixed with the matte for glazing. You can only water down acrylics so far before you start to weaken them. Those weakened layer will deteriorate easily. To remove acrylic, use rubbing alcohol or denatured alcohol pending on the amount of pigment in your paint/water mix. The less pigment, the faster it comes up. The thicker the paint, denatured alcohol gives the best results.<br /><br />The background still needs work. There's a halo around that samovar. Follow Celeste's advice paint in the backround at the same time you are painting your subject--work it in--carry it out. Break it up with shadows. The strength of the samorvar makes me want to go darker, grayed down muted colors, in the background. The samovar is strong; it calls for a strong background. <br /><br />Now that you're into painting and excelling as a student. You should pick up a small set of tube watercolors and a sheet of 140 lb paper, (you can divide a large one up into several pieces) and do some more experimenting. You'll quickly see the difference between these two paints and the particularly their color differences. Happy painting my friend.Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-65657201971987783182013-05-05T07:34:05.863-07:002013-05-05T07:34:05.863-07:00I love how as you learn this new medium (acrylic) ...I love how as you learn this new medium (acrylic) you stay "true to yourself". You love detail--and that shines through. Most would shy away from such a complicated subject! You've done a great job on both Samovars! Thanks for the mention on your blog! Most Russian painters seem to love a lot of detail too. (Though Fechin seemed to like to also pare things down). Matthew Innis did such an outstanding article on Fechin! http://underpaintings.blogspot.com/2009/08/color-palettes-nicolai-ivanovich-fechin.htmlCeleste Berginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791708298070342301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-74384769725351885912013-05-05T07:12:21.978-07:002013-05-05T07:12:21.978-07:00That DOES sound like such a fun technique! And the...That DOES sound like such a fun technique! And the colors you've achieved with it in the red parts is really striking. Nice job John. :) Crystal Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665844725894074136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-30224723830320709112013-05-05T04:56:22.693-07:002013-05-05T04:56:22.693-07:00So fun to see WIP:s! This is nice, with the red in...So fun to see WIP:s! This is nice, with the red in the background.I will come back once more to read all, links etc... I´m kind of in a hurry now! Cherrios!!Catharina Engberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954431421201427239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-72739568043155920202013-05-04T08:53:59.749-07:002013-05-04T08:53:59.749-07:00It IS great fun! This is the best one yet, methink...It IS great fun! This is the best one yet, methinks. Elizabeth Rose Stantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725663688810441280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-45538661568728544012013-05-04T01:04:19.158-07:002013-05-04T01:04:19.158-07:00I found Nicolai Fechin's work: wow! What a gre...I found Nicolai Fechin's work: wow! What a great inspiration! I like the way you are experimenting with acrylics, looking forward to your next discoveries and adventures!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715473069364081174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-48006256289949951822013-05-03T08:29:19.725-07:002013-05-03T08:29:19.725-07:00Hey John--I like that--weeks. That Fechin article ...Hey John--I like that--weeks. That Fechin article was absolutely incredible. I may have a new hero. I'm not going to lick my pallet knife though. <br /><br />I do hope you resolve the background issues in the painting--the out of focus glazing experimentation sure will provide lots of fun indeed. The detail in the subject is quite captivating. I like the line-work remaining in the mix. <br /><br /> William Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286221149980028093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-543054004826787842013-05-03T08:13:43.750-07:002013-05-03T08:13:43.750-07:00Personally I always thought that the most importan...Personally I always thought that the most important thing for an amateur painter, is to have fun when he paints. I see that, beyond the results, that's what you're doing. Ciao John!Titohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13267348323960028950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-2695548656520410292013-05-03T03:01:42.106-07:002013-05-03T03:01:42.106-07:00Yes - it is great fun, lol! Acrylics can be used l...Yes - it is great fun, lol! Acrylics can be used like watercolour and they don't fade like watercolours do either. I must admit I haven't used them in that way before though so I can't offer you anything here!<br />Keep at it John - you are ploughing ahead! :0)Sandra Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622208510609673242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-28921891115277701312013-05-03T03:00:33.790-07:002013-05-03T03:00:33.790-07:00Wow John, your paintings are amazing! I've bee...Wow John, your paintings are amazing! I've been playing with acrylics now too and it reminds me of the time in college when I had been playing golf for some months pretty poorly and then invited my brother along one day saying "you've got to try this" and he blew me away, although it was his first time! At this rate you will be painting like Fechin in weeks!Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-53625680026801045992013-05-03T02:34:02.336-07:002013-05-03T02:34:02.336-07:00Experimenting to find your best fit is indeed alwa...Experimenting to find your best fit is indeed always fun, John. Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689850739713299454.post-65568834030747886132013-05-03T01:55:36.332-07:002013-05-03T01:55:36.332-07:00Lovely painting - and it has a feeling of oil abou...Lovely painting - and it has a feeling of oil about it! <br />I found the Nicolai reference - and fab work. Look forward to seeing you paint in the same style :) xPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01344072012837774958noreply@blogger.com