Tank Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Is he smoking? Also, why does no one in your wear a shirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 that's clearly a vulcan child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Tank said: Is he smoking? Also, why does no one in your wear a shirt? The answer to both of those questions is “It’s Texas” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, Fozzie said: The answer to both of those questions is “It’s Texas” I feel very conflicted about this statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jacen123 said: I feel very conflicted about this statement. Conflicted over whether it’s true or super true? How many preschoolers have you seen that aren’t half-naked with a cigarette in their mouth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 No, the horses are the ones you're thinking of. They always have cigarettes hanging from their silly mouths out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerina Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 6 hours ago, Tank said: Is he smoking? Also, why does no one in your wear a shirt? That's actually popcorn, and because it's 6000 degrees down here all the time. 6 hours ago, Darth Krawlie said: that's clearly a vulcan child IT'S GROWING OUT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeygirl Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 10:06 AM, Fozzie said: Wendy here looks a LOT like one of our traffic reporters. If we were still going to work, I'd totally copy and leave this on her cube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeygirl Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 The Execution of Lady Jane Grey is my favorite oil painting. I want to take an oil class just to reproduce this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 11 hours ago, Cerina said: IT'S GROWING OUT!!! Have Trevor cut it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 4 hours ago, monkeygirl said: The Execution of Lady Jane Grey is my favorite oil painting. I want to take an oil class just to reproduce this. Lol. I know you're being glib, and it's your love of the painting that makes you say this..but since this is what I do I'm gonna bite and give an explanation . For a novice to get to the skill level to reproduce that painting accurately you're looking at 3-4 years (or a few more depending on the level of natural affinity for drawing) of drawing/painting classes. And by classes I mean drawing/painting from life, and casts, for 6-8 hours a day every day in an atelier based system of either the Italian or Russian tradition. If I could do it again, I would've gone through a more Russian academic drawing school cause I think their technique and attitude lends to an aesthetic which I prefer. But they only had Ateliers based on the Italian training method in London, which is where I trained. Point is it takes a fuck load of time and practice to get the technical ability to paint like that. Not saying it can't be done at all, in fact most people with a half good eye can learn to paint and draw to a very high standard.. IF they had the dedication to make it their thing and put the hours of training in. I could do a master copy of that painting to a fairly accurate reproduction, in oils, but it would take several months (depending on the size) of 8 hour days chipping away at it till it was complete. I am far from what I would consider a master but I think given the time I could do it. I don't mean to lecture, but I sometimes get triggered when people have the expectation (even in joking) that a few oil painting classes will have them painting like a master. When, like anything, it's a craft that can take an entire lifetime of constant work to achieve a high level of skill. And it's because I was an instructor at an academy like these that also had part time workshops that were marketed to the hobby artist. So when I ran some of those workshops I would frequently encounter people who's expectation around what they hoped to achieve was waaaaaay off base with the amount of time/money they were willing or able to dedicate to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Since I triggered myself and started taking things seriously here are some of my favourite paintings from some old and contemporary artists. The first is by an American/Russian guy I think called Alex Kanevsky. The second painting is by my teacher and mentor Luca Indraccolo, and the last is a famous painting by Solomon J Solomon called Ajax and Cassandra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Also really love the paintings of Phil Hale. He's done a lot of stuff for comic books as well as more traditional stuff, but this one in particular you nerds might like if you're unaware of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 And this painter Justin Mortimer does some really interesting stuff that is pretty topical. Sorry for image quality I'm posting from my phone.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Does anyone remember the show Rod Serling's Night Gallery? That show had some cool paintings: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Those are quite cool. I like the psychedelic nature to them. I want to bring more psychedelic and abstract elements to my own stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Too many to list here, but I also love the fantasy/sci fi art of HR Giger,Frank Frazetta, Paul Lehr, John Stevens, Boris Vallejo, and Julie bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, Odine said: Those are quite cool. I like the psychedelic nature to them. I want to bring more psychedelic and abstract elements to my own stuff Would it be OK to ask you to post some of your art? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Yeah man although Its weird to post it right after some of the artists I really look up to.. and my work doesn't have that many similarities to the more interesting guys. This painting I made a couple of years ago of my wife. And this is a little sketch from a while back of a MIG fighter pilot I made on aluminium board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 If anyone is interested in seeing more of my stuff, the easiest would be just to check my Instagram @arvidantonsen if you use it. My profile is on private at the minute because having a son and then the outbreak of covid has limited my painting time so I haven't been updating it very frequently. But it's got quite a bit of work on there if anyone is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 19 minutes ago, Odine said: Yeah man although Its weird to post it right after some of the artists I really look up to.. and my work doesn't have that many similarities to the more interesting guys. This painting I made a couple of years ago of my wife. And this is a little sketch from a while back of a MIG fighter pilot I made on aluminium board. Odine, I can't see those for some reason. But yeah, it is NOT weird to post your pics of your art. I am very curious to see them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Weird, I just uploaded them from my phone same as the others so there is no reason they shouldn't be visible unless maybe the file size was too big, but they were only around 1MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 They don't show up for me either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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