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jdean
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| 12/26/2007 5:59 PM |
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Sometimes, in the middle of a painting, I'll decide to change the shape
of something by painting over it with surrounding colors, but this
leaves thicker applications of paint where the outline of the object
used to be - reflections of which are noticable when the light hits the
painting just right. (See inset photo below.)
Is this something that can be expected in the work of master artists as
well? or is it something that should be considered a technical flaw?
Thanks,
Jeff
Artist's Apple, 6x6", acrylic on canvas.
www.jeffreyjeromedean.com
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mikec@pols
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| 01/06/2008 7:39 AM |
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Jeff,
I am no where near the painter that you are, but I will offer my 'opinion' on this...
I've often heard of some of the masters actually painting over previous work because they could not afford 'new' supports. With that being said, I don't believe it would affect the value of the piece. I'm pretty sure that every artist here or anywhere has had this to deal with at some point in time. I wouldn't think that it would be a great deterant in the quality of a piece...
As a viewer/possible buyer (and this goes back to my 'sensitive question' post) I would feel more comfortable and also intrigued by seeing this in a painting. It would be proof that it was painted and would also show that the artist struggled with his work. It's just kind of cool to see that an artist changes and re-arranges while painting.
Just my opinion,
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"You either grow or regress...nothing stays the same...." (unknown)
"A man may fall several times in life, but he is not a failure until he says that he was pushed..."
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Cagg
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| 01/29/2008 5:31 AM |
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The only technical flaw I've seen is when the paint has fallen away and dropped to the floor. A well known painter who used cheap house paint early on.
My feeling is that texture is a signature, to be desired. And yes, it shows the process. I would suggest a museum trip only to study surface, texture etc.
You'll see raw canvas (Cezanne) thick paint and raw canvas (Van Gogh) etc etc.
If the paint is building up too much for your taste, try another painting surface.
Personally, I like to create chaos, and try to bring order out of the chaos while still leaving evidence , if that makes sense. |
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Kassie
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| 05/07/2008 11:36 PM |
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I painted my sons wedding party in oil. When my son saw it he said his nose was to wide. So I fixed it. Then he said his eyes were too far apart. I fixed it. Then he didn't like the shape of his head. So I sanded his whole face down with sandpaper to get rid of the lumps the paint layers of paint were making. By the way everyone else in the picture loved it. But by this time I totally lost my son's likeness.
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