Jim
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| 02/20/2007 10:16 PM |
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This place is now called the Josephinium. It's a retirement home in downtown Seattle. It use to be a 5 star hotel called the Washington. It just had such unique architecture that you don't see anymore and is such a throwback to a bygone era that I just had to paint it. All the curves and angles may not be right on, but I think it will give you an idea of how beautiful it is. Elvis stayed here when he was filming a movie at the Worlds Fair. Please let me know what you think.
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Jim
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heatherm
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| 02/21/2007 4:14 PM |
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| Wow! I don't care if it is right on or not, I am not going to take out measuring instruments to find out. This is like a beautiful mosiac. The only thing "off" are the pillars on the left, no matter the perspective, columns are always vertically straight, unless you are going for deliberate distortion like a camera would, or a surrealistic composition. The colors, the lights, depth, values and perspective are excellent! I can feel the light in this building. |
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blackiesmom
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| 02/21/2007 5:12 PM |
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Very nice painting.
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Jim
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| 02/21/2007 6:05 PM |
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Hi Heather,
Thanks for your enthusiasm for this painting. I'm afraid I did take the cameras perspective for the pillars,
because I didn't know any better. I still have a lot to learn about how pictures can be distorted. It seemed
natural and a bit odd at the same time when I was doing them. It's unfortunate that architecture such as this
is not preserved more. The Josephinium is the acception.
Thanks again Heather,
Jim
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Jim
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Jim
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| 02/21/2007 6:06 PM |
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Thank you Donna for your comment.
Jim
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All the best,
Jim
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NaomiBlvs
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| 02/23/2007 5:14 PM |
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| Beautifully done Jim. (I am hoping to post a new painting myself in a few days.) I love the detailed work you did on the ceiling. I have a book somewhere, or notes, on how to draw a perspective of a room or building. The notes are easy to follow. If I can find it, I will let you know and send you the notes. |
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Wishing you peace and prosperity,
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ohsuzanna
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| 02/23/2007 7:29 PM |
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This is a beautiful painting! It reminds me of a section of The Gaylord resort I stayed at in Nashville. Great work Jim!
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Jim
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| 02/23/2007 8:17 PM |
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Hi Naomi,
Thank you very much for your kind words. I've been learning alot about real life perspective
and photo perspective. It's amazing to me how the two can be so different.
Looking foward to seeing your new work.
Has anyone heard from J Ramesh lately? I haven't seen any new work from him in a while.
Jim
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All the best,
Jim
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Jim
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| 02/23/2007 8:21 PM |
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Ohsuzanna,
Thank you very much for taking the time to look at my painting and also for
your kind comments. You just don't see very much of this architecture anymore.
It's probably to expensive to do these days.
Jim
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All the best,
Jim
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halro
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| 02/23/2007 9:05 PM |
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Hey Jim: This is quite a departure from your usual works and I had to tell you it is nicely done. I do agree with Heather on the perspective. You certainly are doing well in all mediums. Keep up the good work. I do look at postings without loging in because with dial up I would be on the computer all night to try and send messages. but I will be watching and will post any pictures that I complete.
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Jim
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| 02/23/2007 11:13 PM |
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Hi Hal!!
Nice to hear from you again. Thanks for your comments on my paintings. I wish you had the
opportunity to be on here more often. Your insight and your paintings are missed. Are you working
on anything right now? Hope so.
Jim
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All the best,
Jim
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jjwoodee
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| 02/24/2007 1:44 PM |
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| I like this painting - in fact this is the best painting I've seen you done. I'm not sure about the upper right corner as it appears to be a abrubt darker spot. Painting from photos can be trap, because often we get caught up in the exact rendering and don't allow for improvisation. (this element makes it you and not an exact copy) In fact, elements of the painting are abstract - take a viewfinder and crop small portions of the painting and you have some compelling abstract designs. |
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Jim
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| 02/24/2007 5:02 PM |
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Thanks JJ,
I appreciate your insight into this painting. I'm still learning not to be so literal
in my translation of a photograph. Improve is something else I'm working at.
Glad you liked it.
Jim
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All the best,
Jim
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halro
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| 02/24/2007 8:14 PM |
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Hi Jim: Thanks for the kind words. As I've said before, my painting sessions are few and far between. Yes, I'm working on revising an older painting. Ah, the beauty of Acrylics, I can just go over what I had previously done. It's been about 3 weeks before I got back to it just last night and I changed the whole approach. I do appreciate seeing the work of others on here, including yours, and have been learning a lot by reading the critiques. I am mostly self taught and fairly ignorant of the many valuable tips that are given. For instance, you evidentily do some of your acrylic painting on paper. What kind of paper. Didn't know that was acceptable, especially if you intend to sell them.
The picture I'm working on is the same one I told you about awhile ago. It's the red rock mountains in Arizona, from a picture I took out there. Will try to finish it up and post.
I guess I'll have to go from dial up to a faster system so that I can keep up with you guys.
Hal
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Jim
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| 02/24/2007 11:32 PM |
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You must be thinking of someone else Hal, I don't paint acrylic on paper. Just on canvas. I have read
on this forum about people who do though. I've just never tried it. I don't think there is anything wrong
with it. Value wise, probably, don't know for sure. Look foward to seeing that red rock painting. And yeah
get dsl or cable.
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Jim
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All the best,
Jim
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| 03/02/2007 8:17 AM |
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| Jim, I was absolutely fooled at first... your rendering appeared to me like a photo! Very difficult and very well done! The only thing that I see that you might want to think about is the plants or foliage along the bottom... to me is distracting from the overall painting, I think I would either remove some, or lighten them so the eye doesn't keep going back there and not stay on the architecture as I believe you intended? Just a thought... I applaud your courage to take this on! Very difficult... Good job |
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Jim
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| 03/02/2007 5:03 PM |
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Thanks Anna,
Believe it or not the plants are really there. It's like a jungle in the middle of the room.
Some of the trees that were taller I left out. I do see your point though. Maybe lightning
them will help. I think I'll take JJWoodee's suggestion too and paint in the dark spot on the
upper right.
Thanks again,
Jim
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All the best,
Jim
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Johanna
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| 03/05/2007 11:39 AM |
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| Great work Jim. It is not easy to do architectural drawings. I admire your courage. I still have a difficult time with detailed buildings. I am slowing learning to take photos with painting in mind. I find when I do that. I tend to angle my camera the to what I would want to see in my painting. This seems to help me alot. Art teaches one to handle there camera more efficiently . They go hand in hand. |
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Jim
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| 03/05/2007 7:45 PM |
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Thanks Johanna,
It's those times when you think you've bitten off more than you can chew and end
up with something half-way decent that keeps you going and pushing the envelope.
The camera I have learned can be very deceptive in portraying reality. I think I might have
to try some plain air paintings to see how they turn out.
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Jim
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All the best,
Jim
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tgfleet
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| 03/07/2007 7:21 AM |
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I really liked this painting. Perspective is very hard. And even though it may not be dead on accurate, it seems to only add to its character. Beautiful piece!
And to Hal
artist acrylic canvas paper can be found at almost any art supply store. You can buy almost any size. It is wonderful to paint on and much easier to frame than anything else I have used. It is durable and sturdy. I use it almost everyday. I use Daler- Rowney Acid Free 110 lb Acrylic Canvas Paper. It does curl some when it dries, but once it is framed, it looks very nice. |
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