Hat Girl and Friends.
Here is a little group of little 6x8 oil recent figures from Ben and Jen's Los Fleliz Class. I think I like the first best, all I know is I need to do more. Figure still eludes me, but Jen's and Jove's influence has me using more color. The J& J influence... my new catch phrase. I wanted to put up one of my latest big train Train paintings, but they are still at artworks being photographed so these will have to do in my fed the Blog.
posted by william wray at 7:44 PM
20 Comments:
Hey, it's people!
Always nice to see something a bit different. That top one reminds me of something, but I can't quite put my finger on it...
Snazzy stuff.
I like the first one the best also, that bit of yellow is just perfect, but the others have a nice quality too. The top one reminds me a bit of Malcom Liepke's work (but less polished, in a good way), do you know of him? Anyway, these are a good inspiration for me to get going with painting the figure.
Hat Girl is one of your better portraits! Has a real nice feel to it! Great old world appeal. Great job, Bill!
Very nice ! I like the first painting best, not sure why.
Hey Jesse,
Maybe you have seen a similar portrait. It has to have been done just like this at by someone.
Hey Tracy,
Funny you should mention Malcolm, I just got his big fancy book in the mail for Arcadia Gallery. There is one specific thing I did in the painting that is from his influence. After seeing some of his art at the Fada show months ago I realized he could help solve one of my problems areas: getting the nose to stand out on a face. I'm convinced he makes his noses way darker than the models local color to be sure it stands out ... I tried it and it works!
I really like his most off beat work the best, he does have the tendency to have formula bar subjects and a formula paintings approach, but it's a good formula! I like his stuff the best when it's an unusual angle and an odd pushed color and he forgets to use his typical highlight tricks. I really admire how he stuck to the figure in the eighties when everyone else was doing conceptual and graffiti art.
Thanks Dan, I live in an old world.
Hey Sheri,
I think you might like what I like. It has a more uniform harmony overall that the other paintings lack, they are a bit broken up. It's what Jove Wang calls "Wholeness."
Oh I love Liepke's work! I have that book too and you are totally right about the nose. I hadn't considered that that's why his noses are dark. I thought the lips on your piece reminded me of his. When I was studying illustration in the 80's he was one of our gods. I can't afford his work now, but almost bought a piece a few years ago when he was a bit less expensive, I kick myself daily for passing on it. I love his palette too.
mmmmmmmmm! Very nice feel to these, and the light is very subtle. Lovely.
Hey Tracy,
Yeah I wish I'd tried and do fine art then. I was well placed to do it with a loft in Soho and fresh out of The Art student's League, but I didn't think you could do the kind of work ML did in the art climate of the day.
thanks Lesley,
Veeeeeeeeerrry nice of you. ;-)
it doesn't seem teh figure is iluding you to me William - these look great!
Hey Bill,
The bottom two are nice, even better than what you were doing in Donald's workshop:-)
I'm really seeing a positive influence on you from working with Wang, especially on that top painting. A real evolution for you.
Don't know what you said Miles, but thatks.;-)
Thanks Tony,
I think his drawing class was a turning point. I'd like to take another or Steve Hustons...
Painting with J- Mac helps to.
Watching with interest. Always a pleasure.
All of them are lovely. Do more, do more! Something about the tiny format has so much charm. Excellent colors, textures and ambiance.
Belinda
Thanks Robin,
Hope to see you soon.
Belinda, Yeah now I'm afraid to go bigger.
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