Archive for the ‘Art’ Category
It is a common misconception if someone can make pretty pictures of one kind, they can make pretty pictures of any kind. Unfortunately, this is quite a myth. Though I agree that design is art of a sort, albeit commercial based art, it is most definitely not fine art. Fine art is almost entirely subjective, whereas commercial art, be it illustration, design, editorial photography, etc, has a very specific purpose. Generally speaking, that purpose is to sell the viewer something. It might not be selling directly in an economic sense, but just to get the viewer to read an article. Alternatively, it can be something like user interface design, so that something is simple to use.
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Tags: artists, basics, commercial art, designers, fine art
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This month’s Featured Artist is Patrick Loehr. I came upon his work in an accidental way by picking up his first children’s book, Mucumber McGee and the Half-Eaten Hot Dog
in a bargain bin.
I liked the artwork from the start and read maybe a page or two at the store and decided it was definitely worth a purchase. I got it home and read it to my son. For any of those that have a two year old, you can understand that it isn’t easy to keep one still long enough to finish a book, even one so short, but he was attentive the entire time. As for me, I loved not only the illustration style but the writing as well. I highly recommend picking it up whether you have kids or not.
I don’t have it yet, but Patrick has a second children’s book Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: cover, dark, Edward Gorey, interview, victorian
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Actually, these are older paintings, but just a quick note that I am now getting to place them in the portfolio. All three of these paintings are available for sale as the original acrylic on stretched canvas (send me a message if you are interested in purchasing the originals) as well as fine art prints. The prints are normal print price as you can see here.
Prices for the original paintings (each is 4ft x 4ft):
Loose Leaf -$300
Neon Leaf – $250
Impasto Leaf – $550
All three together – $1000 – save $100!
Tags: impasto, leaf, loose, neon, style
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America’s Cup Building in Valencia, Spain, designed by architect David Chipperfield. image from Wikipedia under GNUFDL.
In all aspects of commercial work, be it graphic design, photography, commissioned fine art, or architecture you have a client. I was listening to an interview on a BBC Radio 3 podcast the other day with architect David Chipperfield and he briefly brought up the question for his own architectural work, “Who is ultimately the client?” This question intrigued me and I wanted to follow up on it further. After all, this question can really be put out to a much broader base than just architecture. Who, indeed is the client for the work you produce?
The Billpayer
Obviously, the one that is actually giving you the money to do your work is ultimately the client, right? They are the true decision maker, because without them, Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: architecture, Art, billpayer, client, commission, customer, David Chipperfield, Design, photography, work, yourself
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Many beginning artists avoid drawing hands and feet. And because they suck at it, they always draw their figures either mysteriously missing or hiding those parts or they are always off canvas. That is exactly where they go wrong. The only way to improve upon something is through practice. A person can sometimes learn proper method, but he still has to practice that method before he can really get it right.
Everyone has one thing that they are sub par at, be it drawing hands and feet, or maybe overall proportion, or possibly composition in photography, or typography in design. So don’t feel bad if you suck at something. It is OK to be sub par, but only for so long. The way to overcome this is by Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: artists, drawing, improvement, process, sketchbook, sketching
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