Archive for the ‘Art’ Category
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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Failure to experiment leads to craft shows and chintzy work.
The whole process of creating art is completely subjective and open to interpretation at all bounds. I want to urge everyone to not be afraid to experiment in their work. Artwork can be created by the numbers, but most viewers will be able to tell it is done in a formulaic way. It won’t stand out amongst the crowd. I recently attended a local arts & craft show and I couldn’t count how many people were selling mostly the same stuff. If it wasn’t rock bracelets, it was plywood cutout figures. They might be good at what they do when making those figures, but they weren’t willing to experiment. All of them looked the same, to the point I was wondering if they weren’t homemade but rather being resold from elsewhere. That means that they were either being made from a pattern or the entire genre has simply become stagnant.
The thing about experimentation is that no one has to know. Photography, for example, is great for experimentation. It is so easy to try something new, especially with digital cameras. Try getting lower, to the point of laying in the grass, and get a shot from a worm’s eye view.
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Tags: abstract, aperture, Arbroath, camera toss, darkness, experiment, experimental, f-number, f/, light, light painting, Minolta, night, photo, photography, photos, Scotland, SLR, X-700
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I have learned through both college and work experience that one of the best ways to learn anything is through critiques of your work and other’s work. That is why, in the spirit of teaching through this blog, I am happy to critique the work of submissions from readers. If you would like a professional critique from me and learn how to better your artwork, be it photo, design, painting, et al, just read these submission guidelines and submit an image through my critique contact form. You can also email your submission to photocrit [at] chrislanephoto.com.
I am happy to announce that Daren Dobson was the first brave soul to submit work for critique. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Black & White, photo series, photography, still-life
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