Comments on: Ethan's Ollie http://www.sjqwatercolour.com/ethans-ollie Stephen J Quirke watercolour blog and online gallery Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:23:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Smitswinkelbaai – fishermen #3 » Stephen J. Quirke Watercolour http://www.sjqwatercolour.com/ethans-ollie/comment-page-1#comment-4253 Smitswinkelbaai – fishermen #3 » Stephen J. Quirke Watercolour Sat, 04 Dec 2010 19:53:22 +0000 http://deg34south.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-4253 [...] yes, I also entered one of my paintings of Ethan doing an Ollie, (the first one with the dark tree in the background.  The one you guys who comment here gave me [...] [...] yes, I also entered one of my paintings of Ethan doing an Ollie, (the first one with the dark tree in the background.  The one you guys who comment here gave me [...]

]]> By: lookingforbeauty http://www.sjqwatercolour.com/ethans-ollie/comment-page-1#comment-94 lookingforbeauty Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:45:06 +0000 http://deg34south.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-94 I often find that if I put away a painting for a few days, maybe even longer, that the frustrations from painting it have disappeared and I can look at it with fresh eyes. Often I will come up with the surprised reaction, "I painted that? I didn't know I was that good!" Sounds a bit self congratulatory, but what I mean by that is, my feelings of frustration are no longer there and I can see it for what it is. Maybe it will need a tweak or two. Maybe just a mat or frame will make all the difference. Try it, K I often find that if I put away a painting for a few days, maybe even longer, that the frustrations from painting it have disappeared and I can look at it with fresh eyes.
Often I will come up with the surprised reaction, “I painted that? I didn’t know I was that good!”
Sounds a bit self congratulatory, but what I mean by that is, my feelings of frustration are no longer there and I can see it for what it is. Maybe it will need a tweak or two. Maybe just a mat or frame will make all the difference.
Try it,
K

]]> By: swatch http://www.sjqwatercolour.com/ethans-ollie/comment-page-1#comment-93 swatch Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:02:07 +0000 http://deg34south.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-93 Hi K - Another thoughtful comment - thanks, this is always special. Thanks for hopping around the platforms with me. I think this is the place to be now. I will bring my sunbather across next, with your comment if I can, that was really useful. So you think the tree trunk works - mmm - good I will reflect on that. The painting is done on 185 gm Arches Cold Press, my preference, and is 380x560mm - (a half sheet) that is about 15x22 inches). Hi K – Another thoughtful comment – thanks, this is always special. Thanks for hopping around the platforms with me. I think this is the place to be now. I will bring my sunbather across next, with your comment if I can, that was really useful.

So you think the tree trunk works – mmm – good I will reflect on that.

The painting is done on 185 gm Arches Cold Press, my preference, and is 380x560mm – (a half sheet)
that is about 15×22 inches).

]]> By: lookingforbeauty http://www.sjqwatercolour.com/ethans-ollie/comment-page-1#comment-92 lookingforbeauty Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:44:51 +0000 http://deg34south.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-92 Hi Stephen, I really like this painting. First, you've caught an almost figure in motion in an almost impossible pose.Then your light works beautifully. And then, the drawing itself is elegant and loose. I love that highly defined shadow with varying colours in it; and I like the tree trunk. It echos the shape of Ethan's back and the space between Ethan and the tree trunk serves to highlight the shape of the torso. Without the tonally dark tree, you would not have achieved the effect of brilliant sunshine on Ethan's shirt and his arms. The composition works. It has the body going vertically and the arms going horizontally so the eye is kept comfortably occupied in the middle of the overall image. There's good tonal balance and good texture. I sure hope you did this on good, acid free paper. What size is it? K Hi Stephen,
I really like this painting. First, you’ve caught an almost figure in motion in an almost impossible pose.Then your light works beautifully. And then, the drawing itself is elegant and loose. I love that highly defined shadow with varying colours in it; and I like the tree trunk. It echos the shape of Ethan’s back and the space between Ethan and the tree trunk serves to highlight the shape of the torso.
Without the tonally dark tree, you would not have achieved the effect of brilliant sunshine on Ethan’s shirt and his arms.
The composition works. It has the body going vertically and the arms going horizontally so the eye is kept comfortably occupied in the middle of the overall image.
There’s good tonal balance and good texture.
I sure hope you did this on good, acid free paper. What size is it?
K

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