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8 July 2008 in David's photos, David's work by David | 2 comments
Tags: David's photos
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26 August 2008 in personal
I’ve been away for awhile, because I got very busy with other projects, including a complete redesign of my employer’s web site.
I think I’m back. I should be able to do some posting, catch up with responses to comments, etc. My apologies to anyone I haven’t responded to in a timely manner.
I’m also considering some […]
10 July 2008 in art materials, art technique, oil painting
First published on 1 October 2006.
Among oil painters, there seems to be a common misconception that glazing is some kind of mystical technique that only a few can master. The basic process is, however, very simple. Glazing is putting one layer of paint over another so that you can see the underlayer through the upper […]
9 July 2008 in the art world
<rant>
At the New York times, an article on a show exhibiting modern interpretations of Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms.”
These are posters depicting subjects such as bird pooping “democracy” onto the earth and an obese person with the caption “this is abuse of the freedom from want.”
I hate this kind of pseudo-ironic, self-absorbed, visual bloviation. Because the academic […]
9 July 2008 in art materials, art technique, oil painting, uncategorized
Since this month is the site’s two year anniversary, I am re-posting some items from the past that I particularly like. This one was first posted on 28 August 2006.
If you are just starting out with oil paint, I have some advice.
First, be realistic. Don’t think you’re going to make any masterpieces any time soon, […]
8 July 2008 in David's photos, David's work
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8 July 2008 at 9:11 AM
Incompetent
Interesting motifs; the black and white suits them admirably. Compared with your paintings, these photographs seem almost abstract, focused on design elements (those graffiti curves are a subtle but effective contrast). Or maybe I’m reading too much into it. What was your intent?
8 July 2008 at 8:28 PM
David
@Incompetent -
What was my intent? When I took the picture, mostly I was interested in the contrast of the formal structure of the bricks, window, and bars contrasted with the looser structure of the graffiti. When I cropped and edited the picture, I was also exploring the balance of the window on the left and the swirls of graffiti on the right.
I agree that with photography, I tend to be more abstract than when I am painting.
Thanks for the interesting comment and question.