tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post7917050130749070497..comments2024-01-13T23:40:11.599+11:00Comments on tachisme: self-portraits of a gargoyle in a Claude MirrorHarry Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-92041587320841207802010-05-17T06:51:19.294+10:002010-05-17T06:51:19.294+10:00of course it matters, Tam. I'll give it a try,...of course it matters, Tam. I'll give it a try, though i was thinking of using a close-up section of the really colourful one for a while (WITHOUT the artery dangling out!). Cheers.Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-87405475058744153252010-05-17T03:07:26.250+10:002010-05-17T03:07:26.250+10:00I like the very last one....SOOOO expressive. Tha...I like the very last one....SOOOO expressive. That's the one you should use for your profile. :) Not that it matters a stitch what I think! ha!Tam Hesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784970277773819570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-63729453682345619632010-05-15T06:05:45.913+10:002010-05-15T06:05:45.913+10:00you´re so good...you´re so good...camino roquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748521436357830926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-29428647635262592622010-05-09T12:21:05.256+10:002010-05-09T12:21:05.256+10:00hi rahiana. Yes, it's plastic sheet. But plast...hi rahiana. Yes, it's plastic sheet. But plastics come in many varieties. The most inert, often used for archival purposes by museums, is polyethelene (PET). It comes in clear rolls and bags. It also comes in solid sheets. A similar product, also highly inert and non-reactive, is polypropylene (PP). It's used for purposes like containers for petrol (jerry cans). It is also naturally a clear substance. <br /><br />Where i live it is readily available in 60 x 120cm 3 mm thick sheets, manufacted in pure white. They are sold as white boards because pen rubs off very easily. However a film of oil paint seems to cling quite happily. But will wash off completely with turps. I find that quite useful, actually. Wporking with it is a bit like watercolour in that the brilliant white of the sheet shines through thinly spread oils to give them an extra glow. <br /><br />Have fun playing with it.Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-33182375916468134262010-05-04T17:07:48.662+10:002010-05-04T17:07:48.662+10:00fascinating blog! polypropylene sheet? you mean a ...fascinating blog! polypropylene sheet? you mean a large piece of plastic? i have already picked up many ideas rom your blog but this one has thrown me. explain, please. and great work on the portraits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-33844381441188197692010-05-04T13:46:43.807+10:002010-05-04T13:46:43.807+10:00Thanks for dropping by, Regina (was getting agitat...Thanks for dropping by, Regina (was getting agitated i might miss out on the stimulus of your observations). What you say is quite so. I did talk a playful approach. How you look at creation is maybe all a matter of perspective. <br /><br />And of course the huge advantage of self-portraiture is that one can push depiction to the limits with no one litigating. I mean, poor Cecil Beaton nearly died on the spot when Bacon unveiled his portrait of him and Bacon subsequently destroyed it. So i get to be as wry, corny, cruel, analytical, comedic, ironic, caricaturing, bombastic, and depressive as i like! But just to show i haven't really lightened up too much, tomorrow's tale of horror should make amends. <br /><br />As to what God might see when he looks at us, now there's a mega-post coming up! (hmm, thought i had been painting that all along). But maybe the Almighty just sees a lot of bacteria since there are more microbial cells in our bodies then our own?. Opps, here i go already. OK, rain check, I'll think on it (or maybe just keep painting it).<br /><br />cheers, hHarry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-24661986616150390682010-05-04T12:59:57.594+10:002010-05-04T12:59:57.594+10:00Harry, these are playful and ever so interesting. ...Harry, these are playful and ever so interesting. Talk about not taking yourself (portrait) seriously. Makes me think of how God might look variously at his image with concern and curiosity and even amusement.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569918774646206711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-48492606886721609002010-05-04T06:55:04.693+10:002010-05-04T06:55:04.693+10:00thank you, David ... welcome by any time.thank you, David ... welcome by any time.Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-75628939675957421342010-05-04T02:41:46.597+10:002010-05-04T02:41:46.597+10:00great works!!great works!!davmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05776833425267273464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-65229745314554334302010-05-03T06:45:24.830+10:002010-05-03T06:45:24.830+10:00thanks, IP. I can see why you work straight from t...thanks, IP. I can see why you work straight from the tube. For the optical effects to work as they do in your painting, getting that even geometric marix, you need absolute conrol over colour. And the effect is hypnotic. <br /><br />I did sneak in a dab of exploratory ultramarine under the bottom lip - a mistake but i left, and now call it my homage to Brett Whiteley, a much beloved Aussie painter.Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-32145320368208711532010-05-02T23:21:56.962+10:002010-05-02T23:21:56.962+10:00Harry,
Your blues are vivid and haunting at the s...Harry,<br /><br />Your blues are vivid and haunting at the same time. I'm just as guilty of working straight from the tube - mainly as a paint-saving measure.<br /><br />I also appreciate your description of process, and again, allowing me into your studio.<br /><br />Excellent, as always!Brian Sylvesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966651327484142472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-18394207572697880102010-05-02T18:59:30.242+10:002010-05-02T18:59:30.242+10:00ah, thank you so much, Lozzano ... from someone wh...ah, thank you so much, Lozzano ... from someone who understands so much about painting like you do, this is encouragement indeeed ... i'm more confident now about posting the purple gargoyle which will be ready in the morning ... ciao amigoHarry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-84310849985418681912010-05-02T18:45:01.170+10:002010-05-02T18:45:01.170+10:00Your method has given excellent results, I love th...Your method has given excellent results, I love this job ... it've a tremendous force.<br />Lately monochrome painting also have attracted me and I have decided to practice with a series of double portraits in which I am still.<br />I love visiting your blog, and by the by, there are very interesting reflections in the previous post: you are also a wonderful writer.<br />See you soon.Lozzanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10655369873943775853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-8438896043606612852010-05-02T07:51:52.971+10:002010-05-02T07:51:52.971+10:00thank you so much, Carolann. Coming from one whose...thank you so much, Carolann. Coming from one whose painting is so filled with vitality and celebration, this comment is encouragement indeed.Harry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-87836408431524849792010-05-02T07:40:59.595+10:002010-05-02T07:40:59.595+10:00At last a really different blog, exciting to look ...At last a really different blog, exciting to look at and really expressive both in content and artwork. Congratulations, I will visit again. Excellent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-50542140527231363682010-05-02T07:36:38.852+10:002010-05-02T07:36:38.852+10:00thanks Caio - you do skin so expressively ... i...thanks Caio - you do skin so expressively ... i'll do another couple - try some other colours (though i prefer Prussian blue) - then move on to something elseHarry Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025438150292484846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065694115454910742.post-52886926149980459112010-05-02T07:14:53.284+10:002010-05-02T07:14:53.284+10:00i like the way you have worked the skin !
blue-bl...i like the way you have worked the skin ! <br />blue-black-white many people thinks it is a good way to deal with the image , but is very tricky . <br />you got very well .Caio Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11592097138751108428noreply@blogger.com