tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621243683359804320.post5751295223429351457..comments2023-11-02T03:55:34.113-07:00Comments on Karl Terry Plein Air painting Blog: from life or photo?karlterryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02894086935100118572noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621243683359804320.post-63418630572998020632010-12-21T12:21:02.058-08:002010-12-21T12:21:02.058-08:00Great Study Karl,
like Dave, notes in his commen...Great Study Karl, <br /><br />like Dave, notes in his comment, I don't think you could replicate this in the warm studio. I work between the studio and outdoors and find that if I paint inside from photos and colour notes etc it works better if you set a time limit on the painting,not as good as outdoors but it's a compromise.steve strodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622463647402438290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621243683359804320.post-73766164124813668452010-12-18T23:29:32.157-08:002010-12-18T23:29:32.157-08:00Impressive effort Karl. I really like it, full of ...Impressive effort Karl. I really like it, full of energy from the moment that would indeed be difficult if not impossible to emulate in the studio. I find working in the studio is almost a different mental/emotional discipline as I'm far more conscious of each action on the canvas. It can feel more laboured/contrived but I try to see it as a challenge to translate (as opposed to replicate) what I've done outside. I like to use the plein air piece as the primary source of reference with a few photos to back things up on the details. I use photos much less than I used to for reference but they're still useful in some respects. The studio pieces that work tend to be the ones that have been thought through clearly before I start and I haven't got bogged down at the easel, wrestling with things that don't seem right as I go along. I too prefer outdoor painting, without any doubt, but I recognise that it's not always practical and it's an ongoing quest to develop a studio approach that compliments the plein air stuff. My ultimate goal is to try and merge them so that they don't end up feeling like different disciplines but I'm a long way off that yet! I'd say it's worth persisting with some studio work to mix things up a bit and provide a different creative challenge. It opens up the potential for doing bigger pieces too.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909161522406304080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621243683359804320.post-62230514519898006192010-12-18T20:26:45.742-08:002010-12-18T20:26:45.742-08:00It's wonderful! Interesting perspective on st...It's wonderful! Interesting perspective on studio vs. plein air.Happy Little Trees Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561708290175779301noreply@blogger.com