Agree. I almost always like the comps better then the finish... Good example is the Autry western show in LA. Artists display their their comps before you go into the gallery
Why do some painting get looked at and others get looked over? For me the answer is good design. It's shapes defined by values and the arrangement of those shapes for composition. After you've learned your medium, learn design. Design is everything...
And I wonder if Bramley was doing something that I occasionally do (and I’m sure many others). That is doing a small life study and then finishing it from photos (because the larger painting looks really tight). He lived until 1915, so he would’ve had access to it. Although if this is an Italian painting, Italy was earlier in his career, so it wouldn’t have been so easy to get that equipment.
Very often, especially with the more realist painters,I enjoy looking at the preparatory sketches more than the final work,my own included.
Agree. I almost always like the comps better then the finish... Good example is the Autry western show in LA. Artists display their their comps before you go into the gallery
I think the clutter in the foreground distracts from the focal point.
Why do some painting get looked at and others get looked over? For me the answer is good design. It's shapes defined by values and the arrangement of those shapes for composition. After you've learned your medium, learn design. Design is everything...
And I wonder if Bramley was doing something that I occasionally do (and I’m sure many others). That is doing a small life study and then finishing it from photos (because the larger painting looks really tight). He lived until 1915, so he would’ve had access to it. Although if this is an Italian painting, Italy was earlier in his career, so it wouldn’t have been so easy to get that equipment.
Your work looks amazing.
I love your style.