tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post3593044565734588966..comments2024-03-28T16:44:09.428-04:00Comments on ILLUSTRATION ART: ONE LOVELY DRAWING, part 49David Apatoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-82119921185631227412016-05-22T01:37:53.883-04:002016-05-22T01:37:53.883-04:00Thants Good blog, I like it !Thants Good blog, I like it !Falahunhttp://goo.gl/tfeKBmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-63385630440334962182016-03-31T01:44:19.245-04:002016-03-31T01:44:19.245-04:00I think Andy Virgil is excellent and this drawing/...I think Andy Virgil is excellent and this drawing/painting/piece of design is one of my favorites. Thank you for giving it it's very own post. I have Leif Peng to thank for the introduction. Virgil's portraits remind me of Joe Bowler's, but more personal, raw like an Andrew Wyeth. What I always find interesting about this style is how dependent it is on the photograph, yet that is seldom acknowledged. There is something about tracing that is like Jazz. A great artist like Virgil who's power of observation and realism is so solid, with this technique is unchained and almost unhinged to create something sublime and psychedelic. Perhaps more mechanistic a little less human in a way but i wouldn't want it any other way.Josshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396610569402016319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-61638441979753076622016-03-29T04:29:33.264-04:002016-03-29T04:29:33.264-04:00"Richard-- I suspect that even the cheapest a..."Richard-- I suspect that even the cheapest acrylics will biodegrade slower than the most finely ground oil pigments."<br /><br />I'm not sure about quality of acrylics on a long time duration. I know somebody who works in museums and the worst medium for quality conservation for her (it's a lady) is acrylic.Li-Anhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10702501956172981776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-64912834006650667942016-03-28T17:58:46.129-04:002016-03-28T17:58:46.129-04:00Chris Bennett-- Thanks, I think that kind of scrib...Chris Bennett-- Thanks, I think that kind of scribbled pencil technique was made popular in the 1960s by Bernie Fuchs and Bob Peak. They found a way to make even a flat, solid surface churn and seethe with energy. As far as I can tell, this effect really dates back to Lautrec who painted some of his solid colors using a lot of fast, choppy brush strokes with slight variations on the colors. In a subliminal way, it made his whole painting crackle with energy. <br /><br />Li-An--I'm not a big car enthusiast either, but even if this were an abstract painting I would think it's design is swell. David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-89104245459865069432016-03-28T17:40:59.252-04:002016-03-28T17:40:59.252-04:00John Shipman-- Yes, Virgil was a talented artist w...John Shipman-- Yes, Virgil was a talented artist who entered the illustration market at exactly the wrong time. Leif Peng featured a heart rending series of articles about Virgil's career and fate on Leif's excellent "Today's Inspiration" blog (http://todaysinspiration-andyvirgil.blogspot.com/ ). I recommend it highly.<br /><br />MORAN-- No. There were a lot of great car painters including Austin Briggs, Robert Fawcett, Fred Ludekens and Bernie Fuchs. Their years of indentured servitude to Detroit seems to have served them all well, leaving them with a fine set of technical skills. But Virgil was not among them.<br /><br />Richard-- I suspect that even the cheapest acrylics will biodegrade slower than the most finely ground oil pigments. Your second painting reminds me of Picasso's carnival poster at Nice (https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/8c/12/ce/8c12cef8f418c1bbe84cd565c5f518e0.jpg ). Perhaps he copied your technique?<br /><br /> David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-63202739914106045372016-03-28T05:23:17.756-04:002016-03-28T05:23:17.756-04:00Well, drawing/painting is not only about quality r...Well, drawing/painting is not only about quality rendering but also construction, energy and colors. Nice choice - even if cars are boring me :-)Li-Anhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10702501956172981776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-89201018892548962292016-03-26T15:25:36.685-04:002016-03-26T15:25:36.685-04:00Nice post David. I particularly like your observat...Nice post David. I particularly like your observation about energising the dead grey of the tyres with the pencil shading - gives a subliminal sense of motion to them as well.chris bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088693067960235141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-89189600453037805752016-03-26T05:28:58.762-04:002016-03-26T05:28:58.762-04:00This car looks interesting. Though I've never ...This car looks interesting. Though I've never heard about this artist before. <br />I'd like to agree with the previous comment that working with child materials can be a great fan. chemistry lab homework helphttp://help-with-homework.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-90197690663965074362016-03-25T21:27:42.808-04:002016-03-25T21:27:42.808-04:00I've heard traditional painters complain about...I've heard traditional painters complain about the decline in traditional media, the decline in quality of media, and so on. They say it detracts from something.<br /><br />I don't know if they're right.<br /><br />However, I know that I have more fun playing with terribly cheap materials -- my son's crayons, watercolors, Crayola markers, what have you, than any serious material.<br /><br />Lately I've taken to drawing directly with Ikea kid's acrylic tubes directly on garbage canvas. It's just about the worst paint you could buy, and the most incorrect way to apply it, but it <i>feels</i> great. (http://imgur.com/YVSNCC1, http://imgur.com/RsbXblK)<br />Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249577762409684046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-38370171761423317042016-03-24T14:02:57.094-04:002016-03-24T14:02:57.094-04:00I haven't heard of him. Was he one of the &qu...I haven't heard of him. Was he one of the "car painters"?MORANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-41642716075609768652016-03-22T21:50:26.529-04:002016-03-22T21:50:26.529-04:00Agreed! I have always loved his work.Agreed! I have always loved his work.John Shipmannoreply@blogger.com