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Comment on Painting From Photos, Or Not -part 2 by Darren

Darren — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:34:28 +0000

Hi Jessica. Good to hear from you. I’m sure we all wish we were on the Ponte Vecchio once again.
Paint well. -Darren

Comment on Painting From Photos, Or Not -part 2 by Jessica Henry Davis

Jessica Henry Davis — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:24:02 +0000

Hi Darren!
Last time I saw you was on the Ponte Vecchio~ haha! Great article on photography. Its inspiring to paint more from life.
Anyway, just wanted to say “Hi!” ~ Jessica

Comment on Léon Bonnat’s Methods by Darren

Darren — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:41:12 +0000

You are very welcome Jon.

Comment on Léon Bonnat’s Methods by JonInFrance

JonInFrance — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:27:22 +0000

Thanks for that, it’s very interesting and well-researched. Looking forward to the other two! Jon

Comment on A Rain From Heaven by JonInFrance

JonInFrance — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:18:14 +0000

Interesting – and useful. thanks Darren!

Comment on Velatura by Darren

Darren — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:16:18 +0000

Thank you Jon.
God bless you too.

Comment on Velatura by JonInFrance

JonInFrance — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:49:07 +0000

Hi Darren, glad to see that (at long last!) you’ve started to post again – I shall follow you – these first fews posts have been very interesting. Best and God bless. Jon

Comment on The Visual Gospel 2 – Joseph’s Dream by Darren

Darren — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:02:58 +0000

Fine insights Nate. I hope that my future posts bring about the same kind of responses in my readers’ minds.

I like the accessibility angle as well and hope to get that into my work, though as an artist I tend to fixate on the light and shade relationships. In Baroque times ‘light’ was often considered a metaphore for God. It’s likely the same now.

Comment on The Visual Gospel 2 – Joseph’s Dream by nate wittenberg

nate wittenberg — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:14:28 +0000

Thanks Darren,

It’s been great to read/view on this cold day. I started to think about the different perspectives that each artist had when they painted these pieces. Some saw it on a grand level and others it was a personal experience. Georges de La Tour is one of my favorite paintings, not just for the \light\ but also the accessibility between the subjects and God

Comment on Velazquez’s Innocent X by Kevin Donohue

Kevin Donohue — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:58:55 +0000

Wonderful look into how “too much truth” is achieved. I always find it fascinating to see the sceptical look he captured and wonder if he realized, as I think Juan de Pareja did, that his face would be immortalized. I assume Juan de Paraja did, by the humble “who am I that…” look and his familiarity with his master’s work.