theIsland
10-16-2006, 02:55 PM
You are invited to stop by the Equine Art Guild Member Show,
Interpretations (http://www.equineartguild.com/gallery).
It's sort of like the WC WDEs, in that artists were given the challenge of painting from a limited number of photo references. The fun is in seeing how different artists interpret the same photos. The reference photos are presented with the finished works.
Show description:
Welcome to "Interpretations"
the first in a series of virtual Art Shows by the members of the Equine Art Guild
Many equine artists rely on reference photos to capture the anatomy and movement of the horse. Portrait commissions require an artist to work quite literally from these photos. Self-generated work allows an artist to use the latitude that has been rightly termed, artistic license. Some work remains quite true to the photographic reference, while others use them merely as a starting point.
The show "Interpretations" was developed to showcase the myriad ways in which artists work with these references. The exhibit shows that despite working from the same group of reference images, each artist will use their own view to create – resulting in a broad array of styles and...interpretations.
Our models for this show were two horses owned by members of the EAG. All of the photographs were provided to the participants by their owners. The two horses serving as our models for this exhibit include Doc (Doc’s Way To Go Tivio), a buckskin Quarter Horse and Monster, (Entertainingangels), a bay Thoroughbred filly. Light or Dark. Thoroughbred or Quarter Horse. The artists who chose to take part in this show had these choices of contrasts in color and form.
These two horses, their beauty, personalities and their individual stories were used to inspire the artists of the Equine Art Guild and what you see below is the result. We hope that you enjoy this show and we look forward to presenting more in the near future.
You can view this online exhibition through the Equine Art Guild's website using this direct link:
http://www.equineartguild.com/gallery
Tami
Interpretations (http://www.equineartguild.com/gallery).
It's sort of like the WC WDEs, in that artists were given the challenge of painting from a limited number of photo references. The fun is in seeing how different artists interpret the same photos. The reference photos are presented with the finished works.
Show description:
Welcome to "Interpretations"
the first in a series of virtual Art Shows by the members of the Equine Art Guild
Many equine artists rely on reference photos to capture the anatomy and movement of the horse. Portrait commissions require an artist to work quite literally from these photos. Self-generated work allows an artist to use the latitude that has been rightly termed, artistic license. Some work remains quite true to the photographic reference, while others use them merely as a starting point.
The show "Interpretations" was developed to showcase the myriad ways in which artists work with these references. The exhibit shows that despite working from the same group of reference images, each artist will use their own view to create – resulting in a broad array of styles and...interpretations.
Our models for this show were two horses owned by members of the EAG. All of the photographs were provided to the participants by their owners. The two horses serving as our models for this exhibit include Doc (Doc’s Way To Go Tivio), a buckskin Quarter Horse and Monster, (Entertainingangels), a bay Thoroughbred filly. Light or Dark. Thoroughbred or Quarter Horse. The artists who chose to take part in this show had these choices of contrasts in color and form.
These two horses, their beauty, personalities and their individual stories were used to inspire the artists of the Equine Art Guild and what you see below is the result. We hope that you enjoy this show and we look forward to presenting more in the near future.
You can view this online exhibition through the Equine Art Guild's website using this direct link:
http://www.equineartguild.com/gallery
Tami