Trevor chamberlain's pochade box

[Gilberte]

I knew of T. Chamberlain's work Rob and I admire his play with light and shadow. The pochade box is also interesting. Thanks for the thread.

(Nogal fris voor de tijd van het jaar hier !)

[Eugene Veszely]

...Wow Trevor Chamberlain is 71 now.....I thought he was younger!!

[Tony Perrotta]

hi Linda and Jamie, Jamie, yes I saw the thread, very cool idea. Linda I might order one from Dave, we'll see, I could always knock one together too. I see that is the way to go then there is no worry about transporting and like you said you can leave the work in there till dry and not take up any room.

Tony

[Marc Hanson]

Originally Posted by 1chameleon

...Wow Trevor Chamberlain is 71 now.....I thought he was younger!!

In the newest book that I have on 'TC', it says that, "it wasn't until 1964 that he gave up a career as an architectural draughtsman to pursue paintng full time."

71 sounds about right in that case. 1Cham, you probably weren't even born, and I was trying to figure out how to negotiate the 4th grade!!!

[Tony Perrotta]

Hi, Are his books easily available? Where might I get them?? Or are they the rare hoarded type that will cost you a bundle to get?

Tony

[Marc Hanson]

Originally Posted by Tony Perrotta

Hi, Are his books easily available? Where might I get them?? Or are they the rare hoarded type that will cost you a bundle to get?

Tony

I don't know if it is still available, maybe Amazon or E-bay would be worth a search.

Here's the publishers info for the latest one that I know of. I bought this at Barnes and Noble in 1996. Title:

'Ron Ranson's Painting School'
OILS
Trevor Chamberlain

Anaya Publishers Ltd., Strode House,
44-50 Osnaburgh Street, London NW1 3ND
Tel-071 383-2997
Fax-071 383-3076

Good luck

[Bobbo]

never found out much about Chamberlaine on the net
there is one thing....is it handprint.com... where they
analyse painters palettes ?
he was in there.

[Bobbo]

did you see that;

doesn't that figure under the tree look smal?
on the first picture Mark posted,
i imagined him next to the boats,it is tiny!

[Marc Hanson]

Originally Posted by Bobbo

did you see that;

doesn't that figure under the tree look smal?
on the first picture Mark posted,
i imagined him next to the boats,it is tiny!

Good point Bobbo! 2 weeks ago I took a catalogue from Matthew Alexander's latest show at Messum's in London to my landscape class. All of my students thought that his figures looked suspiciously small too. I didn't notice iit right away, but I still thought that maybe it is the way they use the figure's size to emphasize the height of trees and buildings to suit their taste. Trevor C. having been an architectural draughtsman may be used to using these stylized figures in the manner that they're use in that business?!

So I'm going to take a look at Edward Seago's figures and see if this is a way of portraying figures among painters obviously influenced by Seago as both of these painters are.

I'll let you know what I see.

[Bobbo]

he says in this book;

paint your figures tall and elegant,not small and dumpy!!

bit discriminating isn't it....

[Marc Hanson]

Originally Posted by Bobbo

he says in this book;

paint your figures tall and elegant,not small and dumpy!!

bit discriminating isn't it....

...you think he means 'thin and lean', not small and dumpy...could still make a thin and lean figure that is a 1/3 meter too short!

He does everything else with such mastery, who cares, right?

[Bobbo]

his paints

[Eugene Veszely]

Originally Posted by paintbox1

In the newest book that I have on 'TC', it says that, "it wasn't until 1964 that he gave up a career as an architectural draughtsman to pursue paintng full time."

71 sounds about right in that case. 1Cham, you probably weren't even born, and I was trying to figure out how to negotiate the 4th grade!!!

The site I went to said he was born 1933....I wasnt yet around in 1971

[jecoe]

Originally Posted by paintbox1

I don't know if it is still available, maybe Amazon or E-bay would be worth a search.

Here's the publishers info for the latest one that I know of. I bought this at Barnes and Noble in 1996. Title:

'Ron Ranson's Painting School'
OILS
Trevor Chamberlain

Anaya Publishers Ltd., Strode House,
44-50 Osnaburgh Street, London NW1 3ND
Tel-071 383-2997
Fax-071 383-3076

Good luck

This book that Marc recommends is the better of the two Trevor Chamberlain books on oil painting that I've seen. I had to import my copy from Australia (!) after winning it on EBay a couple of years ago.


I lucked out and found the other book on EBay just a few weeks ago:

Oil Painting Pure and Simple
by Ron Ranson & Trevor Chamberlain
Blandford Press, 1986
ISBN 0 7137 1744 0


Chamberlain's books do show up. Many times they are bid quite high, but persistence will pay off. Finding either one is well worth the effort. Both are filled with excellent advice and reproductions.


Now for the real kicker!

Last year, I bought an original painting by Chamberlain - also on EBay! It is an oil on canvas, 16x20" dated 1968, and definitely painted in plein air. Somehow, it just squeaked through EBay unnoticed, and no one else placed a bid on it. It was an amazing bargain, and I consider myself very fortunate (and now you all know how I spend the REST of my time online!) .



Not one of his best, but pretty nice, I think. What I have learned from studying it carefully is how he mixed thick impasto knife work (in the clouds) with adjacent areas of canvas scraped nearly clean, and other thick impasto brushwork in the bottom foreground.

Great thread!

Jim

[Marc Hanson]

Jim- You lucky dog!

That is a beautiful painting. It must be a treat to have it at hand to review and enjoy.

I found that 1986 book at a used book store locally, another spot to scout for these things.

On technique, a few years ago he painted with John Stobart on a PBS series called 'Worldscape' where J. Stobart would travel around the US and Europe and paint with guest artists, Trevor C., David Curtis, Michael Lynch, Charles Movalli and others. In one with Trevor C. you could see how much he employs a rag to wipe the surface paint down to the canvas to reveal the multi-color washes that he applies at the start. Even in the screen view of the painting that you bought it is easy to see just how nice the interplay of transparent vs opaque is in painting. Thanks for 'giving up' the good deal.