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July 31, 2020 at 11:40 pm #1319289
WELCOME TO THE **AUGUST ** DIFFERENT STROKES CHALLENGE
If you would like to host a Different Strokes, please see the Schedule thread. HERE
Please read the guidelines below carefully.
GUIDELINES:
On the first of each month a theme/subject, reference photo (or photos) will be posted in a thread entitled “Different Strokes”.All entries must be for this challenge and in acrylics – any type of acrylic.
Join in the discussion about the project – it’s friendly and fun to learn how others are coping/struggling/thriving!!! But no visual images!
Help can be gained from asking but also from looking for resource materials elsewhere – the RIL e.g.
A ‘reveal’ date for all is 21st of the month – that gives us 3 weeks to make the work, plus an extra week for latecomers.PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD WORK TO THE THREAD BEFORE THE 21ST OF THE MONTH.**
Interpret the ideas any way you wish – be inventive, realistic, influenced by another style or ‘…ism’ – it’s up to you! Much more exciting and fun to see what ‘masterpieces’ appear!
If work is uploaded early it will be moved to a safe place until 21st.
At the end of the month the thread /discussion will be closed and a new challenge will begin.**Please note, the single ‘reveal’ date is chosen so that we do not influence each other with our individual interpretations ……that’s the whole point of it being called ‘Different Strokes’!
By all means ask questions in the thread or initiate discussion about the challenge – just don’t post images!!!******************************************************************
This month, the the challenge is to try a painting in the style of one of the Impressionists.You can decide to follow one the French Impressionists, like Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, August Renoir, or Berthe Morisot–or any other French Impressionist that you like.
There were also some very talented American Impressionists, such as Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent or Childe Hassam–or any other.
But don’t feel confined to France or the United States. The Spanish artist, Joaquin Sorolla, is a well known Impressionist painter, and there were significant Impressionist movements in Australia (ie Heidelberg School), northern Europe (i.e. the Skagen painters) and beyond. Pick the artist you want to study from, and have a go.
The subject matter is up to you. The Impressionists painted a variety of subjects, from landscape, to cityscapes, portraits, and still life. So, take off your glasses and see the world in a whole new way!
"None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm." - Henry David ThoreauModerator Acrylics Forum~~~Reference Image Library
August 1, 2020 at 3:04 am #1319317Thanks Colin – a nice challenge!
My problem is getting the paint thick enough to see the lovely brushstrokes … memo to self – try harder!!!!
Cheers, Maureen
Forum projects: Plant Parade projects in the Florals/Botanicals forum , WDE in the All Media Art Events , Different Strokes in Acrylics forum .August 1, 2020 at 8:00 am #1319421Now there’s a challenge… paint without my glasses. lol
C&C always welcome. Michelle
mkmcreations.com
Every painting is a new adventure.August 1, 2020 at 8:50 am #1319442Sounds like fun. Thanks for hosting Colin.
Carl
August 1, 2020 at 9:08 am #1319447Maureen, yes, when you are trying to capture an impression, making every brushstroke count is critical. I haven’t succeeded properly yet. Maybe this time!
Michelle–the Impressionists did a lot of outdoor painting—just don’t wander around a cliff without glasses on!
Hi Carl–good to see you! Hope you can join in!
"None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm." - Henry David ThoreauModerator Acrylics Forum~~~Reference Image Library
August 1, 2020 at 9:45 am #1319457Actually, Michelle will be in an ideal place for this challenge – the Imps painted a LOT of water, sun shining on it ……. a challenge in itself!
Colin – your brushstrokes are much closer to the Impressionist’s than are mine …… I tend to brush out too much – maybe I should buy a medium to boost the paint!
Cheers, Maureen
Forum projects: Plant Parade projects in the Florals/Botanicals forum , WDE in the All Media Art Events , Different Strokes in Acrylics forum .August 3, 2020 at 8:48 pm #1320493Ok so I started my sketch today and toned the canvas. This is going to be fun.
"None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm." - Henry David ThoreauModerator Acrylics Forum~~~Reference Image Library
August 4, 2020 at 1:55 pm #1320679Canvas (actually, a board) gessoed and tinted.
Idea firmly implanted in my head. Now to bring it to the board with acrylic…. that’s all!
Sheila
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
-Helen Keller
The question is not what you look at, but what you see.
-Henry David ThoreauAugust 5, 2020 at 5:59 am #1320855Thanks ColinS,
I was reading today in a book of the Heidleberg School, the point of the artists of the day, was to achieve the light rather then the subject. I guess these bods coming over seas must have been surprised, as there is a huge difference to the light quality we get here in Aus to the light in UK . ( I cant say about the Americas as I have not been)
“Despite all the ramification and changes the one constant factor was art’s obedience to the visible facts of nature, and Impressionism was a final attempt to conquer reality by describing its appearance.
Using science as a guide, they sought to intensify the visual presence of their subject by concentrating on its atmospheric environment.
Their real interest was focussed on the light which enveloped the selected subject. In many cases the subject itself was of little interest – the real purpose of the exercise was to describe the quality of the atmosphere surrounding it. ”
from Impressionist Painters 1881-1930
Australian Painting Studio Series.
Cheers
Merri
Painting is a complete distraction. I know of nothing which, without exhausting the body, more entirely absorbs the mind. Winston Churchill
August 5, 2020 at 7:59 am #1320881Merri – good info, thanks for sharing. I have been looking at paintings and lots of light is used with almost blurry subjects at times. We do get a wide range of nice variances in light here in USA. Hasn’t been good lately though.
I am almost done with under-painting my first one. Have an idea for another. Cheers All
Carl
August 5, 2020 at 1:38 pm #1320972The Imps believed that we do not see a scene or object in it’s entirety, we see an impression of it. The first painting, which gave the group its name was Monet’s ‘Impression, Sunrise’, a hazy, apparently slap-dash work …. totally different from the realism of the Then current works in salons. The group was, at first, despised by the art world of Paris.
Their idea certainly was to study light and atmosphere … including fog, mist, steam, the seasons, and the way it affected objects … like Monet’s works of Rouen Cathedral and his Haystacks, water……. he would paint a number of canvases of the subject, changing them as the light changed throughout the day.
They also believed that shadows contained colour …. their idea was the eye mixes colours so no need for mixing on palette (that’s a simplified version!) … hence the use of different colour strokes to give the impression they wanted.
So in their paintings you will see brushstrokes and broken colour rather than smooth blending and glazing ……. btw, a lot of their inspiration came from much earlier painters like Turner and Corot.
Painting like them is not as easy as we might think!!! It’s a challenge!
Cheers, Maureen
Forum projects: Plant Parade projects in the Florals/Botanicals forum , WDE in the All Media Art Events , Different Strokes in Acrylics forum .August 5, 2020 at 7:30 pm #1321043Hi Merri, glad you’re on board! I really like the work of the Australian Impressionists. The California Impressionists are another group that had to work with a very bright light. Canadian Impressionists had to contend mainly with a cold northern light and the light on snow.
Sheila, good for you.
"None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm." - Henry David ThoreauModerator Acrylics Forum~~~Reference Image Library
August 5, 2020 at 10:15 pm #1321095Monet’s ‘Impression, Sunrise’, a hazy, apparently slap-dash work
I could try with ‘slap -dash’ but it might not be successful. ?
Colin, in that painting, I was so absorbed with the light I almost did not notice the houses.. It is a beautiful painting.
Cheers
Merri
Painting is a complete distraction. I know of nothing which, without exhausting the body, more entirely absorbs the mind. Winston Churchill
August 6, 2020 at 8:23 am #1321258Oh Wow. I’m a big fan of Spanish painter Sorolla. My friend has passed me a photo of her nephew swimming. I’m going to give it a go. Thank you for the challenge.
Sandy.
C&C’s always welcome. Thank you for looking.
https://www.wetcanvas.com/reflib-archive/?photo=64675&size=big
http://sandrakatich.shutterfly.comAugust 6, 2020 at 12:17 pm #1321345Glad you’ll be joining us Sandy!
Cheers, Maureen
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