tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post2773062703023490999..comments2024-01-14T04:36:22.872-08:00Comments on Susan Smolensky: Portrait SocietySusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-74581401175731148562014-03-16T17:46:31.455-07:002014-03-16T17:46:31.455-07:00Yes! I love how it grabs the paint! I have noticed...Yes! I love how it grabs the paint! I have noticed so many of Toulouse Lautrec's pieces on cardboard and so decide to try it myself!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-10897721904076893252014-03-16T17:45:26.645-07:002014-03-16T17:45:26.645-07:00Thank you,Stephanie. I enjoy painting on cardboard...Thank you,Stephanie. I enjoy painting on cardboard. I wish I could buy some of high quality that is not corrugated - leaving visible lines in the surface - but so far I have been cutting up old boxes and gessoing them. I use it for practice in the life sessions and occasionally to experiment in my studio.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-74272183248420425522014-03-16T10:57:02.100-07:002014-03-16T10:57:02.100-07:00I understand. I plan to buy headphones+music to he...I understand. I plan to buy headphones+music to help in outdoor sketchingirinapictureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10850627821782513051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-23061172579205460902014-03-15T16:38:15.068-07:002014-03-15T16:38:15.068-07:00Thank you, Irina - I am still overcoming my nervou...Thank you, Irina - I am still overcoming my nervousness at these life sessions. Slowly I am getting better and learning to block out the surrounding environment as I paint.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-2254931636080734532014-03-15T11:55:36.847-07:002014-03-15T11:55:36.847-07:00So very well done. I like so much to read your com...So very well done. I like so much to read your comments to comments, the story of this work detailed, explained and felt through. irinapictureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10850627821782513051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-6552847000599301172014-03-05T11:56:46.470-08:002014-03-05T11:56:46.470-08:00WOW! This is so lovingly done--very sensitive por...WOW! This is so lovingly done--very sensitive portrait. Congratulations on being in the West Art show!! I've never painted on cardboard--I'll have to try it. Stephanie Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509283083557327502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-72332881528887940312014-03-05T00:09:18.251-08:002014-03-05T00:09:18.251-08:00Really excellent portrait , she looks very real , ...Really excellent portrait , she looks very real , great shadowing , and love how you painted her hair. I paint on cardboard all the time , and love the way it 'behaves' under my strokes.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-91155398402125191312014-03-02T22:22:17.083-08:002014-03-02T22:22:17.083-08:00I must admit that Toulose Lautrec gave me the idea...I must admit that Toulose Lautrec gave me the idea to paint on cardboard. I have seen so much of his work in oil that was done on cardboard and it always intrigued me. The book on Van Gogh that I recently read discusses the times that Lautrec and Van Gogh painted together and influenced each other. The technique that Lautrec used (and Degas also) was called peinture a l'essence where the oil is drawn off using blotting paper and the paint is then used thinned with turpentine (or mineral spirits). Using this on cardboard gives the paint a matte appearance that appeals to me. I experiment with it on and off and love the effect.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-29510087247288882682014-03-02T22:12:27.409-08:002014-03-02T22:12:27.409-08:00The absorbent surface of the gessoed cardboard mak...The absorbent surface of the gessoed cardboard makes moving the paint around more difficult than on a less absorbent surface. It took me a little while to get used to it but I find I love it. I like how the surface grabs the paint and won't let go - kind of like a loving embrace!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-68363624457818516572014-03-02T22:10:24.060-08:002014-03-02T22:10:24.060-08:00Having a predetermined time frame to work on a pie...Having a predetermined time frame to work on a piece is interesting - it adds an element of danger and excitement that working leisurely in the studio avoids. I kind of like it!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-51821616129437521302014-03-02T22:09:08.106-08:002014-03-02T22:09:08.106-08:00Many thanks, Akanksha - and thank you for stopping...Many thanks, Akanksha - and thank you for stopping by and taking the time to comment. That is much appreciated.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-15122480787824330462014-03-02T22:08:23.115-08:002014-03-02T22:08:23.115-08:00Working from life really has me thinking about val...Working from life really has me thinking about values and I am always experimenting with the correct colors for skin tones. Your recent post with the work in progress was very helpful!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-5994953422039392552014-03-02T22:07:07.996-08:002014-03-02T22:07:07.996-08:00I know you will have great fun in the portrait cla...I know you will have great fun in the portrait class, Michael - its so stimulating to paint from life! Thank you so much for your kind support!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-29758080218972760572014-03-02T22:06:08.178-08:002014-03-02T22:06:08.178-08:00Thank you, Linda - I just love being able to work ...Thank you, Linda - I just love being able to work from life with so many opportunities to do so close by me. I do wish I could afford to hire my own models but the lessons I am learning are invaluable and hopefully will carry over into my studio painting when I am using photos and other references.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899318999574055763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-50347479262816557752014-03-02T06:59:38.267-08:002014-03-02T06:59:38.267-08:00She really is amazing! I would never think to pain...She really is amazing! I would never think to paint oil on cardboard... I think it looks beautiful :0)<br />Sandra Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622208510609673242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-68325672861247596652014-03-01T18:34:50.827-08:002014-03-01T18:34:50.827-08:00This is an amazing portrait, Susan!! LOVE the ski...This is an amazing portrait, Susan!! LOVE the skin tones ..very realistic yet painted loosely ..excellent!!hmuxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132343095188658107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-77941403838586572102014-03-01T06:18:43.939-08:002014-03-01T06:18:43.939-08:00Kudos to you, Susan, for creating such a superb wo...Kudos to you, Susan, for creating such a superb work in oil in such a short time frame!Studio at the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-58763612876321198762014-03-01T01:41:04.630-08:002014-03-01T01:41:04.630-08:00Such a beautiful and captivating sketch. Great job...Such a beautiful and captivating sketch. Great job done!!Akanksha Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257244690251358823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-72037383442552174782014-02-28T17:55:16.562-08:002014-02-28T17:55:16.562-08:00I love the beautiful quiet colors you chose for th...I love the beautiful quiet colors you chose for this piece. It is very intriguing and lovely to look at. Stunning!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01287736240378506517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-75713210299880771342014-02-28T16:45:29.935-08:002014-02-28T16:45:29.935-08:00Nice job Susan! Good for you going back to portra...Nice job Susan! Good for you going back to portrait painting. Good for you again!<br />"Nona" rocks! Keep it up buddy!<br />(Interesting I am taking a portrait painting class end of March! Your post today is giving me confidence! Thanks!!!!)<br />Michael art by Michael Perchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767323223269323935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219763774238571564.post-47308720422701852882014-02-28T14:23:18.562-08:002014-02-28T14:23:18.562-08:00Pretty damn good sketch for many, many years since...Pretty damn good sketch for many, many years since last portrait from life, but it isn't as if you haven't been drawing and painting the figure since. Painting from life is like riding a bike' you've proved it beautifully. I like the gray ground. :-))Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.com