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I love his work more than any other artist. I have copied one and plan to do more to learn from the greatest artist in the world. So happy I found you!!!❤
Beyond my expertise :)..... in all honesty I have been teaching this method for several years to middle schoolers-thru-senior citizens and have never had a major incident.
It's not that it is necessarily terrible, just not the specific look we are going for. If someone wants to do that type of work, go for it. I just feel like it is a little too much.
Not really... "America" did not exist as an entity prior to European settlement. Of course you had different people groups creating artwork, but it wasn't America as we know it today.
By the name of their ethnic group/tribe? When people use the term "American Art", they are most often referring to artwork made within the context of the country, United States of America. In that case, the Hudson River School was the first true "American" art movement, as it was distinct from the work in Europe at the time. I'm guessing people in the Algonquin nation would prefer their artwork be known as "Algonquin", not "American".
Having a presentation due soon, i have been searching everywhere for videos on The Hudson River school. No videos were actually informative in a well spoken way like this. Thank you! you are a life saver. Just one question, do you have a timeline of when each of these things happened?
Happy to help! I do not have a timeline per-say, however it all started with Thomas Cole who was born in 1801 and active as an artist starting in the 1820's, then the movement was pretty much wrapped up by 1875. So 1825-1875 is a good time bracket. Bierstadt/Church gained their fame in the 1850's.
Thanks for the video. But: 1 Do not buy really cheap paints. 2 Do not expect the same result mixing low-pigmented paints with high-pigmented Winton is really good, but much cheaper than Artists' series, for example. You can use it and get excellent results. It is even more convenient to use it because you haven't struggle with excessive pigmentation right from a tube. So, Winton and Van Gogh are example of really good paints much cheaper than "artist grade"
There is nothing wrong with using the Winton paints. I would consider it to be "mid-tier" oil paint, with the very cheap paint you see in hobby stores being the bottom tier.
Please mention Thomas Moran…better yet come to East Hampton and visit his house studio with the East Hampton Historcal society. Private tours also given.
Very nice, I'd love to visit. Yes he was associated with that school, although his focus was more on western landscapes similar to Bierstadt. Wonderful pieces.
Bouguereau is hardly ever mentioned in general art appreciation courses. Bouguereau was an artist, whereas Rothko was just an angry bolshevik, and the Dadaists were jokers with their ready-made junk.
Hello, not planning to sell any easels at this time. I'd recommend checking out the LederEasel that I present in this video or another plein air system such as a pochade box or Daytripper Easel. Thanks!
Just an advise, you can leave most student paints sitting on a cardboard for a week or two, after that they are gonna be stiff but most of the oil and binder is kinda gone at that point, if you reactivate those paints with spirits or an oil their pigmentation feels like artitst grade paints, that is if you cannot afford those paints or if you already have cheap oil paints sitting around.
True! I've done this quite a bit in the past but prefer the oil-primed linen surface. Just depends on personal preference. Now I am using Michael Harding's Non-Absorbent Acrylic primer on Gatorboard panels and really enjoying that working surface.
When I was 11 I joined The Boy Scouts. Every month I got to go camping one weekend and 2 weeks in Summer. So I fell in love with The Catskills and would search for boooks on The Catskills in The Library. I saw all these photos and my goal was to hike in the same places. By the 70's I was back packing all over the 700,000 acres of The Catckill Park. I have been to every peak and know all the trails which were once paths The Native Americans used. In 2004 I at last moved to The Catskills full time and in 1971 lived in a Commune. In 2004 I decided to become an Artist and capture the Beauty of it all. Since 2004 I have taken over 1/4 million photos. I have posted them on Social Media since way before My Space. My idea was to post them along with a famous Quote that would match the photo. I have never had a show or sold any of my work. Never wanted MONEY to be any part of my Art. I firmly believe Art is for The People and a gift. Also I knew my photos were documenting something very special we would lose soon. Sadly that has come to pass and someday people will see my photos and say....Oh My God it was so beautiful. Thomas Cole and Monet had a Huge infulence on my style. None of my photo are filtered and I use a Cannon 35 MM set on Manual. BTW i will be 73 this May and can no longer hike since I am disabled. I am far from bitter since I did it all and have some amazing memories. Also when I worked for numerous Brokerage houses in Wall Street the Orignals of Thomas Coles work hang in many board rooms. Andrew Von Schlapp 04/2024
Wow what an experience! Sounds like you really made the most of it. I’ll try to find your social media to see some images. I found Platte Clove to be a fascinating and intimidating place while I was there. A local couple showed me a way to the base of Bridal Veil Falls, very beautiful.
Coming from someone who can see the Oquirrhs directly behind my bedroom window, every painter needs to see Utah within their lifetime. May not be the prettiest personalities here, but by god does it make up for it in nature.
Sorry but based only on title, I gave you a big dislike. He was very good and that's an objective truth. I hardly know anyone on RU-vid who is good enough to Judge his work.
Did you happen to watch the video? If you did you'll find that I proclaimed him as one of the best painters to ever live. Maybe give it a chance before you judge a work on title-alone next time 😉
@@fountatelier Titles matter. RU-vid becomes a trash can because of these catchy titles and I also know you would praise him of course. That's how these titles work. You create some negativity right from the start and then you give us positive opinions. I would gladly watch, what you have to say, if a title was something like " Why is Bouguereau one of the best masters of all time" Good look and pls don't follow this trend of naming videos controversially.
I hear what you're saying; I don't like the gotcha titles/videos either. I think it's over done and it can get annoying. However sometimes you have to play the "game" in order to get people to even sniff the video. While I try not to make a habit of it, I occasionally do experiment to see what works and doesn't work. I have to say this video has by far more comments than any other, so at least it is creating some dialog. The goal is that maybe it will intrigue someone enough to watch and make them a Bouguereau fan for life. But I do get your point as well 😅
I’ve gotten started with the W&N Winton Student grade paints and am used to blending colors with them after 5 years. Without having any experience with the higher grade paints to inform my opinion I’d say I have no real complaints with the workability or general experience with the Winton but would be concerned if there was evidence that the lower grade paint didn’t hold up as well in the long term.
They are fine to use; the biggest issues are with the more intense colors and their tinting strength. The WN Winton paints will still be a big step up from the Hobby Store brands.
Winsor and newton have relatively affoardable artist grade paints. If you have to get like winton. The main thing is, don’t get a lot of colours. Get good colours and learn to mix. Try stuff. Learn how to move a colour round the colour wheel and such. If I could only have 4 I’d go with something like a cadmium red or similar (winsor red, primary red, pyrrol red), cadmium yellow or lemon yellow, and a blue, maybe ultramarine or winsor blue red shade, but lots will work. Last one is white. Titanium. Zink is shown to crack or delaminate very quickly and led is hard to find. If I could have 1 more I’d go with black or burnt umber, and If I mostly like portraits I’d just swap the yellow for an ocre or yellow iron oxide, cut out the blue and brown, and go with a cool black.
It’s almost midnight and I’m drawing and the ONE color that I need the most I can barely use and I don’t have a sharpener or a blade in my room so I’m like “Well shoot..”
No doubt Bouguereau had ability. But in terms of content, it is similar to trailer or movie music. Skillful but rather empty. The pictures are very sentimental with idealized motifs and thus completely harmless. You can say paintings without "resistance". The Birth of Venus by Cabanel is on the same level. Cheers..
was bougureau any good?? has to be the most stupid question ever in a u tube video his talent and genius will never be matched despite chancers like Picasso who tried to make him irrevelant, his paintings were hidden in dusty corridoors forgotten picasso used to go to cafes and restaurants and he used to pay for his meal by dawing a scribble on the paper
