paul hayward Reading about painting techniques is like dancing about architecture. It's a category question. Keating was an old forger, true, but he had vast **practical** ability with paint, charcoal and brush, as both a restorer, artist and copyist. To this day, his paintings (now cataloged as "after Reynolds" etc !) sell for handsome sums at auction.
I remember seeing him on TV, he was working on a painting and being interviewed and he started crying. The interviewer asked him why he was crying and he said the original was such an amazing masterpiece that his attempt would never be anywhere near as good. I think he was an incredible character.
He shows a deep respect for the techniques of the old masters that most people now cannot be bothered to do. You cannot fake the colour without these techniques which is the genius. yes its laborious and frustrating but the result speaks for its self! he leaves out a lot too. like the layers upon layers of white and varnish to get the vibrance of the final colour lit from the sun like LED TV's work today - WOW
In the late 50s he was in Inverness,painting I believe a portrait of the local mayor/provost.He met my father who had a temporary office there and they became heavy drinking buddies.He lived with us in Elgin for perhaps a month or 2 until my mother threw him out.He left a pair of very good shoes which I wore for years.My only memory of him was when he gave me a lesson on how to draw eyes.Too bad I hadn't been a budding artist.
This man was classic and quite possibly a genius, a true lover of art with a respect for the great artist of the past. I admire his knowledge and I smile at his. dry wit. I have learned so much from him. Great respect.
He may be boring to morons, but he had shown great love to the super artists of yesteryear, who's works will live for centuries to come......(and Toms clever forgeries as well)
The "story tells the picture" in this case. David Hockney (I think), said the meaningful difference between a photo and painting was the time and concepts invested in the outcomes. This particular video is a dual illustration.
And until recently, noon was 3 pm. Noon is a version of the word ninth as in the ninth hour with 6 am the first hour of the day if you are not a religious (monk/nun in a convent).
Thanks for posting this marvellous series but any chance of re-posting them without the highly intrusive subtitles and at 720 resolution or higher (as they're clearly from dodgy old VHS tapes). Can't understand why these aren't available on sell-through.
It is wonderful what he does and he speaks with tremendous confidence. As if he was there looking over the shoulders of the old masters make their paintings..! My impression is that you have to take what he says with a pinch of salt. In every video he tends to state for example that the painters worked extremely fast. My guess is that this was his view of a "great painter". While interesting, I highly doubt that all these masters he discussed worked very fast. Vincent probably yes.
If you want to paint your own way this is not the way. The way is your own experience and if you can experience consciously your own experience you might learn by time
your comments made me laugh. he is not unknown, in fact quite the opposite, he was a rather prolific art forger. secondly he's not living in the past, he's demonstrating a technique used by a past artist. not sure if you are aware, but you can learn things from past traditions.
Tom Keating is technically gifted and he is also passionate about art and the rich tradition of classical painting that still has much to teach us and from which we can take great pleasure if we are minded to. He conveys something special in these programmes. If the only response you can offer after watching this insightful 30min episode is to mock the fact he is 'unknown' (which is incorrect in any case), you show yourself to be a very shallow person indeed. My advice to you would be engage your brain before posting next time. Once stupid comments are out there with your name against them, there's no undoing it. :) Have a great day.Oh, and do tell: where can I buy an original Paul Hayward? I'll be sure to check out your work in the 'mainstream'.
you wont find an original keating. he was a copy artist. i love art but i would not resort to criminal methods of making money and fame. i've made no money because i care about my art. unlike keating he just realed them off. keating is unknown. the snooty artworld dont like fakers. i dont agree with the high art world. one could build a hospital with the money they make on one painting. i dont care about fame. i still always work for nothing as many do. keating is not and never will be mainstream. he just copied.
