Comments for Rob Adams a Painter's Blog http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog painter's progress Tue, 21 May 2013 10:43:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on On Fame and a Sad Loss by admin http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=411&cpage=1#comment-4202 admin Tue, 21 May 2013 10:43:41 +0000 http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=411#comment-4202 Hi Nigel, yes John was a joy to work with, a style all of his own and a terrific eye for telling detail.
Rob

]]> Comment on On Fame and a Sad Loss by Nigel Mathias http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=411&cpage=1#comment-4201 Nigel Mathias Tue, 21 May 2013 10:34:10 +0000 http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=411#comment-4201 Hi,
I worked with John after I left school where i was an apprentice carpenter at the Thorndike Theatre Leatherhead. I will always remember his design for a play called French with out Tears for its architectural detail and fantastic technical drawings, such talent they are not producing people of his ilk anymore.
I think I still have the program from 1973.

Regards,
Nigel

]]> Comment on Painting in the Sun and battles with charcoal. by admin http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1204&cpage=1#comment-4038 admin Tue, 07 May 2013 07:27:20 +0000 http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1204#comment-4038 Thanks Michael, yes I use Arches rough which gives a good texture, I also put some ultramarine in the mixes which granulates. Blues in watercolour are tricky, as you say it is very easy to get them too weak. I usually do a test to see how the colour will dry. I also always put some yellow or red in the mix as too clean a colour doesn’t look real. You can paint a sky quite a dull blue grey but once everything else is in it will read as clear blue sky.
Rob

]]> Comment on Painting in the Sun and battles with charcoal. by Michael Trask http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1204&cpage=1#comment-4032 Michael Trask Mon, 06 May 2013 21:14:51 +0000 http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1204#comment-4032 Have already commented on Friendly Street on WetCanvas. I love it. One of your best IMHO.The finish on the road intrigues me – looks as if it has been surface-dressed recently.Do you achieve that effect using a rough surfaced paper?
The tone of the blue sky and glint of white cloud in your “iconic” Vauxhall scene is absolutely beautiful. I often struggle to get the tone of blue I want in watercolour, not only the shade but also the strength of tone. Too often I seem to apply it too light and then find I have to darken it which is annoying as it seems better not to overlay washes if you can avoid it. Glad you put in the second Vauxhall scene in different light for comparison.
I like graveyards too. The lichen covered stone on the right is so 3-D that I feel I could walk right around it.

Thanks for another set of super paintings – lovely to look at and hopefully learn from. Much better than watching TV any day.

Mike

]]> Comment on A Painter’s Life, Chris Alexander by Tony Lampert http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1146&cpage=1#comment-3969 Tony Lampert Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:30:01 +0000 http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1146#comment-3969 Hi, Thanks for publishing this page. I was taught to paint by Christopher Alexander at the old Thanet Art School in Hawley Square, Margate. I’ve studied many of the great painters all my life but Chris remains my greatest influence. It’s an honour to know that he was there at the right time and I’ve never forgotten the things he taught me. It so good to see that people are finally recognising his work more than 40 years after I last saw him in class.

]]> Comment on Watercolour and Life by admin http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1196&cpage=1#comment-3954 admin Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:08:18 +0000 http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1196#comment-3954 Yes up until now I have used gum strip. But if you want to paint very wet on soaked through paper then it still cockles up while you are painting causing pooling. I have a Keba Artmate which stretches the paper like a drum. By using that I found I really like the method of painting on wet through paper for certain subjects. The only problem being the hassle of setting the thing up and the limitations of format. So this looks like you can just draw out, soak the paper and set too! I haven’t tried it yet, but I have seen it demonstrated. The key thing apparently is to get all the air out from behind then the paper hangs on due to surface tension. The guy I saw used a brayer to squeeze the air out. I am going to give it a go today so stand by for some cursing!

]]> Comment on Watercolour and Life by Mister Pang http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1196&cpage=1#comment-3946 Mister Pang Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:38:22 +0000 http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1196#comment-3946 Really lovely work as ever.

]]> Comment on Watercolour and Life by Colin http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1196&cpage=1#comment-3945 Colin Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:17:02 +0000 http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1196#comment-3945 Is the perspex preparation method a variant on ‘stretched paper’ using gumstrip to attach it to a board after soaking? This was always the preferred method we were taught for gouache to minimise undulation on drying.

]]> Comment on Watercolour and Life by admin http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1196&cpage=1#comment-3942 admin Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:49:24 +0000 http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1196#comment-3942 Thanks Doug!

]]> Comment on Watercolour and Life by Doug http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1196&cpage=1#comment-3941 Doug Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:45:31 +0000 http://www.treeshark.com/treeblog/?p=1196#comment-3941 A wonderful analysis Rob and a fine collection of work.

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